Section 5106 Of Part 5.1. Statements Of Water Diversions And Use From California Water Code >> Division 2. >> Part 5.1.
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. (a) Neither the statements submitted under this part nor the
determination of facts by the board pursuant to Section 5105 shall
establish or constitute evidence of a right to divert or use water.
(b) (1) The board may rely on the names and addresses included in
statements submitted under this part for the purpose of determining
the names and addresses of persons who are to receive notices with
regard to proceedings before the board.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any person may submit, in
writing, a request to the board to provide notification to a
different address, and the board shall provide the notification to
that address.
(3) If the board provides notice to persons who file statements
under this part, the notice shall not be determined to be inadequate
on the basis that notice was not received by a person, other than a
party to whom the board's action is directed, who fails to file a
statement required to be filed under this part.
(4) This subdivision does not affect the requirement in Section
2527 to provide notice to all persons who own land that appears to be
riparian to the stream system.
(c) In any proceeding before the board to determine whether an
application for a permit to appropriate water should be approved, any
statement submitted under this part or determination by the board
pursuant to Section 5105 is evidence of the facts stated therein.