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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4Ch. 8Art. 1§ 9001 Drainage District Compensation Claims

§ 9001 Drainage District Compensation Claims

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§ 9001 Drainage District Compensation Claims

Key Takeaways

  • •If you or a group spend money to build or buy things like levees, canals, or land for water projects, you can ask the drainage district to pay you back.
  • •You must get permission from the board before doing the work or spending the money.
  • •You can also get paid if you let your land be used for water projects like storage basins or waterways.
  • •The payment should be fair and cover what you actually spent or the value of what you gave up.

Example

A farmer builds a small levee on their land to help control water flow and gets permission from the local board. They then give the levee to the drainage district.

The farmer can ask the drainage district to pay them back for the cost of building the levee because they had permission and gave it to the district.

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

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§ 9001 Drainage District Compensation Claims

Any reclamation district, levee district, drainage district, municipal corporation or person which does any of the following, with the consent of the board has a claim against the drainage district for the reasonable value of the rights of way, levees, cuts, canals or gates that are involved: (a) Expends any sum of money in the acquisition of rights of way or other easements, or in the construction of levees, cuts, canals or gates. (b) Conveys the rights of way, easements, levees, cuts, canals or gates to the drainage district. (c) Allows any land to be used for the purpose of a by-pass, waterway, storage basin, or sump to comply with the plans to be carried out by the board. (d) Constructs levees along any line of any by-pass, or storage basin and conveys a perpetual easement therein to the drainage district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

reclamation districtlevee districtdrainage districtmunicipal corporationrights of wayleveescutscanalsgatesby-passwaterwaystorage basinsumpperpetual easement

Related Statutes

  • § 8999 Land Use For Flood Control
  • § 8997 District Levee Construction Authority
  • § 8995 Flood Control Easement Acquisition
  • § 8996 Reclamation Easement Requirements
  • § 9011 District Assessment Compensation Credits

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 9001.
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