DIVISION 5. FLOOD CONTROL 8000-9651›PART 4. THE CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD 8520-9142›CHAPTER 1. Definitions and General Provisions 8520-8539›ARTICLE 2. General Provisions 8525-8539

§ 8532

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

The State has a primary interest in adequately protecting lands overflowed, or subject to overflow, in confining the waters of rivers, tributaries, by-passes and overflow channels and basins within their respective basins and boundaries within the district, and in preserving the welfare of the residents and holders of land therein.

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

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