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Typically, reclamation districts are run by elected board members who often own property or work on land in the districts. The costs of maintaining the levees are paid for by taxes that are placed on property owners. In times of emergency, reclamation districts will appeal to county, state, and
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has changed the land use of areas protected by the districts. Today fewer wetlands are being reclaimed, leaving districts primarily responsible for maintaining the existing systems used to keep the land within their jurisdiction dry. Since reclamation districts were formed with the purpose of
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American reclamation districts were established prior to 1900 when local land owners first started working to put new land into agricultural production. Much of the lands "reclaimed" by 19th century reclamation districts were natural
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reclaiming specific areas of land (hence their name), they are often defined by the extent of land they protect. Different sides of a river often will fall under the jurisdiction of different reclamation districts.
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