text: All expenses incurred in levying the assessment shall be borne by the district concerned. Unless the expenses are paid within 60 days from the time when a demand for them is made, they shall be collected by an action commenced by the district attorney of the county whose board of supervisors prepared the assessment roll.

article: 1. Assessment and Levy by County


kind: section

code: WAT

text: In case of the neglect or refusal of the collector of any district to perform the duties imposed upon him, the tax collector of the office county shall perform his duties and be accountable therefor upon his official bond.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

division: 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

chapter: 7. Assessment and Collection by County

article: 2. Collection by County

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text: When any county tax collector collects any assessments for any district, he shall pay the proceeds to the county treasurer of the office county.

article: 2. Collection by County


text: As to money collected by the county tax collector and paid to the county treasurer, the county treasurer shall perform the duties ordinarily imposed on the treasurer of a district and be accountable therefor upon his official bond.

article: 2. Collection by County


text: The county treasurer shall place the money of the district in a special fund to the credit of the district and shall disburse it to the proper persons for the purposes for which the assessments raising it were levied.

article: 2. Collection by County


text: The county treasurer shall not pay any part of the money to the treasurer of the district until the county treasurer is satisfied that all of the valid obligations for which the assessments were levied and for which payment has been demanded have been paid.

article: 2. Collection by County


text: The district attorney of each office county shall ascertain each year whether the duties relating to the levying and collection of assessments in districts have been performed or not, and if he learns that the board or any official of any district has neglected or refused to perform any of these duties, he shall notify the board of supervisors or the county official required to perform the duty in the circumstances.

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text: Unless the board of supervisors or county official proceeds to perform the duties he has been notified to perform within 30 days after the receipt of notice, the district attorney shall take action in court to compel performance.

article: 3. Supervision by District Attorney and Attorney General


text: The district attorney shall give notice to other officials and take any action necessary to secure the performance in their proper sequence of subsequent duties relating to the levying and collection of assessments.


text: For the enforcement of the levying and collection of any assessment required to be levied and collected for the payment of any debt incurred, when complaint is made to the Attorney General that the district attorney of any county has not performed any duty devolving upon him by the provisions of this article or is not proceeding with due diligence or in the proper manner in the performance of the duty, the Attorney General shall make an investigation. If he finds the charge to be true, the Attorney General shall take any action necessary to enforce the performance of the duties relating to the levying and collection of assessments.


text: The procedure provided by this chapter shall be optional with any district electing as herein provided to proceed hereinunder and shall be an alternate procedure to that set forth in Chapters 1 to 7, inclusive, of this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 35.)

article: 1. General Provisions

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text: At its option, the board of directors of a district may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dispense with either the office of assessor or both the offices of assessor and collector of the district, and to transfer the duties of either the assessor or of both such officers to the assessor or to the assessor and tax collector of the county or counties in which the lands within such districts are located. Such resolution shall specify whether, under the proposed procedure, lands subject to sale for unpaid assessments shall be sold to the district or be declared tax-defaulted for nonpayment of the taxes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 27.)

chapter: 8. Alternative Procedure for Assessment and Collection by County

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) At its option, the board of directors of the Madera Irrigation District may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dispense with either the office of the assessor or the office of the collector of the district. Such resolution shall specify either or both of the following:

(1) The county assessor is to assess all lands in the district in accordance with Section 401 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of March of that year, and the assessor is to deliver a roll of all such assessments to the clerk of the district.

(2) The county collector is to collect the district’s annual assessment levy in the manner prescribed in Article 3 (commencing with Section 26650) of this chapter.

