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Water Code - WAT

DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000 - 12999]

  ( Heading of Division 6 amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932. )
  

PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [12570 - 12949.6]

  ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196. )
  

CHAPTER 1. Investigation of Projects [12570 - 12634.3]

  ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196. )
  

ARTICLE 5. Investigation of Water Development Projects [12616 - 12634.3]
  ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196. )

  
12616.  

The department may conduct investigations of the water resources of the State, formulate plans for the control, conservation, protection, and utilization of such water resources, including solutions for the water problems of each portion of the State as deemed expedient and economically feasible, and may render reports thereon. In conducting such investigations and formulating such plans, the department may conduct investigations and surveys to determine the availability, usability, extents, and boundaries of underground basins.

(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)