Cal. WAT § 6203
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 6203, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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The department may also require the following:
(a) Data concerning subsoil and foundation conditions and the materials entering into construction of the dam or reservoir.
(b) Investigations of, and reports on, subsurface conditions, involving such matters as exploratory pits, trenches and adits, drilling, coring, geophysical surveys, tests to determine leakage rates, and physical tests to measure in place the properties and behavior of foundation materials at the dam or reservoir site.
(c) Investigations of, and reports on, the geology of the dam or reservoir site and its vicinity, possible geologic hazards, availability and quality of construction materials, and other pertinent features.
(d) Such other appropriate information as may be necessary in a given instance.
(a) Data concerning subsoil and foundation conditions and the materials entering into construction of the dam or reservoir.
(b) Investigations of, and reports on, subsurface conditions, involving such matters as exploratory pits, trenches and adits, drilling, coring, geophysical surveys, tests to determine leakage rates, and physical tests to measure in place the properties and behavior of foundation materials at the dam or reservoir site.
(c) Investigations of, and reports on, the geology of the dam or reservoir site and its vicinity, possible geologic hazards, availability and quality of construction materials, and other pertinent features.
(d) Such other appropriate information as may be necessary in a given instance.
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