§ 1245 Every municipal corporation of this State, and every person, firm or …
§ 1246 For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of any damage claimed to …
§ 1247 Nothing in this article shall confer the right to recover damages …
§ 1248 This article shall be liberally construed.

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 2 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 5 - Liability Within a Watershed

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
  • water: includes the term "use of water. See California Water Code 1000