Any person who by any means willfully or negligently injures or damages any feature of the State Water Resources Development System or the department’s right-of-way is liable for necessary repairs, and the department may recover in an action at law the amount expended for the repairs, together with the costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred in that action.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 675. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 12899.7

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18