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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 2 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 6103.

6103. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2019, the Division of Safety of Dams, in consultation with independent, national dam safety and dam safety risk management organizations, including, but not limited to, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials and the United States Society on Dams, shall propose amendments to its dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols to incorporate updated best practices, including risk management, to ensure public safety.
(2) Each proposed amendment, at minimum, shall provide an estimated range of potential cost to implement the new protocol and resulting required remediation, if any. The proposed amendments shall specify which dams the protocol applies to.
(3) The amendments proposed in paragraph (1) shall provide, at a minimum, that re-evaluations of extremely high hazard and high hazard dams include the review of the original design and construction, geotechnical, structural, hydraulic, hydrological, geologic, seismic hazard, monitoring and instrumentation, and overall dam performance, as applicable to the feature being re-evaluated.
(b) (1) Every ten years, the Division of Safety of Dams, in consultation with national dam safety organizations, shall reassess the previously adopted amendments and propose additional amendments as necessary. This section does not preclude more frequent revisions as needed.
(2) The department shall notify dam owners and the Legislature of the Division of Safety of Dams’ intent to update its dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols prior to amending the protocols. The department shall also provide notice on its public Internet Web site of the planned update and the schedule for the update.
(3) The department shall make its dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols and any updates to the protocols available on its Internet Web site.
(c) (1) The department shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the amendments developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) and shall continue to coordinate with appropriate federal entities.
(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 3, Sec. 4. (AB 1270) Effective February 26, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Work › Section 6110.

6110. The department shall immediately employ any remedial means necessary to protect life and property if either:
(a) The condition of any dam or reservoir is so dangerous to the safety of life or property as not to permit of time for the issuance and enforcement of an order relative to maintenance or operation.
(b) Passing or imminent floods threaten the safety of any dam or reservoir.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Work › Section 6111.

6111. In applying the remedial means provided for in this article, the department may in emergency do any of the following:
(a) Lower the water level by releasing water from the reservoir.
(b) Completely empty the reservoir.
(c) Take such other steps as may be essential to safeguard life and property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Work › Section 6112.

6112. The department shall continue in full charge and control of such dam or reservoir, or both, and its appurtenances until they are rendered safe or the emergency occasioning the action has ceased.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Work › Section 6113.

6113. The cost and expenses of the remedial means provided in this article, including cost of any work done to render a dam or reservoir or its appurtenances safe, shall be recoverable by the state from the owner by action brought by the department in the superior court of the county wherein the dam or reservoir or any part thereof is situated.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 4 - Investigations and Studies › Section 6120.

6120. For the purpose of enabling it to make decisions as compatible with economy and public safety as possible the department shall make or cause to be made such investigations and shall gather or cause to be gathered such data as may be needed for a proper review and study of the various features of the design and construction of dams, reservoirs, and appurtenances.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 4 - Investigations and Studies › Section 6121.

6121. The department shall also make or cause to be made such watershed investigations and studies as may facilitate its decisions.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6150.

6150. The department may commence an action or proceeding under this article, either by mandamus or injunction, for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened violations.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6151.

6151. An action or proceeding under this article may be commenced whenever any owner or any person acting as a director, officer, agent, or employee of any owner, or any contractor or agent or employee of such contractor is:
(a) Failing or omitting or about to fail or omit to do anything required of him by this part or by any approval, order, rule, regulation, or requirement of the department under the authority of this part; or
(b) Doing or permitting anything or about to do or permit anything to be done in violation of or contrary to this part or any approval, order, rule, regulation, or requirement of the department under this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6152.

6152. Any action or proceeding under this article shall be commenced in the superior court in and for the county in which (a) the cause or some part thereof arose, (b) the owner or person complained of has its principal place of business, or (c) the person complained of resides.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6153.

6153. Any action or proceeding under this article shall be brought by petition in the superior court, alleging the violation or threatened violation complained of, and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6154.

6154. The court shall specify a time, not exceeding 20 days after the service of the copy of the petition, within which the owner or person complained of shall answer the petition, and in the meantime the owner or person may be restrained.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6155.

6155. In case of default in answer or after answer the court shall immediately inquire into the facts and circumstances of the case.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6156.

6156. The court may join such parties as it deems necessary or proper in order to make its judgment, order, or writ effective.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 5 - Action and Procedure to Restrain Violations › Section 6157.

6157. The final judgment in such action or proceeding shall either dismiss the action or proceeding or direct that the writ of mandamus or injunction issue or be made permanent as prayed for in the petition, or in such modified or other form as will afford appropriate relief.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 6 - Inundation Maps and Emergency Planning › Section 6160.

