Supervision over the maintenance and operation of dams and reservoirs insofar as necessary to safeguard life and property from injury by reason of the failure thereof is vested in the department.
Cal. Water Code § 6100
Maintenance and Operation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sinaloa Lake Owners Ass'n v. City of Simi Valley (1989)
Most recently applied in Sinaloa Lake Owners Ass'n v. City of Simi Valley (January 1989)
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.