California Water Code ARTICLE 5 - Investigation of Water Development Projects

• Section 12616.
  The department may conduct investigations of the water resources of the State, formulate plans for the control, conservation, protection, and utilization of such water resources,...
• Section 12617.
  The department, upon its own initiative, or when requested in writing by a county, city, state agency or public district, may investigate, conduct surveys and...
• Section 12617.1.
  The department, in making investigations and plans for water projects and for the solution of the water problems of the state pursuant to Sections 12616...
• Section 12618.
  The department may recommend the construction of any project, including the time for constructing it, and the amount of funds which should be allocated or...
• Section 12619.
  Reports and recommendations shall be submitted by the department to each county, city, state agency, or public district which has appeared at any hearing held...
• Section 12620.
  Within 90 days from the date of submission of the report and recommendations of the department, or within such extended period as the department may...
• Section 12621.
  After the expiration of the period or extended period for the submission of written views and recommendations, or prior thereto in the event all those...
• Section 12622.
  Investigations which form the basis of any reports and recommendations of the department shall be conducted to the extent deemed practicable by the department in...
• Section 12623.
  Prior to adoption of any report and recommendations authorized pursuant to Sections 12616 to 12622, inclusive, and Section 12626, the department shall hold a hearing...
• Section 12624.
  In making recommendation to the Legislature respecting the amount of financial assistance to be given by the State, as provided for in Sections 12616 to...
• Section 12625.
  In determining the cost of any project, damage to fish and wildlife that will probably result shall be included in the amount of the cost.(Amended...
• Section 12626.
  Reports and recommendations made by the department shall be advisory only and the Legislature shall finally determine the priorities in building such projects and the...
• Section 12627.
  It is the intention of the Legislature that the department shall investigate all phases of any proposed water project, including flood control, water conservation, domestic...
• Section 12627.3.
  It is declared to be the policy of the State that the costs of solution of seepage and erosion problems which arise or will arise...
• Section 12627.4.
  The department, in making investigations and plans for water projects and in making recommendations thereon to the Governor and the Legislature, shall include therein consideration...
• Section 12628.
  In a multiple-type project authorized and adopted by Congress, which includes, in addition to works for flood control purposes, works and construction for other than...
• Section 12629.
  In a multiple-type project which includes works and construction for flood control and for other than flood control purposes, and in projects which do not...
• Section 12630.
  Prior to recommending to the Legislature the approval for state assistance of any project, designed in whole or in part for flood control, adopted and...
• Section 12631.
  The department, in addition to the reports and recommendations made to the Legislature as provided in Sections 12616 to 12623, inclusive, and Section 12626, may...
• Section 12632.
  Prior to any hearing and prior to beginning any investigation of the water problems of any specific portion of the State pursuant to Section 12616...
• Section 12633.
  Notice, to those who have filed and requested service by mail, shall be sent to the respective addresses of record at the time of mailing.(Added...
• Section 12634.
  Notice given as provided in Sections 12632 and 12633 shall be deemed full and sufficient notice to all parties in interest of the hearing or...
• Section 12634.3.
  The department shall submit, prior to January 1st of each year, a report to the California Water Commission summarizing its activities, with emphasis on existing...

Last modified: October 22, 2018