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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4Ch. 3Art. 1§ 8598 Levee Standards And Water Control

§ 8598 Levee Standards And Water Control

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§ 8598 Levee Standards And Water Control

Key Takeaways

  • •The board can set rules for how levees (flood barriers) should be built.
  • •The board can stop people from changing river water flow if it causes more flooding in the Sacramento or San Joaquin Rivers.
  • •The board can sell or rent out extra land or stuff the district doesn’t need anymore.

Example

A farmer builds a dam that sends extra water into the Sacramento River, making floods worse.

The board can stop the farmer because this makes flooding worse, which is not allowed.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8598 Levee Standards And Water Control

The board may also do any of the following: (a) Establish a standard of levee construction. (b) Do any and all things necessary or incident to the powers granted or to carry out the objects specified in this article. (c) Maintain actions in the name of the people of the State to restrain the diversion of the water of any stream that will increase the flow of water in the Sacramento or San Joaquin Rivers or their tributaries, and such diversion of the water of any stream into the rivers or either of them or any of their tributaries, is a public nuisance which may be prevented or abated by the board. (d) Rent, lease for oil, gas or other hydrocarbons in the manner provided for in this chapter, or dispose, by sale, exchange, in payment for work done or services rendered, or for any other purpose which the board may deem advisable, of any land, property, material, equipment, or any other thing in the possession of the drainage district, which, in the opinion of the board, is no longer needed for the purposes of flood control works or other necessary or convenient purposes. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

levee constructionpublic nuisancewater diversionSacramento or San Joaquin Riversflood control works

Related Statutes

  • § 8608 Levee And Flood Control Standards
  • § 8590 Drainage District Flood Control
  • § 8600.5 Local Flood Control Standards
  • § 10620 Urban Water Management Plans
  • § 10621 Urban Water Supplier Plan Updates

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 8598.
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