§ 12708 Santa Barbara Flood Control Cooperation

Water Code·California

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•Santa Barbara County must promise to help with flood control plans.
•The county has to work with the U.S. Army to make sure flood control happens.
•This is part of a bigger plan approved by Congress in 1954.

Example

If a river near Santa Barbara keeps flooding homes, the county must work with the Army to build things like dams or levees to stop the flooding.

The county can't just ignore the problem—they have to team up with the Army and follow the flood control plan to keep people safe.

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§ 12708 Santa Barbara Flood Control Cooperation

The County of Santa Barbara shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation, required by the act of Congress approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session), will be furnished by the county in connection with the plan of flood control adopted and authorized in Section 12707. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 13.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

County of Santa Barbara Secretary of the Army local cooperation flood control plan Section 12707 Public Law 780

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12708.

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