(b) Such resolution shall specify whether, under the proposed procedure, lands subject to sale for unpaid assessments shall be sold to the district or sold to the state.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 944.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Certified copies of such resolution shall be served on the clerk of the board of supervisors and on the auditor, assessor and collector of the county or counties in which the lands within the district are located and shall be filed with the State Board of Equalization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 63.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Within 30 days of the receipt of such resolution, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution advising the district of the charges to be made for the services to be performed by the county. If the board of directors elects to accept the terms offered by the county, it shall adopt a resolution reciting its acceptance, dispensing with the office of district assessor or with both the offices of district assessor and district collector, and transferring their duties to the assessor or to the assessor and tax collector of the county or counties in which the lands within the district are located. Such resolution shall specify whether, under the agreed upon procedure, lands subject to sale for unpaid assessments shall be sold to the district or be declared tax-defaulted for the nonpayment of those assessments.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 28.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The acceptance of the county’s terms by the district as evidenced by the board’s resolution shall constitute a contract between the county and the district which shall become effective on the last Friday of December next following its adoption and which shall continue for a term of four years from its effective date. The contract shall be automatically renewed for successive four-year terms unless terminated by either the district or the county by the adoption of a resolution and its service on either the clerk of the board of supervisors by the district, or on the secretary of the district by the county, at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the then current term of the contract.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The district shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code. The statement and map or plat shall also set forth the boundaries of any portion of the district in which a rate of taxation is to be levied which is different from the rate to be levied in any other portion of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 955.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The board of supervisors may require in the contract that upon the effective date of the contract, the district officers shall continue to perform all the duties relative to the collection of district assessments, including delinquent assessments, levied prior to the effective date of the contract, the enforcement of their payment, and the sale of property for nonpayment and redemption from sale pursuant to the laws in force in the district at such effective date.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 955.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Upon termination of the contract, the board of directors of the district shall appoint an assessor, or both an assessor and collector, who shall serve until the election of their successor at the next general district election.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1938.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: After termination of the contract, the county officers shall continue with the collection of district assessments on the county rolls and with the redemption or deeding of property subject to delinquent district assessments on county rolls until all such assessments have been collected or all such property has been either redeemed or tax-defaulted for unpaid assessments.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 29.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The applicable part of the county assessment rolls as made by the county assessor and equalized or corrected by the board of supervisors or the State Board of Equalization shall be the basis for levying the district’s assessments; provided, that in any case where the board of directors of a district has, prior to November 8, 1967, adopted a formal resolution or entered into a written agreement with an owner of land within the district providing a different basis for levying the district’s assessments against the land of such owner, such resolution or agreement shall be the basis for levying the district’s assessments.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 618.)

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization

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text: If in the Madera Irrigation District, the county assessment roll reflects assessed value based on the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act), (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code) for any parcel, then, upon the request of the Madera Irrigation District, such parcel shall also be assessed by the county assessor pursuant to Section 401 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The assessed value for such parcel thus determined shall be entered on a supplemental assessment roll for district assessment purposes only and shall be used by the assessor for district assessments. The Madera Irrigation District shall reimburse the county for any increased cost incurred in making such additional assessment.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: On or before the first Monday of March of each year, the board of directors of the district shall cause to be filed with the county auditor a description of the exterior boundaries of any portion of the district in which a rate of assessment is to be levied which is different from the rate to be levied in any other portion of the district.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Annually, on or before the third Monday in August, the county auditor shall transmit to the directors of the district a written statement showing separately the total value of all lands within the district subject to assessment and the total value of all such lands in any portion of the district within which a different rate of assessment is to be levied. The values so reported shall be those obtained from the assessment books of the county as last equalized and corrected together with an estimate of the values of the lands within the district subject to assessment by the State Board of Equalization.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Where the district has not elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the county assessor shall furnish the district a duplicate of the applicable portions of the county’s assessment rolls at the time of transmittal of the statement of values required by Section 26627 and, upon receipt, a duplicate statement of the assessed values of all lands within the district subject to assessment by the State Board of Equalization. The rolls and statement so delivered shall for all purposes become the assessment rolls of the district.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Within 15 days after receipt of the statement of values and duplicate rolls, the district’s board of directors shall levy an annual assessment upon the land within the district in the same manner as provided in Chapters 2 and 3 of this part.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Where the district has not elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the secretary shall compute and enter in a separate column of the assessment roll the respective sums to be paid as an annual district assessment on the land listed and deliver the completed assessment roll to the collector before the first day of November.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Upon receiving the roll from the secretary, the collector shall proceed with the collection of the assessment in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of this part, and such provisions shall apply to all proceedings for the enforcement of the collection of the assessment or the sale of the property as when property is assessed as provided in Chapters 2 and 3 of this part.

