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County officials disclose petition to shift Big Valley Watermaster service to Modoc County

Modoc County Board of Supervisors · February 10, 2026
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Modoc County administration told the board a petition before Modoc County Superior Court seeks to place Big Valley under county Watermaster jurisdiction; staff described a likely multi-year assessment process, recommended an MOU and a neutral facilitator, and warned about funding and asset-transfer complexities.

Chester Robertson, Modoc County administrative services, told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 that a petition filed in Modoc County Superior Court seeks to place Big Valley under the county’s Watermaster jurisdiction.

Robertson said the county met with about 11 decree holders and learned the petition had been in process for about two years. "There is a petition for the Modoc Superior Court, for over about a 2 year process to basically put the Watermaster service in Big…

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