{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"22877","citation":"Wat. Code, § 22877","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11"},{"name":"PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [22075. - 22982.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts [22825. - 22970.35.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Flood Protection [22875. - 22879.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A district may do all things necessary to insure its canal system and the land from any damage by flood or overflow without holding an election to authorize the expenditure.</p>","text":"A district may do all things necessary to insure its canal system and the land from any damage by flood or overflow without holding an election to authorize the expenditure.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/flood-protection-22877","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}