Section 8700 Of Article 6. Enforcement Of Unauthorized Activities And Encroachments From California Water Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
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. (a) It is unlawful for any person or public agency to
interfere with, obstruct the performance, maintenance, or operation
of, or otherwise take actions that may adversely affect facilities of
the State Plan of Flood Control, designated floodways, or streams
that are regulated by the board.
(b) The board, executive officer, department, and local agencies
that operate and maintain facilities and works on behalf of the board
shall have the authority, as set forth in this article, to take
administrative or civil enforcement actions to abate and remedy any
interference or potential interference proscribed by subdivision (a).