Section 1068 - Fees for Small Domestic, Livestock Stockpond and Small Irrigation Use Registrations(a) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small domestic or livestock stockpond use pursuant to Water Code section 1228.3 shall pay to the board a non-refundable registration fee of $250.(b) Each holder of a registration for small domestic or livestock stock-pond use issued pursuant to Water Code section 1228.5 shall pay to the board an annual fee in each year after the registration was first registered as follows:(1) In fiscal year 2018-19, $50.(2) In fiscal year 2019-20, $75.(3) In fiscal year 2020-21, $100.(4) For a small domestic use registration held by a low-income resident for purposes of providing water for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes, the annual fee shall be reduced by 20 percent.(5) For purposes of this section, a low-income resident is: (A) someone whose household income is 200 percent or less of federal poverty level; or(B) someone who is enrolled in a qualified public assistance program.(6) Any holder of a small domestic use registration who submits adequate substantiation of eligibility for the annual fee reduction pursuant to paragraph (4), above, during fiscal year 2018-19, shall receive a credit on their fiscal year 2019-20 bill in the amount of any overpayment.(7) For any holder of a small domestic use registration who submits adequate substantiation of eligibility for the annual fee reduction pursuant to paragraph (4), above, after fiscal year 2018-19, the reduction shall take effect in the subsequent fiscal year.(8) For livestock stockpond use, the maximum annual fee for a single primary owner holding 5 or more registrations shall be as follows:(A) In fiscal year 2018-19, $250.(B) In fiscal year 2019-20, $375.(C) In fiscal year 2020-21, $500.(c) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small irrigation use other than for irrigation use for cannabis shall pay to the board a non-refundable registration fee of $750.(d) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small irrigation use other than for irrigation use for cannabis shall pay to the board an annual fee of $100 in each year after the registration was first registered.(e) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small irrigation use pursuant to Water Code section 1228.3, for which cannabis cultivation is an intended use and for which no onstream reservoir will be constructed or used, shall pay to the board a non-refundable annual fee of $750.(f) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small irrigation use for cannabis that involves construction or use of an onstream reservoir shall pay a non-refundable filing fee of $4,750.(g) A person who registers an appropriation of water for small irrigation use for cannabis that involves construction or use of an onstream reservoir shall pay an annual fee of $1,000 in each year after the year in which they pay the filing fee identified in subdivision (f).(h) A person who registers both an appropriation of water for small irrigation use other than for cannabis use and an appropriation of water for small irrigation use for cannabis that use the same diversion shall receive a 50 percent discount on the fees required pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d).(i) A person who, following submittal of a small irrigation use registration for cannabis, claims to divert from a fully-contained spring shall include with the filing of a report intended to demonstrate the diversion is from a fully-contained spring a filing fee of $4,000.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 1068
1. New section filed 12-23-2003 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2004 (Register 2003, No. 52). Pursuant to Water Code section 1530 this rulemaking action remains in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.
2. Amendment of section heading and subsection (a) filed 11-14-2012 as an emergency; operative 11-14-2012. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2012, No. 46).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 10-31-2013 as an emergency; operative 10-31-2013. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulations shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2013, No. 44).
4. Amendment filed 11-6-2017 as an emergency; operative 11-6-2017. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2017, No. 45).
5. Amendment of section heading and section filed 11-1-2018 as an emergency; operative 11-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 44). Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.
6. Amendment of subsection (e) and new subsections (f)-(h) filed 10-28-2019 as an emergency; operative 10-28-2019. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2019, No. 44).
7. New subsection (i) filed 11-15-2021 as an emergency; operative 11-15-2021 (Register 2021, No. 47). Pursuant to Water Code section 1530, this emergency regulation shall remain the effect until revised by the Board. Note: Authority cited: Sections 1058 and 1530, Water Code. Reference: Sections 1228.3, 1228.5 and 1525, Water Code.
1. New section filed 12-23-2003 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2004 (Register 2003, No. 52). Pursuant to Water Code section 1530 this rulemaking action remains in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.
2. Amendment of section heading and subsection (a) filed 11-14-2012 as an emergency; operative 11-14-2012. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2012, No. 46).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 10-31-2013 as an emergency; operative 10-31-2013. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulations shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2013, No. 44).
4. Amendment filed 11-6-2017 as an emergency; operative 11-6-2017. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2017, No. 45).
5. Amendment of section heading and section filed 11-1-2018 as an emergency; operative 11/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 44). Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.
6. Amendment of subsection (e) and new subsections (f)-(h) filed 10-28-2019 as an emergency; operative 10/28/2019. Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2019, No. 44).
7. New subsection (i) filed 11-15-2021 as an emergency; operative 11/15/2021 (Register 2021, No. 47). Pursuant to Water Code section 1530, this emergency regulation shall remain the effect until revised by the Board.