Water Rights Forms
Quick Links
- Change of Name/Address or Ownership Forms
- Application or Temporary Permit Forms
- Hearing Program Forms
- Registration Forms
- Statement of Water Diversion and Use Forms
- Petition Forms
- Groundwater Extraction and Diversion Forms
- Protest Forms
Change of Name/Address or Ownership Forms
- Information about Water Rights Ownership and Contact Information Updates
- Water Rights Ownership Change Request Form
- Water Rights Contact Information Update Request Form
- Supplemental Statement for Change in Diverter Name or Address
- The supplemental statement form is for riparian or pre-1914 water rights holders
Water Right or Temporary Permit Application Forms
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PERMIT APPLICANTS
The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights (Division) is launching a new and improved system called CalWATRS (short for California Water Accounting Tracking and Reporting System) to modernize the way the state collects and manages its water rights data and information. CalWATRS will include a new form for submitting water right and temporary permit applications. As of July 14, 2025, the Water Rights Online Forms (WROF) system is no longer available for permit applications.
- Water Right and Temporary Permit Application Form
- Please contact Division staff at dwr-applications@waterboards.ca.gov if you are interested in preparing a permit application.
- Application Cancellation Request Form
For more information about the water right and temporary permit program, please visit Water Rights Applications: Permitting and Licensing Program.
Hearing Program Forms
- Notice of Intent to Appear and Exhibit Identification Index - Two useful forms
- Subpoena Form
Registration Forms
- Water Rights Registration Program
- Small Domestic Use Registration Form
- Livestock Stockpond Use Registration Form
- Cannabis Small Irrigation Use Registration Form (Portal)
- Small Irrigation Use Registration Form
- Request for Revocation Form
Statement of Water Diversion and Use Form
- General Information Regarding the Initial Statements of Water Diversion and Use Law
- Initial Statement of Water Diversion and Use Form
- Supplemental Statement for Change in Diverter Name or Address
Petition Forms
- All forms available electronically at: https://public2.waterboards.ca.gov/mt/sites/site?siteName=WROF. See below for pdf versions of the forms. Please note that later this year, the Petitions program will only be accepting forms submitted online and will no longer accept pdf forms.
- Water Rights Petitions Program
- Environmental Information Form (Required for all Petitions)
- Petition for Extension of Time Form
- Petition for Change Form
- Petition for Change Involving Transfer of Water Form
- Request for Correction Form
- Request for Revocation Form
