Section 6025.6 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Water Code >> Division 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
6025.6
. (a) An owner of a structure defined as a dam pursuant to
Section 6002, but excluded from that definition pursuant to
subdivision (d) of Section 6004 or otherwise exempted from the
requirements of this chapter pursuant to Section 6025.5, shall comply
with the requirements of Section 8589.5 of the Government Code and
shall employ a civil engineer who is registered in the state to
supervise the structure for the protection of life and property for
the full operating life of the structure.
(b) (1) The civil engineer supervising a dam pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall take into consideration, in determining whether
or not a dam constitutes, or would constitute, a danger to life or
property, the possibility that the dam might be endangered by
seepage, earth movement, or other conditions that exist, or might
occur, in any area in the vicinity of the dam.
(2) If the civil engineer determines that a dam under his or her
supervision constitutes, or would constitute, a danger to life or
property, the civil engineer shall notify the owner of the dam and
recommend appropriate action.
(c) The owner shall submit to the department the name, business
address, and telephone number of each supervising civil engineer.
(d) The department shall submit the information provided pursuant
to subdivision (c) to the Office of Emergency Services on or before
January 1, 1995, and on or before each January 1 thereafter. Any
change in the information shall be submitted to the department on or
before July 1 of each year.