article: 2. Assessment and Equalization


text: Where the district has elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the delivery of duplicate assessment rolls shall not be required, but the county auditor shall furnish to the directors the statement of assessed values as provided in Section 26627.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1480.)

article: 3. Collection

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text: Annually before September 1st, the district’s directors shall levy an annual assessment upon the lands within the district for all district purposes in the manner provided in Chapter 2 of this part, and fix the rate of assessment as provided in Chapter 3, and shall thereupon transmit to the county auditor a statement of the rates fixed. The rate shall be sufficient to recover the expense of collection in addition to other amounts required by law. If different portions of the district require different rates of assessment the statement shall include the applicable rates for such portions. The rate shall be designated in the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), using as a basis the value of the land as assessed and equalized. The statement shall include the amount of any charges which may be added to the assessment pursuant to this division and a description of the property to which the charge applies as such property is described upon the county rolls.

article: 3. Collection


text: The county auditor shall compute and enter in the assessment book the district assessment on all lands assessed as being in the district using the rates fixed by the district’s board of directors and the assessed value of the lands in the assessment book at the time and in the manner he computes and enters county taxes.

article: 3. Collection


text: The assessment so levied shall be collected at the time and in the manner of county taxes and paid into the county treasury. The net amount of the taxes, after the deduction of the county’s compensation for the services of its treasurer, assessor and tax collector shall be paid to the district by warrant of the county auditor.

article: 3. Collection


text: The compensation paid to the county for assessing or collecting assessments for a district shall be that fixed by agreement between the board of supervisors and the district’s board of directors.

article: 3. Collection


text: Unpaid district assessments are delinquent on the same hour and day that county taxes are delinquent and the lands subject thereto shall either be sold to the district or be declared tax-defaulted in the manner, at the time, and upon the penalties of default of property for nonpayment of county taxes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 30.)

article: 3. Collection


text: Lands sold for delinquent district assessments may be redeemed within five years from date of sale in the same manner as the redemption of property after sale for nonpayment of county taxes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1346.)

article: 3. Collection


text: The county auditor shall apportion to the district the money paid for redemption in the manner provided by Division 1, Part 8, Chapter 1(c) of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

article: 3. Collection


text: Lands sold to the district remaining unredeemed after five years have elapsed from the date of their sale for delinquent district assessments shall be deeded to the district by the county tax collector. The deed shall be substantially in the form provided for collector’s deeds by Section 26276 of the Water Code and shall have the same effect and be recorded in the same manner as irrigation district’s collector’s deeds under the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of Chapter 6 of this part. Land which has been declared to be tax-defaulted remaining unredeemed after five years have elapsed from the date of the tax-default for delinquent district assessments shall become subject to the tax collector’s power of sale pursuant to Section 3691 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 31.)

article: 3. Collection


text: As used in this chapter, “public agency” means any city or district, other than an irrigation district, authorized to distribute water, which is in whole or in part included within the exterior boundaries of an irrigation district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 603.)

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text:
Any district may enter into a contract with any public agency which provides in effect as follows:

1. The public agency shall:

a. Collect for the district assessments levied by the district against all or part of the lands within the district and shall collect such assessments and pay the amount thereof over to the district at such times and in the manner agreed upon between the district and the public agency; or, in the alternative,

b. Pay to the district in lieu of assessments by the district upon all or any part of the lands within the district a sum of money which shall not be less than the total amount of assessments which would have been levied by the district against those lands in the absence of such contract calculated upon the same basis as assessments made upon an acreage basis against other land in the district receiving gravity water service. Such payment shall be made at such time and in the manner agreed upon between the district and the public agency.

2. If the contract provides for the payment of a water charge in addition to the assessment upon district lands, then in determining the sum of money which may be paid to the district in lieu of assessments by the district under paragraph b of subdivision 1, the district may determine that a lesser rate of assessment or no assessment would be appropriate upon lands covered by the contract and, if such determination is made, may so provide in the contract and adjust or eliminate the assessment.

