DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 12570-12949.6›CHAPTER 4. Watershed Protection Flood Prevention Projects 12850-12875›ARTICLE 3. Declaration of Policy 12860-12861

§ 12860

California Water Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the control and conservation of floodwaters and the prevention of erosion, sediment damages and other damages by floodwaters in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of this State.

(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1886.)

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