Alabama § 9-9-3 Declaration of Benefits of Drainage, Etc.; Duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee

Alabama Statutes

§ 9-9-3 — Declaration of Benefits of Drainage, Etc.; Duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee

Alabama § 9-9-3

Title 9Conservation and Natural Resources

Ch. 9Water Management and Drainage

Art. 1Water Management Districts

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Ala. Code § 9-9-3 (2026).

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The establishing of proper works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp and overflowed lands of the state and for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water within the state is declared to promote the public health, to aid agriculture and to be in the interest of the public welfare and convenience. The State Soil and Water Conservation Committee is hereby charged with the duty of cooperating with persons desiring to form water management districts and of aiding and advising in such development.

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The establishing of proper works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp and overflowed lands of the state and for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water within the state is declared to promote the public health, to aid agriculture and to be in the interest of the public welfare and convenience. The State Soil and Water Conservation Committee is hereby charged with the duty of cooperating with persons desiring to form water management districts and of aiding and advising in such development.