DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-550›CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department 205-347›ARTICLE 2. Surveys, Investigations, and Distribution of Water 225-238

§ 238

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

(a) The department shall conduct studies of the Sacramento River and the Feather River and their tributaries north of Sacramento, including watershed hydrologic inventories and studies of water sources and supplies to meet local needs, flood control, water quality, seepage and erosion control, fishery restoration, and preservation of riparian habitat. The department shall submit the results of its studies and its recommendations to the Legislature.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1453, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1985.)

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