Dams Under Jurisdiction Of The State Of California As Provided By Chapter 766 Statutes Of 1929 As Amended

Author : California Department Of Wate Resources
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484025850
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Dams Within Jurisdiction of the State of California written by California Department Of Wate Resources and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dams Within Jurisdiction of the State of California: June 1993 On March 12, 1928, the sudden failure of St. Francis Dam in Southern California resulted in a major disaster. Because of this failure and because of the exposure to potential risk to the general populace from a number of water storage dams in California, the Legislature in 1929 enacted legislation providing for supervision over non-federal dams in the State. Before the enactment of this legislation, State supervision over dams was exercised by either the State Engineer or the State Railroad Commission. This supervision was limited in scope and extended to less than half of the dams in the State. The statute enacted in 1929 provided for (1) examination and approval or repair of dams completed prior to the effective date of the statute, August 14, 1929: (2) approval of plans and specifications, and supervision of construction of new dams, and of the enlargement, alteration, repair, or removal of existing dams; and (3) supervision over maintenance and operation of all dams of jurisdictional size. Dams under jurisdiction are artificial barriers, together with appurtenant works, which are 25 feet or more in height or have an impounding capacity of 50 acre-feet or more. Any artificial barrier not in excess of 6 feet in height, regardless of storage capacity, or that has a storage capacity not in excess of 15 acre-feet, regardless of height, is not considered jurisdictional. In 1963, the failure of the Baldwin Hills Dam, in Southern California, caused the Legislature to amend the Water Code to include within State jurisdiction, both new and existing off stream storage facilities. The statutes governing dam safety in California, Division 3 of the Water Code, place the supervision of the safety of non federal dams and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Department of Water Resources' Division of Safety of Dams. In administering Division 3 of the Water Code, the Department must comply with provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970. In compliance with that Act, all formal approval and revocation actions must be preceded by appropriate environmental documentation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.