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DIVISION 3. DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 6000-6501›PART 1. SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 6000-6470›CHAPTER 4. Powers of the Department 6075-6162›ARTICLE 2. Maintenance and Operation 6100-6103

§ 6101

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The department may require owners to keep records of, and to report on, maintenance, operation, staffing, and engineering and geologic investigations and shall issue such rules and regulations and orders as necessary to secure maintenance and operation and to require staffing and engineering and geologic investigations which will safeguard life and property. In addition, the owner of a dam or reservoir or his agent shall fully and promptly advise the department of any sudden or unprecedented flood or unusual or alarming circumstance or occurrence affecting the dam or reservoir.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

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