Section 1728 Of Article 1. Temporary Changes From California Water Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10.5. >> Article 1.

. For the purposes of this article, a temporary change means any change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use involving a transfer or exchange of water or water rights for a period of one year or less. The one-year period does not include any time required for monitoring, reporting, or mitigation before or after the temporary change is carried out. If, within a period of one year or less, the water involved in the temporary change is moved to off-stream storage outside of the watershed where the water originated, the change shall be considered a temporary change, and the water moved to off-stream storage outside the watershed where the water originated may be put to beneficial use in the place of use and for the purposes of use specified in the board's order approving the temporary change either during or after that period.