State of California

Water Rights Annual Reports

This list includes detail information as reported annually under each water right as stored in the State Water Resources Control Board's "Electronic Water Rights Information Management System" (EWRIMS) database.

Example records
Namelegal entityFull NamepersonFull AddressaddressReport YeartemporalRevisionidentifierRevision AttributestatusReport System Unique IDidentifierPrimary ContactpersonDate SubmittedtemporalCertificate IDregistrationApplication NumberregistrationPermit IDregistration
US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTUS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTSW 1/4 of SW 1/4 sec. 8, t. 14 S, r. 5 E, sbb m20150Last_Revision254543 S012575
US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTUS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTNE 1/4 of NW 1/4 sec. 10, t. 14 S, r. 5 E, sbb m20150Last_Revision254542 S012574
US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTUS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTSE 1/4 of NW 1/4 sec. 12, t. 14 S, r. 5 E, sbb m20150Last_Revision254541 S012573
Use cases

Agricultural Lender Underwriting Water-Dependent Collateral

A commercial lender evaluating a loan secured by farmland checks whether the borrower holds active, compliant water rights and how much authorized diversion volume underpins the operation, since a revoked or non-compliant right materially reduces the productive value of the collateral.

NameWater Right StatusComplying With All TermsFace ValuePermit ID

Crop Insurance Underwriter Assessing Drought Exposure

An insurance underwriter pricing a multi-year crop policy maps the applicant's water rights by county and right type to estimate how exposed the operation is to curtailment during drought years, using historical diversion volumes and storage capacity as inputs to loss modeling.

CountyWater Right TypeMax Direct Diversion RateMax Collection To StorageYear Diversion Commenced

KYB Analyst Flagging Regulatory Non-Compliance in Vendor Onboarding

A procurement team onboarding a water-intensive supplier checks whether the vendor's water permits are in good standing and whether any compliance failures, intake location changes, or revocation requests have been filed, to assess operational and regulatory risk before signing a supply agreement.

NameComplying With All TermsReason For Non ComplianceRequest RevocationIntake Location Change