DIVISION 3. DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 6000-6612›PART 1. SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS 6000-6470›CHAPTER 1. Definitions 6000-6009

§ 6002.5

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

“Critical appurtenant structure” means a water surface barrier or hydraulic control structure that is 25 feet or more in height, that impounds 5,000 acre-feet of water or more, or that the department determines poses a significant downstream hazard potential.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 84. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)

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