DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS 20500-29978›PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES 22075-22982›CHAPTER 1. Powers and Purposes Generally 22075-22186›ARTICLE 2. Drainage 22095-22099

§ 22098

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Whenever it appears necessary to drain any land within a district on account of the irrigation which has been done or which is intended to be done by the district under laws relating to it, whether for the purpose of more beneficially carrying on the irrigation or to protect the district from liability by reason of the irrigation, its board, if it is reasonable from an economic standpoint that the drainage be provided, shall provide for the drainage.

(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

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