Section 56040 Of Chapter 4. District Powers And Purposes From California Water Code >> Division 17. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
56040
. The objects and purposes of a county drainage district shall
be to provide for:
(a) The control of storm and other waste waters of or within said
district, including waters which arise outside said district and
which flow or drain into or through the said district;
(b) The protection from damage by storm or waste waters of private
property and of public highways and other public property within
said district;
(c) The conservation of storm and waste waters for beneficial and
useful purposes by spreading, storing, retaining or causing such
waters, or any part thereof, to percolate into the soil within or
without said district or the saving and conservation in any manner of
any and all of such waters.