3. The district shall make available to the public agency each year for distribution and use upon the lands within the district covered by the contract, such a quantity of water as may be agreed upon by the district and the public agency.

4. The owner of lands within the district covered by such a contract shall each year be entitled to receive and use from the water so made available by the district to the public agency, or from other water available to the public agency, an amount of water sufficient to supply his reasonable and beneficial needs, limited however to his proportionate share of such water made available by the district based upon the ratio which the number of acres owned by him bears to the total number of acres within the district receiving a surface supply of water from the district and the public agency.

5. The public agency may charge such rates as it may determine for the service of water to any lands covered by the contract unless such rates are limited by agreement between the district and the public agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 559.)

chapter: 9. Collection, Payment in Lieu of Assessment and Distribution of Water by Public Agencies


text: The water made available by the district to the public agency may be used upon the lands covered by such contract for such irrigation, municipal, domestic or other uses as the district and the public agency may agree upon.


text: Upon the execution of such contract and so long as the contract remains in force and effect, the district shall be relieved of any further obligation to furnish water for use on the lands covered by the contract.


text: Nothing in this chapter authorizes the sale or transfer of any water right nor shall the agreement authorized in Section 26671 be construed or deemed to constitute the sale or transfer of a water right.


text: No right in any water or water right owned by the district or the public agency shall be acquired or lost by the use permitted by this chapter.


text: Except as otherwise provided herein the contract between the district and the public agency may include such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the district and the public agency.


text: The provisions of this chapter shall supersede all provisions of this code inconsistent herewith.


text:
Land which is not a part of the district, whether or not contiguous to it, may be included within the district.

If such land is not capable of being served water at the time of inclusion, the board may exempt the included parcel from the imposition of district assessments, in whole or in part, until such time as a water supply is available for service to such land.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 817.)

chapter: 2. Inclusion

article: 1. Petition and Notice

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text: The following acts are hereby repealed: Yr. Ch.Pg. Yr.Ch. Pg.1854 : 57 : 761893:211 : 2951860 :220 : 1821897:189 : 2541863–4 : 89 : 871903: 5 : 31863–4 :174 : 1671907:298 : 5691865–6 :470 : 6091915: 1 : 11865–6 :556 : 7771917:160 : 2431867–8 :135 : 1121917:591 : 9051871–2 :634 : 9451919:356 : 7511873–4 :214 : 3121919:370 : 7781875–6 :110 : 791921:600 :10181875–6 :347 : 4861923:225 : 4491875–6 :396 : 5471927:748 :14151875–6 :491 : 7311929: 64 : 1361877–8 :300 : 3741931: 53 : 461877–8 :306 : 3871933: 75 : 5131877–8 :345 : 4681937: 24 : 921877–8 :526 : 8201941:466 :17651887 : 34 : 29

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

part: 12. REPEALS

article: 1. Petition and Notice

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text:
The following acts are hereby repealed: Yr. Ch. Pg. 1917: 606: 936 1933: 994: 2557 1935: 833: 2250

Notwithstanding the repeal of said acts the provisions thereof as codified in this division shall continue to apply to the Palo Verde Irrigation District.

article: 1. Petition and Notice


text: The repeals effected by this part shall not be construed to deprive any district or any person or other entity of any substantial right which would have existed or hereafter exist had such repeals not been effected.

article: 1. Petition and Notice


text: This division shall be known and may be cited as the County Water District Law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

division: 12. COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS

chapter: 1. Short Title

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text: Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.

chapter: 2. Definitions

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text: The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.


text: “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.


text: “District” means a county water district formed under the provisions of the County Water District Act or this division.


text: “Board” means the board of directors of a district.


text: “Land” except in Chapter 2 of Part 8 means land in the district or proposed district involved.


text: “President” means the president of the board.


text: “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.


text: “Assessee” means the person to whom property is assessed.


text: “General district election” means the election required to be held in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.


text: “Special water district election” means any district election other than a general district election.


text: “Elector,” “voter,” and “precinct board” have respectively the same meaning as defined in the Elections Code, but an “elector” or “voter” shall also be a resident of the district or proposed district involved.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 233. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text: “Holder of title” includes a holder of evidence of title.


