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Section 8708 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) Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the
department, the board, the executive officer, or a levee-maintaining
agency from taking any action to prevent an imminent failure of a
levee, channel, floodway, stream bank, or flood control feature, or
other emergency action necessary to protect the public welfare.
(b) To the extent emergency action is required that involves the removal, modification, or abatement of an encroachment, flood system improvement, or activity maintained by an individual or public agency, the individual or public agency may request a hearing before the board within 30 days after the action has been commenced.
(c) After a public hearing, by request or by its own motion, the entity that has carried out the abatement functions pursuant to this section may seek reimbursement of its abatement costs and may pursue any legal remedies available to recover its costs, including imposing a lien pursuant to Section 8704.2.
(b) To the extent emergency action is required that involves the removal, modification, or abatement of an encroachment, flood system improvement, or activity maintained by an individual or public agency, the individual or public agency may request a hearing before the board within 30 days after the action has been commenced.
(c) After a public hearing, by request or by its own motion, the entity that has carried out the abatement functions pursuant to this section may seek reimbursement of its abatement costs and may pursue any legal remedies available to recover its costs, including imposing a lien pursuant to Section 8704.2.
