Water Code section 6431

An owner of a dam who fails to comply with a department order to prepare an acceptable emergency action plan shall pay the cost and expense incurred by the department to prepare the emergency action plan. The department’s cost and expense shall be recoverable by the state from the owner.

Source: Section 6431, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=6431. (updated Jun. 27, 2017; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_6431

Original Source: Section 6431, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=6431. (last accessed May 12, 2025).