text: “Property” embraces all real and personal property.


text: “Works” includes water works, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, water sheds, machinery, wells, pumps, dams, storage tanks, tunnels, hydrants, meters, works and facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage, waste and storm waters, fire protection works and facilities, other appliances and their appurtenances.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1295.)


text: “Conduit” includes canals, channels, pipes, ditches, and flumes.


text: “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair.


text: “Street” includes road, alley, avenue, highway, and public way.


text: Nothing in this division shall be so construed as repealing or in anywise modifying any other law relating to water or the supply of water to or the acquisition thereof by counties or municipalities.

chapter: 3. General Provisions

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text: All land which is now privately owned and situate within the exterior boundaries of any district, but which was public land of the United States or of this State at the time of the formation of the district and has not heretofore been added to the district is hereby added to the district. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that all of the land is and will be benefited by the formation, existence and operation of the district.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 270.)


text: Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice need be published on only one day of each week and for only the same number of times as the number of weeks designated.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 276.)


text: Wherever in this division a reference is made to the county in which a district is situated or to any of the officers thereof, such reference, with respect to a district located in more than one county, shall be deemed to be to the county in which the greater portion of the district is located or to the officers of such county.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 991.)


text:
The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a county water district, of all or any part of the corporate area of any public corporation or public agency, shall not destroy the identity or legal existence or impair the powers of any such public corporation or public agency, notwithstanding the identity of purpose, or substantial identity of purpose, of such county water district.

No public corporation or public agency having identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose shall be formed partly or entirely within a county water district existing under the provisions of this code without the consent of such county water district. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any city from annexing territory within a county water district without the consent of such county water district.

All county water districts heretofore formed partly or entirely within another county water district previously existing under the provisions of this code, with or without the consent of such previously existing county water district and for a purpose not then actually exercised, or to provide a service not then provided by said previously existing county water district, are hereby declared to be valid and legally existing districts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 934.)


text: An action to determine the validity of an assessment, or of warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to this division may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 764.)


text: Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)


text: The people of a county or two or more contiguous counties or of a portion of such county or counties, whether the portion includes unincorporated territory or not, may form a county water district pursuant to this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 991.)

chapter: 1. Petition for Formation

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text: The petition for formation shall describe the proposed boundaries of the proposed district and shall pray that it be incorporated into a district.


text: The petition shall be signed by voters equal in number to at least 10 percent of the voters registered within the boundaries of the proposed district 30 days prior to the date the petition is filed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1233.)


text: But, if one or more municipal corporations or part thereof is included in the proposed district, the petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of each municipal corporation or part thereof and of the unincorporated territory included in the proposed district voting at the election.


text: The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments.


text:
The petition for the formation of a county water district to include all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, may be signed by either:

(a) The number of voters required by Section 30202, or

(b) Ten percent of the owners of land within the proposed district.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to the formation of a county water district in all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County.

The special provisions are necessary because in the Pleasant Valley area in Ventura County much of the land is owned by persons living in the near-by communities of Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo, and other near-by towns and many of the persons residing on the land are not the owners of the land and the owners wish to form a county water district. The owners will be the ones primarily concerned with such a district and the ones who will be supporting such a district and not the resident nonowners.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1287.)


text: The county elections official of the county containing the proposed district shall publish a notice of a hearing on the formation petition once a week for at least two weeks before the time when the petition is to be presented and considered in at least one, but not to exceed three, newspapers printed and published in the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 158. Effective January 1, 2003.)

chapter: 2. Notice of Hearing on Formation

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text:
The notice of the hearing on the formation petition shall contain all of the following:

(a) The text of the petition, which need be set forth only once even though contained upon more than one instrument.

(b) The number of signers of the petition.

(c) At least five of the names attached to the petition.

(d) The time of the meeting of the board of supervisors at which the petition will be presented and considered.

