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"Nuisance" means anything which is injurious <br /> <br />to health, or is indecent or offensive to the <br />senses, or an obstruction to the free use of <br />property, so as to interfere with the comfor- <br />table enjoyment of life or property, or unlaw- <br />fully obstruct the free passage or use, in the <br />customary manner, of any lake, river, bay, streaml, <br />canal, basin, or watercourse, and affects at <br />the same time an entire community or neighborhood~ <br />or any considerable number of persons, although <br />the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted <br />upon individuals may be unequal, or occurs <br />during or as a result of treatment or disposal <br />of wastes. <br /> <br />"Obstruction" shall mean, but shall not be <br />limited to, any object or thing, consisting of <br />any material whatsoever, which object or thing <br />or accumulation of matter tends to obstruct, <br />hinder or impede the flow of water within a <br />watercourse, or tends to affect adversely the <br />hydraulic characteristics of any watercourse, <br />to such an extent as to create a hazard to life, <br />health or property, or to the beneficial use <br />of water of any watercourse by reduction or <br />impairment of water flow therein, or eminent <br />danger thereof or is offensive to the senses or <br />which tends to attract children, derelicts, <br />redents or other animals. <br /> <br />"Person" means as follows: any person; firm; <br />corporation; municipality; district; public <br />agency; county; the state or any department or <br />agency thereof; and the United States, to the <br />extent authorized by federal law. <br /> <br /> <br />