Any activity that does or may interfere with, obstruct the performance, maintenance, or operation of, or otherwise adversely affect facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control, designated floodways, or streams that are regulated by the board constitutes a public nuisance, and the board may commence and maintain a suit in the name of the people of the state for the prevention or abatement of that nuisance.

(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 639, Sec. 3. (SB 753) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 8706.5

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18