(e) A statement that all persons interested may then appear and be heard.


text: No defect in the contents of the petition, the title to or form of the notice, signatures, or lack of signatures thereto shall vitiate the proceedings if the petition has a sufficient number of qualified signatures attached thereto.


text: The formation petition shall be presented and considered at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is situated.

chapter: 3. Hearing on Formation

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text: At the time stated in the notice of the hearing on the formation petition for its consideration the board of supervisors shall hear the petition and those appearing thereon together with any written protests filed with the clerk of the board prior to the hearing by or on behalf of owners of taxable property situated within the proposed district.


text: The board of supervisors may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all.


text: Upon the hearing of the petition the board of supervisors shall determine whether or not the petition complies with this part and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition thereto. The determination shall be entered upon the minutes of the board of supervisors.


text:
On the final hearing the board of supervisors shall make changes in the proposed boundaries of the proposed district as may be deemed advisable and shall describe the boundaries of the proposed district. In doing this:

(a) No land included in the proposed district in the petition which will be benefited by the proposed district shall be excluded.

(b) No land which will not in the judgment of the board be benefited by the district shall be included.

(c) Upon the application of any person whose land was not included in the petition but whose land will be benefited by the proposed district, the land may in the discretion of the board be included.


text: If the board of supervisors at its final hearing determines and finds, for good cause on reasons specified in writing, from the evidence taken at the hearing that the proposed district as its boundaries are described in the petition or as changed by the board is not in the public interest, it may dismiss the petition and terminate the proceedings, but if the board determines and finds that the proposed district is in the public interest it shall call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district shall be organized.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1343.)


text: A finding of the board of supervisors in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and notice shall be conclusive against all persons except the State upon suit by the Attorney General commenced within one year after the order of the board of supervisors declaring the district formed.


text: If it determines that an election should be held, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it shall be formed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1343.)

chapter: 4. Election on Formation

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text: The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the final hearing on the formation petition.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)


text:
The notice of the formation election shall contain:

(a) The date of the election.

(b) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district.

(c) The name of the proposed district, which name shall contain the words “County Water District.”

(d) A statement that the first directors will be elected at that election, who will take office if the district is formed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 284.)


text: The county clerk shall publish the notice once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election in at least one, but not to exceed three, newspapers printed and published in the county.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)


text:
Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.

The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation.

The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.

The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)


text:
The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.

Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.


text:
If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.

In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:

(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.

(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.


text:
The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.

The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:

(a) The complete text of the proposition.

(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.

(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.

(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.

The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 234. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text:
At the formation election:

(a) The measure “Shall the proposition to form _______ County Water District under the County Water District Law be adopted?” shall be submitted.

(b) The first directors for the proposed district shall be elected.


text: The election thereupon shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided by law in respect to general water district elections so far as applicable except as in this chapter otherwise provided and except that directors shall be nominated and voted for as nearly as may be as provided in Part 4 of this division.


text: The vote shall be canvassed by the board of supervisors at the next regular meeting which is five or more days after the election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 747.)


text: In case less than a majority of the votes cast in each municipal corporation or part thereof or in the unincorporated territory included in the proposed district are in favor of the measure, the formation fails but without prejudice to renewing proceedings at any time in the future.


text: If a majority of the votes cast at the election in each municipal corporation or part thereof and in the unincorporated territory included in the proposed district is in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall by an order entered on its minutes declare the territory formed as a district under the name designated for it.

chapter: 5. Establishment of District

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text: The county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated a certificate stating that the formation of the district was approved by the voters.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)


text:
The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization a certificate listing all of the following:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) The date of the order declaring the district formed.

(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a map or plat indicating the boundaries established for the district as required by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the county clerk may cause a copy of the order to be filed in lieu of the certificate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text: The district shall have been duly incorporated upon the filing of the certificate or a copy of the order declaring the district formed with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text: From and after the date of the filing with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization, the district named in the filing is incorporated as a county water district with all the rights, privileges, and powers set forth in this division and necessarily incident to this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text: No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen shall invalidate the incorporation of any county water district.


text: Any proceeding wherein the validity of the incorporation of a district is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of the certificate of incorporation; otherwise the incorporation and legal existence of the district and all proceedings in respect thereto shall be incontestable.


text: Each district shall have a board of five directors each of whom, whether elected or appointed, shall be a voter of the district.

chapter: 1. Officers and Employees Generally

article: 1. Directors

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text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 30500, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single county water district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.