6160. (a) An owner of a dam that is regulated by the state is responsible for emergency preparedness with regard to the potential for loss of life and property resulting from the failure of a dam, as defined in Section 6002, or a critical appurtenant structure, as defined in Section 6002.5.
(b) (1) Not later than July 1, 2017, the department shall classify the public safety risk of all state jurisdictional dams, based on downstream hazard potential and reviews of critical appurtenant structures, in accordance with, at a minimum, guidelines set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The department shall notify the owner of a dam of the hazard classification of the owner’s dam.
(2) The department may revise a dam’s classification to reflect changes in downstream population, critical infrastructure, and land use. The department shall notify the affected dam owner of any changes in the hazard classification of the owner’s dam.
(3) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the classification of the public safety risk by the department on or before July 1, 2017, pursuant to this section is not subject to review or approval by the Office of Administrative Law.
(c) The owner of a dam that is regulated by the state, except a dam classified by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) as low hazard, shall prepare an emergency action plan pursuant to Section 8589.5 of the Government Code.
(d) An owner of a dam that is jointly regulated by the state and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall prepare an emergency action plan in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission guidelines.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 88. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 4 - Powers of the Department › ARTICLE 6 - Inundation Maps and Emergency Planning › Section 6162.

6162. Any regulation promulgated pursuant to this article shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 88. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6200.

6200. Construction of any new dam or reservoir or the enlargement of any dam or reservoir shall not be commenced until the owner has applied for and obtained from the department written approval of plans and specifications.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6201.

6201. A separate application for each dam or reservoir shall be filed with the department upon forms to be provided by it, except that only one application need be filed for a dam and the reservoir which will contain the water impounded by the dam.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6202.

6202. The application shall give the following information:
(a) The name and address of the owner.
(b) The location, type, size, and height of the proposed dam or reservoir and appurtenant works.
(c) The storage capacity of the reservoir.
(d) Such other pertinent information as the department requires.
(e) As accurately as may be readily obtained, the area of the drainage basin, rainfall and streamflow records and floodflow records and estimates.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6203.

6203. The department may also require the following:
(a) Data concerning subsoil and foundation conditions and the materials entering into construction of the dam or reservoir.
(b) Investigations of, and reports on, subsurface conditions, involving such matters as exploratory pits, trenches and adits, drilling, coring, geophysical surveys, tests to determine leakage rates, and physical tests to measure in place the properties and behavior of foundation materials at the dam or reservoir site.
(c) Investigations of, and reports on, the geology of the dam or reservoir site and its vicinity, possible geologic hazards, availability and quality of construction materials, and other pertinent features.
(d) Such other appropriate information as may be necessary in a given instance.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6204.

6204. In instances wherein the physical conditions involved and the size of the dam or reservoir are such as to render the above requirements as to drainage areas, rainfall, streamflow, floodflow, and drilling or prospecting of site unnecessary, the department may waive the requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6205.

6205. The application shall set forth the purpose for which the impounded or diverted water is to be used.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 1 - New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6206.

6206. The application shall be accompanied by maps and plans and specifications of such character and size and setting forth such pertinent details and dimensions as the department requires.
The maps and plans and specifications shall be a part of the application.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6225.

6225. Before commencing the repair, alteration, or removal of a dam or reservoir, including the alteration or removal of a dam or reservoir so that it no longer constitutes a dam or reservoir as defined in this part, the owner shall secure the written approval of the department, except as provided in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6226.

6226. The application shall give such pertinent information or data concerning the dam or reservoir, or both, as may be required by the department and such information as to other matters appropriate to a thorough consideration of the safety of such a change as may be required by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6227.

6227. The application shall state the proposed time of commencement and of completion of construction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6228.

6228. The application shall give the name and address of applicant, shall adequately detail, with appropriate references to the existing dam or reservoir, the changes which it is proposed to effect, and shall be accompanied by maps and plans and specifications which shall be a part of the application and which shall be of such character and size and set forth such pertinent details and dimensions as the department may require. The department may waive any of the requirements of this section if found by it unnecessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6229.

6229. In case of an emergency where repairs are necessary to safeguard life and property repairs may be started immediately, but the department shall be notified at once of proposed repairs and of work under way.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 2 - Repairs, Alterations or Removals › Section 6230.

6230. The proposed repairs and work shall be made to conform to such orders as the department issues.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 3 - Dams Constructed Prior to August 14, 1929 › Section 6250.

