{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-236","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 236","heading":"","body":"The department, either independently or in cooperation with any person or any county, state, federal, or other agency, is authorized to collect hydrologic data necessary for river forecasting, to make forecasts of stream flow, to provide for flood warning, and to provide for communication necessary for the collection and dissemination of such information.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100. - 550.]","CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department [205. - 347.]","ARTICLE 2. Surveys, Investigations, and Distribution of Water [225. - 238.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"66b607c8bea8d8e32b5569eefab7188b53cf61747e639109b604662c58c83e0c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-235","next":"us-ca/wat-238"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}