(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.

(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.

(d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 172, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Notwithstanding Section 30500, the Board of Directors of the Sawyers Bar County Water District shall adopt a resolution ordering the reduction in the number of directors from five to three if, at least 85 days before a general district election, the board receives a petition that requests that reduction and a majority of the voters in the district has signed that petition.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 176, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2002.)

article: 1. Directors


text: The directors first elected upon the formation of the district shall hold office pursuant to Section 10505 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 235. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Directors


text: The term of office of each director other than directors first elected or directors appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be four years.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1565.)

article: 1. Directors


text: If a person elected fails to qualify, the office shall be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office.

article: 1. Directors


text: All vacancies occurring in the office of director shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Each director elected or appointed shall hold office until his successor qualifies.

article: 1. Directors


text: Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2006.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Each director of the Contra Costa Water District shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board and for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of 10 days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2006.)

article: 1. Directors


text: If a director’s place of residence, as defined in Section 244 of the Government Code, is moved outside district boundaries or outside the boundaries of that director’s division where elected from a division, and if within 180 days of the move or of the effective date of this section the director fails to reestablish a place of residence within the district or within the director’s division, it shall be presumed that a permanent change of residence has occurred and that a vacancy exists on the board of directors pursuant to Section 1770 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 571, Sec. 1.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Before entering upon the duties of his office each director shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it with the secretary.

article: 1. Directors


text: The oath of office may be taken before the secretary, any member of the board of directors, or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.

article: 1. Directors


text:
In a county water district formed to include all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, each member of the board of directors, whether elected or appointed, shall be either a voter of the district or an owner of land within the district.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to the board of directors of a county water district formed in all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County. These special provisions are necessary for reasons similar to those expressed in Section 30205.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1287.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Notwithstanding Section 30500 or any other provision of this division, each member of the board of directors of the Canebrake County Water District in San Diego County, whether elected or appointed, shall be either a voter of the district or an owner of land within the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 179.)

article: 1. Directors


text: If, on or before July 1, 1977, a district has assumed the responsibilities, rights, duties, assets, liabilities, and obligations of a sanitary district, the board may, and from time to time thereafter may, increase the number of directors to serve thereon to seven, nine or eleven. The additional directors shall be elected at the next general district election or at a special election called for that purpose. One-half of the additional directors shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors at the first succeeding general district election, and the other one-half of the additional directors shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors at the second succeeding general district election. The additional directors shall classify themselves by lot to determine their initial terms of office. Thereafter, they shall hold office for the term provided in Section 30502.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 939, Sec. 24. Effective September 28, 1994. Operative January 1, 1995, by Sec. 29 of Ch. 939.)

article: 1. Directors


text:
(a) If the Orange County local agency formation commission orders the reorganization of the Capistrano Beach County Water District and the Capistrano Beach Sanitary District into a single district, the board of directors of the reorganized district shall, notwithstanding Section 30500 or any other provision of law, initially consist of 10 members, who shall be the combined boards of directors of the two districts as of the effective date of the reorganization.

(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the reorganized district whose terms first expire following the effective date of the reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced to seven members. Upon the expiration of the succeeding terms of the members of the board of directors of the reorganized district, the total number of members of the board of directors shall be reduced to five members.

(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the reorganized district at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 939, Sec. 25. Effective September 28, 1994. Operative January 1, 1995, by Sec. 29 of Ch. 939.)

article: 1. Directors


text: Within 30 days after the election of the first directors and thereafter within 30 days after taking office pursuant to Section 10554 of the Elections Code the directors shall meet and shall elect one of their number president and may elect one of their number vice president.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 236. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 2. The Board

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text:
The board shall:

(a) Provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings.