6250. Unless application for approval of the dam has heretofore been made, every owner of a dam completed prior to August 14, 1929 shall, immediately after the effective date of this part, file an application for the approval of such dam.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 3 - Dams Constructed Prior to August 14, 1929 › Section 6251.

6251. A separate application shall be made for each dam and shall be filed with the department upon forms to be supplied by it and shall supply such appropriate information concerning the dam as the department requires.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 3 - Dams Constructed Prior to August 14, 1929 › Section 6252.

6252. The department shall give notice to file to owners who have failed to do so as required by this article, and a failure to file within 30 days after such notice shall be punishable as provided in this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 3 - Dams Constructed Prior to August 14, 1929 › Section 6253.

6253. The notice provided for in this article may be given by registered mail and a return receipt signed by the owner shall constitute prima facie evidence of service.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6260.

6260. Upon receipt of any application other than an application provided for in Article 3 of this chapter the department shall give its consideration thereto and shall approve or disapprove the same within the time provided in this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6261.

6261. A defective application made in a bona fide attempt to conform to the law and rules and regulations of the department shall not be rejected but notice of defect shall be sent to the applicant by ordinary and registered mail.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6262.

6262. If within 30 days of the date of mailing the notice the applicant does not file an amended and perfected application, the application shall be rejected and canceled unless for good cause shown the department allows the applicant further time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6263.

6263. No application shall be approved in less than 10 days from its receipt but all applications shall be approved or disapproved as soon as practicable after the receipt of all data and information found necessary by the department.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6264.

6264. Approvals may be granted under terms, conditions, and limitations necessary to safeguard life and property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6265.

6265. Actual construction shall be commenced within one year after date of approval, otherwise the approval becomes void.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6266.

6266. The department may, upon written application and for good cause shown, extend the time for commencing construction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 5 - Applications › ARTICLE 4 - Approval of Applications › Section 6267.

6267. Notice shall be given to the department at least 10 days before construction is to be commenced and such other notices shall be given to the department as it may require.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6300.

6300. (a) The application for a new dam or reservoir, or the enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of an existing dam or reservoir, shall set forth the estimated cost, as defined in this article, of the new dam or reservoir, or the enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of the existing dam or reservoir, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee based upon the estimated cost and according to the following schedule:
(1) For the first one million dollars ($1,000,000), a fee of 3.25 percent of the estimated cost.
(2) For the next four million dollars ($4,000,000), a fee of 2.5 percent.
(3) For the next fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), a fee of 2 percent.
(4) For the next thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), a fee of 1.75 percent.
(5) For the next one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), a fee of 1.25 percent.
(6) For the next three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000), a fee of 0.75 percent.
(7) For all costs in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), a fee of 0.5 percent.
(b) In no case, however, shall the minimum fee be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) The fee schedule in subdivision (a) applies to complete applications, as described in Section 311 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, received after June 30, 2023. Any complete applications received on or before June 30, 2023, shall comply with the filing fee requirements of subdivision (a) as that subdivision read on January 1, 2023.
(d) The estimated project cost may be amended by the dam owner and additional filing fees may be paid to the department up until the date that construction commences.
(e) The department shall annually adjust the fee schedule in subdivision (a) to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for goods and services published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(f) The department shall adopt, by regulation, a process to adjust the fees to ensure the filing fees collected cover the department’s reasonable costs for application work, which may include, but is not limited to, design review and construction oversight.
(g) The department may refund filing fees paid by an owner pursuant to this section if requested by the owner. The department may adopt, by regulation, a methodology for determining the criteria and process for filing fee refunds requested by an owner.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 30. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6301.

6301. One filing fee only shall be collected for an enlargement to be effected by flashboards, sandbags, earthen levees, gates, or other works, devices, or obstructions which are, from time to time, to be removed and replaced or opened and shut and thereby operated so as to vary the surface elevation of the impounded water.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 363.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6302.

6302. For the purposes of this part, the estimated cost of a new dam or reservoir, or the enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of an existing dam or reservoir shall include all of the following:
(a) The cost of all labor and materials entering into the construction of the dam and appurtenant works or reservoir
(b) The cost of preliminary investigations and surveys.
(c) The cost of the construction plant properly chargeable to the cost of the dam or reservoir.
(d) The labor costs of the owner for preparing environmental documentation to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(e) Any and all other items entering directly into the cost of the dam or reservoir.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 31. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6303.

6303. The costs of right-of-way, detached powerhouses, electrical generating machinery, and roads and railroads affording access to the dam or reservoir shall not be included among the items used in the determination of cost.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6304.

