CHAPTER 7. Inspection and Approval [6350. - 6407.]

Chapter 7 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

§§ 6350–6407 · 32 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. New or Enlarged Dams and Reservoirs §§ 6350–6355 · 5 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 6351 In connection with the enlargement of a dam or reservoir, the supplementary drawings and descriptive matter need apply only to the new work.
   • § 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…
   • § 6354 As soon as practicable the completed dam or reservoir shall be inspected by the department.
   • § 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…
2. ARTICLE 1.5. Certificates of Approval §§ 6357–6357.4 · 5 sections

   • § 6357 Each certificate of approval issued by the department under this part may contain such terms and conditions as the department may prescribe.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
3. ARTICLE 2. Repaired or Altered Dams and Reservoirs §§ 6360–6364 · 4 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 6362 As soon as practicable the dam or reservoir as repaired or altered shall be inspected by the department.
   • § 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…
   • § 6364 The certificate of approval shall supersede any previous certificate of approval issued for the dam or reservoir so repaired or altered.
4. ARTICLE 3. Removal of Dams and Reservoirs §§ 6370–6372 · 3 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
5. ARTICLE 4. Dams Completed Prior to August 14, 1929 §§ 6380–6382 · 3 sections

   • § 6380 The department shall make inspections at State expense of all dams in the State completed prior to August 14, 1929.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
6. ARTICLE 5. Complaints as to Unsafe Conditions §§ 6390–6393 · 4 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
7. ARTICLE 6. Inspection During Progress of Work §§ 6400–6407 · 8 sections

   • § 6400 During the construction, enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of any dam or reservoir the department shall make continuous or periodical inspections at…
   • § 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…
   • § 6402 If conditions are revealed which will not permit the construction of a safe dam or reservoir the approval may be revoked.
   • § 6403 In the event that conditions imposed may be waived or made less burdensome without sacrificing a proper margin of safety, the department may authorize an owner…
   • § 6404 If at any time during construction, enlargement, repair, or alterations of any dam or reservoir the department finds that the work is not being done in…
   • § 6405 The notice and order shall state the particulars in which the approval and approved plans and specifications or the approval and approved plans and…
   • § 6406 The department may order that no further work be done until such compliance has been effected and approved by the department.
   • § 6407 A failure to comply with the approval and approved plans and specifications as originally approved or as revised shall render the approval subject to…