SB 697: Determination of water rights: stream system.

The bill aims to revise the state water resources control board's process for determining water rights in stream systems. It requires representatives of the board to investigate the use of water with the authority but does not mandate a field investigation. If the board determines that the information provided is inadequate, it can issue information orders requiring claimants to submit reports of water use from the stream system through a form provided by the board. Claimants must respond to the order within 75 days of its issuance. The bill applies the procedures for reconsideration, amendment, and judicial review to the board's decisions and orders issued under the revised process.