California Watershed Improvement Act

The Watershed Improvement Act addresses the conservation and improvement of watersheds — the land areas that drain into a common body of water — treating them chiefly as a matter of agricultural land and water resources. It establishes a statutory framework for watershed improvement and vests administration of that framework in the state agriculture department, which is the agency charged with carrying out its provisions.

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