From the State Water Board Administrative Hearing Office:
The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will hold a status conference on the pending petitions of Consolidated Irrigation District, Fresno Irrigation District, and Alta Irrigation District, and Semitropic Improvement District of Semitropic Water Storage District and McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency to revoke or revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Systems with respect to the Kings River and, on the Board’s motion, the portion of the Fresno Slough to which the Kings River is tributary.
The Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) will hold a status conference on December 3, 2026, in advance of conducting a later public hearing on whether the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) should revoke or revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Systems (FAS Declaration) to allow the Board’s Division of Water Rights (Division) to accept applications to appropriate water from the Kings River and that portion of the Fresno Slough to which the Kings River is tributary (FAS Hearing). This Notice includes a preliminary assessment of issues to aid in preparation for the status conference and actual FAS Hearing. The hearing process, including the submission of briefs and evidence, will be discussed at the status conference.
