Minor Changes to Water Rights

Overview

Welcome to the State Water Board's Minor Change Request webpage. Parties can request to modify their water right applications, permits, or licenses under the minor change process if they meet certain criteria provided by Water Code section 1700.4 and 1700.6. The applicability of minor change requests are much more limited than a Petition for Change, however the process is significantly more streamlined. Under minor change requests, you are only able to change the following:

  • Point of Diversion
  • Place of Use
  • Purpose of Use

These Minor Change Requests CANNOT be used for changing anything else, including but not limited to the following:

  • Increasing Amount or Rate
  • Increasing Season of Diversion
  • Time Extensions

Minor Changes can be requested by the Right Holder, an Agent or Consultant acting for the Right Holder, or the State Water Board.

  Please visit the Petitions for Change page to review other available processes for making modifications to water rights.

Announcements

This section contains links to important developments that have an impact on the Minor Changes. Please check this section periodically for the latest information. This section will also call attention to recently posted notices.

  Minor Change Notices and Orders

Below you will find a table containing the Minor Change Notices and Orders.

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Application ID Change Type Notice
(yyyy/mm/dd)
Comment Deadline
(yyyy/mm/dd)
Order
(yyyy/mm/dd)
Paul Calosso A023284 Change POD and POU Notice
2023/11/21
2023/12/06
Treasury Wine Estates A029381 Multiple Notice
2023/08/24
2023/09/08 Order
2023/10/10
Kerwin Estate, LLC A012975 & A029494 Change POU Notice
2023/08/10
2023/08/25
Hestan Vineyards A031635 Multiple Notice
2023/07/28
2023/08/14 Order
2023/09/06
Upper Swanston Ranch, Inc. A009806, A019086, A019087, A020376, A028453 Addition and update of POD and change in POU Notice
2023/07/05
2023/07/20
Duckhorn Wine Company A030794 Multiple Notice
2023/06/22
2023/07/07 Order
2023/08/08
County of Sonoma A030558 Multiple Notice
2023/04/11
2023/04/26 Order
2023/05/31
Love Ranch LLC A031284 Multiple Notice
2023/03/22
2023/04/06 Order
2023/04/21
Gund Real Estate Group LLC A019938 Change Purpose and POU Notice
2023/03/03
2023/03/20
Samuele J Bilbro Trust A031887 Multiple Notice
2022/12/01
2022/12/16 Order
2023/2/17
US Forest Service Lake Tahoe BMU A027988 Multiple Notice
2022/10/27
2022/11/14 Order
2022/12/07
North Marin Water District A025079 Addition of POD Notice
2022/10/25
2022/11/09  
North Marin Water District A025062 Addition of POD Notice
2022/10/25
2022/11/09  
Luke Ruediger and Suzanne Savoie A027634 Addition of POU Notice
2022/10/07
2022/10/24 Order
2023/03/06
Joseph A. Lunny Jr. A020760 Change Purpose and POU Notice
2022/09/30
2022/10/17 Order
2022/11/21
Marshall Ranch LLC A033073 Multiple Notice
2021/10/12
2021/10/27 Order
2022/06/07
Chris Preiksaitis Change POU Notice
2021/10/12
2021/10/27  
The Sea Ranch Water Company A029466 Change POU Notice
2021/08/26
2021/09/10  
Lakeside Park Association A022640 Change POU Notice
2021/08/17
2021/09/01  
Palomino Lakes Mutual Water Co, Inc. A024890 Change POD Notice
2021/05/07
2021/05/24 Order
2022/09/29
Arcadia Vineyards LLC A024456A Change POU Notice
2021/05/07
2021/05/24  
North Marin Water District A013965B Change POD Notice
2021/05/07
2021/05/24  

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