The Water Rights Uses and Seasons data dictionary includes detail description of every data element provided. Each data element is described separately, the format, examples, known issues, application to type of water right and a classification.

Data Dictionary Water Rights Uses and Seasons Dataset

California Water Rights Uses and Seasons

Certification number assigned to registrations at issuance. 

Identification number given upon issuance of a water right Permit; also known as the permit number.

License number assigned to new licenses at issuance. 

Water right type indicates the type of water record it is. Currently there are 18 different types of water right types to identify the water record.

Water right status identifies the current status of the water right type. There are multiple water right statuses for each water right type.

Application number is a unique water right number that identifies the water right record. Application number starts with a letter followed by minimum of six numeric characters with option for additional alpha-numeric characters. First letter indicates the type of water right.

Date used by the Division to establish priority for water allocation during dry years and/or water shortages. Earlier dates indicate “seniority” when determining curtailment of specific watersheds.

Date that a water right is physically/electronically received by the Division’s Records Unit. 

Date that the Division rejected the water right ID due to incomplete information, lack of appropriate fees, or policy-related restrictions (e.g. Fully Appropriated Stream) 

Date the application is physically received by the Division. Identical to “Receipt Date” field. 

Date that the Division’s Permitting section determines the water right ID meets all acceptance criteria and begins processing the application 

"Minor" project is a water right that does not involve direct diversion in excess of 3.0 cubic-feet per second or storage in excess of 200.0 acre-feet per year.  "Major" project is a water right that does involve direct diversion in excess of 3.0 cubic-feet per second or storage in excess of 200.0 acre-feet per year.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. Checkbox to identify an incomplete Statement. Not viewable from user interface. Manually checked by staff if Statement is missing required data per Water Righs Law Part 5.1 §5103


Indicates the total number of protests filed against the water right application.

Agent Name is a type of party in eWRIMS that represents the water right record and typically is the mail receiver to receive correspondences related to the water record. They may also report the annual water use report and receive the annual water use bill on behalf of the water right record. Agent could be identified as an individual, corporation or any other entities listed under the agent entity type.

Agent Entity Type identifies the type of entity the agent party is listed. Currently there are 12 different types of entity that identifies the party name.

Application Primary Owner identifies the main party listed on the water right record. They are typically responsible for the water right and are subject to providing the annual water use reports and paying the annual water use fees. 

Primary Owner Entity Type identifies the type of entity the primary owner party is listed. Currently there are 12 different types of entity that identifies the party name.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. Checkboxes used to identify diversion sub type(s). Selected subtypes viewable from user interface.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. Amount of water diverted for Initial Statement reporting year. Not viewable from user interface.


Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. Unit for the Initial Reported Diversion Amount

The maximum annual amount of water requested for diversion in any given year.

Face value amount is given in either acre-feet per year or cubic-feet per second.

Fee received indicates the one time fee amount received for the application filing by SWRCB.

Fee amount required by the Division to accept and process a water right application. Cost is determined by FY fee schedule: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water_rights/docs/fy_19_20_fee_Schedule_Summary.pdf

Fee amount received by the Division’s file room, usually received in the form of a paper check (No electronic fees accepted for any water right other than Cannabis Registrations at this time) 

The maximum direct diversion rate requested upon filing an application.

The unit of measurment for direct diversion.

The maximum annual amount of water requested for direct diversion in any given year converted into acre-feet.

The maximum annual amount of water requested to be placed into storage in any given year.

The maximum annual amount of water requested for diversion in any given year from each inidivual water source listed in the water right.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. The year diversion first began, to the best of the submitters knowledge.

The maximum amount of water  used under the water right in any one year within the permitted development period.

Field is obsolete. Supplemental Statement Cycles were discontinued in 2011 when requirements for Statement reporting changed to annual reporting.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use. Checkbox to identify the water diversion method.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use.  Quantity of water diverted per month for initial reporting year.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use.  Unit of measure for the quantity of water diverted per month for initial reporting year.

Applies only to Statements of Water Diversion and Use.  Year of the quantity of water per month for the initial reporting year

Unit of measure for maximum rate of water diversion

Minimum annual amount of water diverted in recent years.

Unit of measure for minimum annual amount of water diverted in recent years.

Maximum annual amount of water diverted in recent years.

Unit of measure for maximum annual amount of water diverted in recent years.

Has diverter requested to revoke their water right?

Number of Comments Associated with the application

Number of attachments associated with the application

Most recent date the application information was updated

Relationship identifies the type of party listed on the water right record.

Party id number is a unique party id number generated by eWRIMS that identifies the party record. 

Effective from date identify when the party record was added to the water right record.

Effective to date identify when the party record was closed out on the water right record.

Contact information of the person completing the annual report: Name

Official mail receiver is designated by yes or no to identify the party who is the mail receiver to receive correspondences related to the water record. 

Count of number of Non-Primary Owner or Other Parties listed on the water right record

Water right status identifies the current status of the water right type. There are multiple water right statuses for each water right type. This field shows only the current status at the time of the data pull.

Effective date is the date of status of particular water right record. 

Status Update Date and Time is is logged when the party information related to the water right record has been updated.

The number sequence of each unique POD within a single water right, typically beginning with 01.

Unique, system generated ID for each point of diversion plotted in the eWRIMS GIS database. Points of Diversion relate to a single point on a map where a water diversion from a surface water source occurs.

Indicates whether the diversion is active or inactive.

Indicates whether the water is diverted and used immediately, diverted and stored, or both.

Construction/installation status of the diversion.

Stream classification (class 1, class 2, or class 3)

Amount of water diverted for the reporting year, in acre-feet.

The rate at which the water was diverted for immediate use.

Units of measurement for the direct diversion rate.

Amount of water diverted to storage during the reporting year, in acre-feet.

The rate at which water was diverted to offstream storage.

Units of measurement for the diversion rate to offstream storage.

Count of the number of points of diversion under the same water right.

Identification number used by GIS software to identify individual map features.

Concatenation of the Application ID and the POD number.

The name of one of the 58 counties in California

County assessor parcel number for the parcel containing the point of diversion.

California State Plane northing coordinate for the point of diversion, in feet (North American Datum 1983).

California State Plane easting coordinate for the point of diversion, in feet (North American Datum 1983).

Latitude for the point of diversion, in decimal degrees (North American Datum 1983).

Longitude for the point of diversion, in decimal degrees (North American Datum 1983).

The Public Land Survey System quarter-quarter section containing the point of diversion.

The Public Land Survey System quarter section containing the point of diversion.

The classifier for the Public Land Survey System coordinates (P = projected)

The Public Land Survey System section containing the point of diversion.

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