Amends existing law to provide for uses where a temporary approval shall be granted and to provide for duration of approval.

This legislation would create three exceptions to the mandatory permit requirement for three temporary uses of water. The first exception would authorize the director to allow the diversion of water to prevent flood damage. The second exception would authorize the director to allow the use of unanticipated high flows for the purpose of ground water recharge. The third exception would allow the director to authorize the use of water in response to state or federal health and safety requirements. Such uses shall not constitute a water right and shall be of less than one year duration.