§ 8533 Levee And Flood Protection

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Key Takeaways

•The state wants strong levees and embankments along the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their connected waterways.
•These structures should protect lands from flooding and keep river water within its proper channels.
•The goal is to prevent overflows that can damage nearby lands.

Example

Imagine a farmer's land near the Sacramento River that often floods during heavy rains.

The state wants to build strong levees along the river to stop the water from flooding the farmer's land and keep the river water where it belongs.

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§ 8533 Levee And Flood Protection

The State has a primary and supreme interest in having erected, maintained and protected on the banks of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, their tributaries, by-passes, overflow channels and basins, good and sufficient levees and embankments or other works of reclamation, adequately protecting the lands overflowed or subject to overflow, and confining the waters of the rivers, tributaries, by-passes, overflow channels, and basins within their respective channels and boundaries. (Added by stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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levees embankments Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers overflow channels basins

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 8533.

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