§ 12687 Santa Clara County Water Projects

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Key Takeaways

•Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties, along with Monterey County Flood Control, must work with the War Department to carry out specific water and flood control plans.
•They can change the plans if needed to make them work better.
•The plans are part of a bigger set of rules in Chapters 1 and 2 of this law.

Example

Imagine a river in Santa Clara County keeps flooding nearby homes every year.

The county and the War Department team up to build better flood barriers. If they realize the original plan won’t stop the flooding, they can tweak it—like making the barriers taller—to keep people’s homes safe.

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§ 12687 Santa Clara County Water Projects

The Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito and the Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, in conjunction with the War Department, shall execute the plans and projects referred to in Section 12685, and may make such modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to execute them for the purposes of Chapters 1 and 2 of this part. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Counties of Santa Clara Santa Cruz San Benito Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District War Department Section 12685 Chapters 1 and 2

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12687.

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