A district may construct any works along, under, or across any street, water course, railway, or conduit in a manner that will afford security for life and property. The district shall restore the property crossed as near as may be to its former state or so as not to have impaired unnecessarily its usefulness.
Cal. Water Code § 31060
Construction on Rights of Way
Known as the County Water District Law
The act spans §§ 30000 to 33901 (468 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 184 Cal. App. 2d 276 - County of Calaveras v. Calaveras County Water District (1960)
Most recently applied in 184 Cal. App. 2d 276 - County of Calaveras v. Calaveras County Water District (August 1960)
Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.
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