Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§677 Limitation as to Quantity of Debris Washed Away
Title 33 › CHAPTER 14 — CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION › § 677
Summary
Hydraulic mines on tributaries must not let more debris wash away than the barriers or dams built to hold that debris can contain.
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Title 33, §677
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
At no time shall any more debris be permitted to be washed away from any hydraulic mine or mines situated on the tributaries of said rivers and the respective branches of each, worked under the provisions of this chapter, than can be impounded within the restraining works erected.
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33 U.S.C. § 677
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102