Cal. WAT § 8370
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8370, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
It is the responsibility, liability and duty of the reclamation districts, levee districts, protection districts, drainage districts, municipalities, and other public agencies within the Sacramento River Flood Control Project limits, to maintain and operate the works of the project within the boundaries or jurisdiction of such agencies, excepting only those works enumerated in Section 8361 and those for which provision for maintenance and operation is made by Federal law.
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