23 CA ADC § 3


      23 CCR s 3

      Cal. Admin. Code tit. 23, s 3


      CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
      TITLE 23. WATERS
      DIVISION 1. RECLAMATION BOARD
      CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION, POWERS AND STANDARDS
      ARTICLE 1. AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND INTENT
      This database is current through 05/19/06, Register 2006, No. 20.

      s 3. Intent.

      The State has a primary interest in:

      (1) Adequately protecting lands subject to overflow;

      (2) Confining the waters of rivers, tributaries, bypasses, overflow 
      channels, and basins within their respective boundaries;

      (3) Preserving the welfare of residents and landowners;

      (4) Maintaining and protecting and banks of the Sacramento and San Joaquin 
      Rivers, their tributaries, bypasses, overflow channels, and basins; and

      (5) Good and sufficient levees and embankments or other works of flood 
      control and reclamation, to adequately protect lives and property from 
      floods.

      The regulations are also intended to comply with the board's obligations 
      to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to numerous assurance 
      agreements, Corps Operation and Maintenance Manuals, and 33 C.F.R. section 
      208.10.


      


      Note: Authority cited: Section 8571, Water Code. Reference: Sections 8710, 
      8532 and 8533, Water Code. 


       HISTORY 
         
      1. New section filed 9-30-96; operative 10-30-96 (Register 96, No. 40).
      23 CA ADC s 3

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