Art. 1 Act on Hydraulic Engineering in the Canton of Graubünden (Hydraulic Engineering Act, KWBG) (Wasserbaugesetz, KWBG) - Purpose, Scope

1. This Act aims to protect people and significant property values from the harmful effects of water, particularly from floods, erosion, sediment deposition, and debris flows (flood protection).

2. Flood protection is achieved through spatial planning, maintenance of protective forests, hydraulic engineering, object protection, as well as alarm and emergency planning.

3. This Act applies to all surface public waters in the canton.

4. Surface waters are defined as permanently or temporarily water-bearing, flowing, or standing waters, provided they do not serve as artificial channels for water use or as drainage systems.

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