California Water Code

§ 6161

WAT § 6161 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)(1) An owner of a state jurisdictional dam, except an owner of a dam classified by the department pursuant to Section 6160 as a low hazard dam, shall submit electronically to the department an inundation map that shows the area that would be subject to flooding under various failure scenarios unique to the dam and the critical appurtenant structures of the dam.

(2)Before approval of an inundation map, the department shall review the map and may require the owner to make changes that the department deems necessary.

(3)Upon approval of the inundation map or maps by the department, the owner of the dam shall develop and submit electronically to the department and the Office of Emergency Services an emergency action plan that is based upon the approved inundation map or maps.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 430. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.