§ 8300 The department may make examinations of lands subject to inundation …
§ 8301 Whenever the law provides for any drainage or improving or rectifying …
§ 8302 The department shall have charge of all expenditures unless otherwise …
§ 8303 The department may purchase, construct and operate one or more …
§ 8304 The department may obtain or condemn any right-of-way necessary for …
§ 8306 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department …
§ 8306 v2 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department …
§ 8307 (a) A city or county may be required to contribute its fair and …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 5 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 - General Powers of Department of Water Resources

  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10