§ 12860 Floodwater Control And Conservation

• •The state cares a lot about stopping floods and the damage they cause.
• •They want to protect rivers and streams from getting messed up by too much water or dirt.
• •The goal is to keep the land around water safe and strong.

A river near a town keeps flooding and washing away dirt into people's yards.

The state will try to stop the flooding and keep the dirt in place so it doesn’t hurt homes or land.