ARTICLE 4. Damage to Reclamation Works [50140. - 50142.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 4.
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Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50140. Section 50140.

Any person who cuts, injures, or destroys reclamation works in any district, is responsible for all damages occasioned thereby to such works.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50141. Section 50141.

An action for damages caused by cutting, injuring, or destroying reclamation works may be commenced in the superior court of any county in which the works are situated, in the names of the trustees of the district. If there is no board, the action may be brought in the name of any landowner in the district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50142. Section 50142.

Damages recovered in the action shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the action is brought, who shall credit the amount to the district.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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