SECTIONS 85230 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 85230

85230. (a) The board, in consultation with the council, shall
appoint, for a term of four years, a special master for the Delta,
whose title shall be "the Delta Watermaster."
(b) The board shall adopt internal procedures delegating authority
to the Delta Watermaster. The Delta Watermaster shall exercise the
board's authority to provide timely monitoring and enforcement of
board orders and license and permit terms and conditions. The Delta
Watermaster's delegated authority shall include authority to require
monitoring and reporting, authority for approvals delegated to an
officer or employee of the board by the terms of a water right permit
or license, authority to approve temporary urgency changes pursuant
to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 1435) of Part 2 of Division
2, and authority to issue a notice of proposed cease and desist order
or administrative civil liability complaint. The Delta Watermaster's
authority shall be limited to diversions in the Delta, and for the
monitoring and enforcement of the board's orders and license and
permit terms and conditions that apply to conditions in the Delta.
(c) The internal procedures adopted by the board shall provide for
due process in adjudicative proceedings, and may establish
procedures for the issuance of a stay of any order or decision of the
Delta Watermaster for which a petition for reconsideration is filed
or reconsideration is ordered under Section 1122. The board may
provide any additional duties or needs of the Delta Watermaster that
the board deems necessary for effective day-to-day enforcement of its
decisions.
(d) The Delta Watermaster shall submit regular reports to the
board and the council including, but not limited to, reports on water
rights administration, water quality issues, and conveyance
operations.