It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the control and conservation of flood waters, prevention of damage by flood waters, the washing away of river and stream banks by floods, and in the determination of the manner in which flood waters shall be controlled for the protection of life and property and the control, storage, and use of the State’s water resources in the general public interest.
Cal. Water Code § 12578
Declarations of Policy
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 39 Cal. App. 3d 954 - Valentine v. Town of Ross (1974)
Most recently applied in 39 Cal. App. 3d 954 - Valentine v. Town of Ross (June 1974)
Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.
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