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Committee approves SB 697 to allow digital tools in stream adjudications; refers bill to Judiciary

5113987 · July 1, 2025
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Summary

SB 697 would let the State Water Resources Control Board use modern technology and digitized data during stream adjudication and field investigations; the committee passed the bill as amended and sent it to the Judiciary Committee.

Senator Laird presented SB 697, a bill intended to streamline the stream-system adjudication process by permitting the State Water Resources Control Board to use modern technology in cases when in-person visits are currently required. The measure would allow digitized gauges, remote data and other electronic tools to supplement in-person fieldwork and preserve the board’s…

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