DIVISION 5. FLOOD CONTROL 8000-9651›PART 4. THE CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD 8520-9142›CHAPTER 3. Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction 8590-8723›ARTICLE 3. Levees 8630-8647

§ 8645

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

Notwithstanding anything in this article the board may determine a case of emergency exists requiring immediate action to preserve life or property or to protect or preserve the safety of any levee along any river, stream, overflow channel, basin or by-pass.

(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

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