Section 8590 Of Article 1. General Powers From California Water Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
8590
. To carry out the primary state interest described in Section
8532, the board may do any of the following:
(a) Acquire either within or outside the boundaries of the
drainage district, by purchase, condemnation or by other lawful means
in the name of the drainage district, all lands, rights-of-way,
easements, property or material necessary or requisite for the
purpose of bypasses, weirs, cuts, canals, sumps, levees, overflow
channels and basins, reservoirs and other flood control works, and
other necessary purposes, including drainage purposes.
(b) Construct, clear, and maintain bypasses, levees, canals,
sumps, overflow channels and basins, reservoirs and other flood
control works.
(c) Construct, maintain, and operate ditches, canals, pumping
plants, and other drainage works.
(d) Make contracts in the name of the drainage district to
indemnify or compensate any owner of land or other property for any
injury or damage caused by the exercise of the powers conferred by
this division, or arising out of the use, taking, or damage of any
property for any of the purposes of this division.
(e) Collaborate with state and federal agencies, if appropriate,
regarding multiobjective flood management strategies that incorporate
agricultural conservation, ecosystem protection and restoration, or
recreational components.