State Water Board details CalWaters launch, digitization and $41M contract; system now primary record

Aug 4, 2026

Staff said CalWaters — a Deloitte-built replacement for ERIMS funded from FY 2021–22 appropriations — went live in July 2025, centralizes water-right records, includes GIS mapping and case-management, and has digitization work ongoing (estimated 7–10 million pages).

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Jeff Parks, senior engineer and product owner for CalWaters, told stakeholders the board completed a full cutover from ERIMS to CalWaters and that the new system is now the system of record.

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