Legal Opinion
N. Cal. Water Ass'n v. State Water Res. Control Bd.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided March 2, 2018No. C075866PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlease, Acting P. J.
*1209This appeal involves challenges to the State Water Resources Control Board's (Board) imposition of a new annual fee on water right permit and license holders in fiscal year 2003-2004 to cover a portion of the costs of the Board's Division of Water Rights (Division or Water Rights Division).
In 2003, the Legislature enacted Water Code 1 section 1525, which requires the holders of permits and licenses to appropriate water to pay an annual fee according to a fee schedule established by the Board. ( § 1525, subd. (a).) At the same time, the Legislature enacted sections 1540 and 1560, which allow…
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