SB 5546 - DIGEST

     Authorizes the department to establish and maintain a stream keeper volunteer program.

     Declares that the duties of stream keeper volunteers shall be limited to providing information and assistance regarding water use, facilitating cooperative arrangements among water right holders during periods of shortage, making visual inspections and documenting and reporting perceived potential violations of the water code, collecting and reporting data from metering and measuring devices, and other duties as determined by the department.