Statute · California Water Code
Cal. Water Code § 12578 — Declarations of Policy
Cal. Water Code § 12578
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Water Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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…
Citator
Cal. Water Code § 12578 — Declarations of Policy is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.