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HomeWater CodeDiv. 6Pt. 6Ch. 2Art. 2§ 12655 Local Flood Control Cooperation

§ 12655 Local Flood Control Cooperation

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§ 12655 Local Flood Control Cooperation

This law says that San Francisco, Modesto Irrigation District, and Turlock Irrigation District must promise to help with flood control projects on the Tuolumne River, except for work on channels and levees.

Key Takeaways

  • •San Francisco, Modesto Irrigation District, and Turlock Irrigation District must help with flood control projects on the Tuolumne River.
  • •They don’t have to help with fixing river channels or levees.
  • •This is about working together to prevent floods.

Example

If the Tuolumne River is flooding and the government wants to build new flood control projects, these three groups must agree to help.

They have to promise to work together on things like dams or reservoirs, but not on fixing river channels or levees.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12655 Local Flood Control Cooperation

The City and County of San Francisco, the Modesto Irrigation District, and the Turlock Irrigation District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that the local cooperation required by Section 3 of the act of Congress approved December 22, 1944 (Public, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, Second Session), will be furnished by the City and County of San Francisco, the Modesto Irrigation District, and the Turlock Irrigation District in connection with the flood control projects within the watershed of the Tuolumne River, adopted and authorized in Section 12651, except insofar as the projects include channel improvement works and levees. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

local cooperationflood control projectsTuolumne Riverchannel improvement workslevees

Related Statutes

  • § 12656 Tuolumne River Watershed Projects
  • § 12669.1 Fresno Flood Control Cooperation
  • § 12670.16 Sacramento Flood Cost Reimbursement
  • § 8101 County Flood Prevention Funding
  • § 12410 Statewide Water Data Platform

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12655.
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