6304. An application shall not be considered by the department until at least 20 percent of the filing fee is received, unless the department, in its discretion, decides to consider the application. The application shall not be approved by the department until the filing fee is received in full.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 32. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6305.

6305. In the event the actual cost exceeds the estimated cost by more than 15 percent, a further fee shall be required by the department and shall be 115 percent of the amount by which the original fee is less than it would have been had the cost it was based upon been the same as the actual cost. No further fee shall be required, however, if that fee is to be computed at less than five hundred dollars ($500).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 33. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6306.

6306. Applications for dams found by the department to have been less than 90 per cent constructed on August 14, 1929, shall be accompanied by fees as much less than provided for dams commenced after the date as the percentage of construction found by the department to have been completed on that date.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6308.

6308. All fees, penalties, interest, fines, or charges collected by the department under this division shall be deposited in the Dam Safety Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The money in that fund shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the administration of the dam safety program.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 6 - Fees › Section 6309.

6309. The fees provided for in this chapter shall be required of any “owner,” as defined in Section 6005.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1 - New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6350.

6350. Immediately upon completion of a new dam or reservoir or enlargement of a dam or reservoir the owner shall give a notice of completion to the department and as soon thereafter as possible shall file with the department supplementary drawings or descriptive matter showing or describing the dam or reservoir as actually constructed, including the following:
(a) A record of all grout holes and grouting.
(b) A record of permanent location points and bench marks.
(c) A record of tests of concrete or other material used in the construction of the dam or reservoir.
(d) Any other items which may be of permanent value and have a bearing on the safety and permanency of the dam or reservoir.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1 - New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6351.

6351. In connection with the enlargement of a dam or reservoir, the supplementary drawings and descriptive matter need apply only to the new work.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1 - New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6352.

6352. As soon as possible after giving notice of completion, the owner shall file an affidavit with the department stating the actual cost of the dam or reservoir in such detail as the department requires to determine whether a further fee is due. In the event the owner of a new or enlarged dam or reservoir, because of loss of records, recent change of ownership, or other causes beyond his control, is unable to report the actual cost of construction or enlargement, he shall file an affidavit to this effect, stating the reasons therefor, within 30 days after receiving a written request therefor from the department. The department shall then make its own appraisal of the cost of construction or enlargement and determine what further fee, if any, is required. Upon making a determination that a further fee is required, the department shall notify the owner by certified mail of the amount of such fee within 15 days and shall notify the owner that he may appear within 60 days thereafter before an authorized representative of the department to protest the amount of the fee, in whole or in part, determined by the department to be required, and the sufficiency of the appraisal upon which such determination was based.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1 - New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6354.

6354. As soon as practicable the completed dam or reservoir shall be inspected by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1 - New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6355.

6355. A certificate of approval shall be issued upon a finding that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limitations prescribed in the certificate. Upon written request by an owner for a certificate of approval, the department shall issue the certificate if it finds that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limitations prescribed in the certificate. Pending issuance of a certificate of approval by the department, the owner of the dam or reservoir shall not, through action or inaction, cause the dam or reservoir to impound water.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1.5 - Certificates of Approval › Section 6357.

6357. Each certificate of approval issued by the department under this part may contain such terms and conditions as the department may prescribe.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1.5 - Certificates of Approval › Section 6357.1.

6357.1. The department may revoke any certificate of approval whenever it determines that the dam or reservoir constitutes a danger to life and property. Whenever it deems such action necessary to safeguard life and property, the department may also amend the terms and conditions of any such certificate by issuing a new certificate containing the revised terms and conditions.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1.5 - Certificates of Approval › Section 6357.2.

6357.2. The owner of a dam or reservoir for which a certificate of approval has been issued shall not, through action or inaction, cause the dam or reservoir to impound water after the certificate terminates unless a new certificate is issued for the dam or reservoir. A new certificate shall be issued upon a finding by the department that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limits prescribed in the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1.5 - Certificates of Approval › Section 6357.3.

6357.3. With respect to each certificate of approval or written consent for use of a dam which has been issued by the department or a predecessor of the department and which is in effect prior to the effective date of this article, the department shall, within one year from such effective date, issue a new certificate of approval, which shall supersede the previous certificate or written consent for use, or shall revoke the existing certificate or written consent for use if it finds that the dam or reservoir is not safe to impound water.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 1.5 - Certificates of Approval › Section 6357.4.

