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33 U.S.C. 677: Limitation as to quantity of debris washed awayText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 14-CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION
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§677. Limitation as to quantity of debris washed away

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.

( Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183, § 17 , 27 Stat. 509 .)