Section 1703.6 Of Chapter 10. Change Of Point Of Diversion, Place Of Use, Or Purpose Of Use From California Water Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10.
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. (a) The board may cancel a protest or petition for failure
to provide information requested by the board under this chapter
within the period provided.
(b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), the board
shall not cancel a protest for failure to submit information not in
the possession or under the control of the protestant if the protest
meets the requirements of Section 1703.2 and the petitioner is or
could be required to submit the information under Section 1701.1,
1701.2, or 1701.3.
(c) If a protest is based on injury to a legal user of water, the
board may cancel the protest if the protestant fails to submit any of
the following information requested by the board:
(1) Information that the protestant is required to submit to the
board to comply with Part 5.1 (commencing with Section 5100) during
any period after the protest is filed.
(2) Information that is reasonably necessary to determine if the
protestant is a legal user of water.
(3) Information concerning the protestant's historical, current,
or proposed future diversion and use of water that is reasonably
necessary to determine if the proposed change will result in injury
to the protestant's exercise of its water right or other legal use of
water.
(d) If the protest is based on an allegation other than injury to
a legal user of water, the board may cancel the protest for failure
to submit information requested by the board if the board determines
both of the following:
(1) The public review period has expired for any draft
environmental document or negative declaration required to be
circulated for public review and comment pursuant to Division 13
(commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(2) In the absence of the requested information, there is no
substantial evidence in light of the whole record to support the
allegation.
(e) If a protest is subject to both subdivisions (c) and (d), the
part of the protest subject to subdivision (c) may be canceled
pursuant to subdivision (c) and the part of the protest subject to
subdivision (d) may be canceled pursuant to subdivision (d).