6357.4. Before any certificate of approval is revoked by the department, the department shall hold a hearing. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed, at least 20 days prior to the date set for the hearing, to the holder of the certificate. Any interested persons may appear at the hearing and present their views and objections to the proposed action. Any petition for a writ of mandate to inquire into the validity of action of the department revoking a certificate of approval shall be commenced within 30 days after service of notice of the revocation on the holder of the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 2 - Repaired or Altered Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6360.

6360. Immediately upon completion of the repair or alteration of any dam or reservoir, the owner shall give notice of completion to the department and as soon thereafter as possible shall file with it supplementary drawings or descriptive matter showing or describing the dam or reservoir as actually repaired or altered together with such maps, data, records, and information pertaining to the dam or reservoir as repaired or altered as the department requires.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 2 - Repaired or Altered Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6362.

6362. As soon as practicable the dam or reservoir as repaired or altered shall be inspected by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 2 - Repaired or Altered Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6363.

6363. A certificate of approval shall be issued upon a finding that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limitations prescribed in the certificate. Pending issuance of a new certificate of approval, the owner of the dam or reservoir shall not, through action or inaction, cause the dam or reservoir to impound water beyond the limitations prescribed in the existing certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 2 - Repaired or Altered Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6364.

6364. The certificate of approval shall supersede any previous certificate of approval issued for the dam or reservoir so repaired or altered.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 3 - Removal of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6370.

6370. Upon completion of the removal of a dam or reservoir such evidence as to the manner in which the work was performed and as to the conditions obtaining after the removal as the department requires shall be filed with the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 3 - Removal of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6371.

6371. This evidence shall show that a sufficient portion of the dam has been removed to permit the safe passage of floods down the watercourse across which the dam was located.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 3 - Removal of Dams and Reservoirs › Section 6372.

6372. Before final approval of the removal of a dam or reservoir is issued, the department shall inspect the work and determine that all danger to life and property has been eliminated.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 4 - Dams Completed Prior to August 1, 1929 › Section 6380.

6380. The department shall make inspections at State expense of all dams in the State completed prior to August 14, 1929.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 4 - Dams Completed Prior to August 1, 1929 › Section 6381.

6381. The department shall require owners to perform at their expense such work or tests as necessary to disclose information sufficient to enable the department to determine whether to issue certificates of approval or to issue orders directing further work at the owner’s expense necessary to safeguard life and property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 4 - Dams Completed Prior to August 1, 1929 › Section 6382.

6382. If, upon inspection or upon completion to the satisfaction of the department of all work that may be ordered, the department finds that the dam is safe to the full extent for which use is or will be made, a certificate of approval shall be issued.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 5 - Complaints as to Unsafe Conditions › Section 6390.

6390. Upon receipt of a written complaint alleging that the person or property of the complainant is endangered by the construction, maintenance, or operation of any dam or reservoir the department shall cause an inspection to be made unless the data, records, and inspection reports on file with it are found adequate to enable a determination whether or not the complaint is meritorious.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 5 - Complaints as to Unsafe Conditions › Section 6391.

6391. If the complainant insists upon an inspection and deposits with the department a sum estimated by it to be sufficient to cover costs of an inspection, the department shall cause an inspection to be made despite its finding as to the sufficiency of its records to determine the alleged danger.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 5 - Complaints as to Unsafe Conditions › Section 6392.

6392. If it is found that an unsafe condition exists, the department shall take such action as is necessary to render or cause the condition to be rendered safe and any money deposited to secure an inspection shall be returned.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 5 - Complaints as to Unsafe Conditions › Section 6393.

6393. If, after an inspection is made on account of a complaint, the complaint is found by the department to have been without merit, any money deposited therefor shall be payable into the State Treasury.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 6 - Inspection During Progress of Work › Section 6400.

6400. During the construction, enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of any dam or reservoir the department shall make continuous or periodical inspections at state expense for the purpose of securing conformity with the approved plans and specifications but shall require the owner to perform at his expense such work or tests as necessary to disclose information sufficient to enable the department to determine that conformity with the approved plans and specifications is being secured.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 6 - Inspection During Progress of Work › Section 6401.

6401. If, after any inspections, investigations, or examinations, or at any time as the work progresses, or at any time prior to issuance of a certificate of approval it is found by the department that amendments, modifications, or changes are necessary to insure safety, the department may order the owner to revise the plans and specifications.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 3 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › PART 1 - SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › CHAPTER 7 - Inspection and Approval › ARTICLE 6 - Inspection During Progress of Work › Section 6402.

6402. If conditions are revealed which will not permit the construction of a safe dam or reservoir the approval may be revoked.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)