California Statutes

§ 12578. — 12578. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)

California § 12578.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code WATWater Code - WAT
Div. 6.DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES
Part 6.PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Investigation of Projects
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Declarations of Policy

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It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the control and conservation of flood waters, prevention of damage by flood waters, the washing away of river and stream banks by floods, and in the determination of the manner in which flood waters shall be controlled for the protection of life and property and the control, storage, and use of the State’s water resources in the general public interest.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.
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