FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Peterson Derek
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Terra Tech Corp. [TRTC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
18101 VON KARMAN		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2012
(Street)

IRVINE, CA 92612		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
common stock 900,000 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock (2) 02/26/2012   (2) common stock 50 $ 0 D  
Series B Preferred Stock (3) 02/26/2012   (3) common stock 1,136,131 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Peterson Derek
18101 VON KARMAN
IRVINE, CA 92612		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Derek Peterson 05/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In addition, there are 12,600,000 shares of common stock, 50 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 12,500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by the spouse of the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(2) The reporting person is a holder of 50 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time, at the option of the holder, on a 1-for-1 basis, into shares of common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have an expiration date.
(3) The reporting person is a holder of 250,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time, at the option of the holder, on a 1-for-5.384325537 basis, into shares of common stock and has voting rights equal to 100 shares of common stock. The Series B Preferred Stock does not have an expiration date.

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