(b) Provide for the manner of calling special meetings.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 299.)

article: 2. The Board


text: At its organization meeting the board may transact any business of the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

article: 2. The Board


text: The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.

article: 2. The Board


text: A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

article: 2. The Board


text: No ordinance, resolution, or motion shall be passed or become effective without the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the members of the board.

article: 2. The Board


text: A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2006.)

article: 2. The Board


text: Except where action is taken by the unanimous vote of all directors present and voting, the ayes and noes shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, or motions and entered upon the minutes of the board.

article: 2. The Board


text: The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the board shall be: “Be it ordained by the board of directors of __________ County Water District as follows:”

article: 2. The Board


text: All ordinances shall be signed by the president and attested by the secretary.

article: 2. The Board


text: All legislative sessions of the board shall be public.

article: 2. The Board


text: The board shall establish rules for its proceedings.

article: 2. The Board


text:
(a) The board shall, at its first meeting or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint by a majority vote a general manager and a secretary.

(b) The board shall also, by majority vote, do either of the following:

(1) Appoint an auditor or treasurer to carry out the duties required by Section 30582 and other duties required by the board.

(2) Retain an auditor as an independent contractor, other than the auditor or treasurer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), to conduct an annual audit of the district’s books, records, and financial affairs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 906, Sec. 15. Effective October 8, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 24 of Ch. 906.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees

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text: A director shall not be the general manager, secretary, treasurer, or auditor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 4.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: The general manager, secretary, treasurer, and auditor shall each receive the compensation determined by the board and shall serve at its pleasure.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 5.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: The same person may serve as general manager and secretary, secretary and auditor, or secretary and treasurer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 6.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: The board may at any time appoint or employ and prescribe the authorities and duties of other officers, employees, attorneys, and engineers necessary or convenient for the business of the district, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: The general manager, secretary, auditor, treasurer, and other employees or assistants of the district, as required by the board, shall each give a bond to the district conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties as the board may provide.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 7.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: Any regular employee of a district who is a deputy sheriff, or who has successfully completed the peace officer training course described in subdivision (a) of Section 832 of the Penal Code, and is designated by appropriate resolution of the board, has the authority to issue citations in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code for violations of laws of the state and ordinances of a city, a county, or the district, respecting trespass upon, damage to, interference with, or contamination of, any water, watercourse, land, structure, or facility owned, used, or controlled by the district for any purpose.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 532, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text:
(a) A district may employ a suitable security force. The employees of the district that are designated by the general manager as security officers shall have the authority and powers conferred by Section 830.34 of the Penal Code upon peace officers. The district shall adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace officers established by the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code.

(b) Every security officer employed by a district shall conform to the standards for peace officers of the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. Any officer who fails to conform to those standards shall not have the powers of a peace officer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 853, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 3. Other Officers and Employees


text: The board is the governing body of the district.

chapter: 2. Board and Officer Activities

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text: The powers of districts enumerated in this division shall, except as therein otherwise provided, be exercised by the board.


text: Each member of the board, or the secretary, may administer oaths and affirmations in connection with the taking of testimony at any hearing, investigation, or other matter pending before the board.


text:
The president shall:

(a) Sign all contracts on behalf of the district.

(b) Perform other duties imposed by the board.


text:
The secretary shall:

(a) Countersign all contracts on behalf of the district.

(b) Perform other duties imposed by the board.


text: Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 30578 and subdivision (a) of Section 30579, the board may alternatively authorize, subject to such limitations and conditions as it may determine, the execution of contracts on behalf of the district by another officer or officers of the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 241.)


text:
The general manager shall:

(a) Have full charge and control of the maintenance, operation, and construction of the water works or water-works system of the district.

(b) Have full power and authority to employ and discharge all employees and assistants at pleasure.

(c) Prescribe the duties of employees and assistants.

(d) Fix and alter the compensation of employees and assistants subject to approval by the board.


text:
The general manager shall also:

(a) Perform other duties imposed by the board.

(b) Report to the board in accordance with the rules and regulations as it adopts.


text: If the board appoints an auditor or treasurer pursuant to Section 30540, the auditor or treasurer shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting that shall completely and at all times show the financial condition of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 8.)


text:
The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) The date of formation.

(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.

If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate. If the certificate filed with the Secretary of State stating that the formation of the district was approved by the voters contains all of the information required by this section, no further certificate need be filed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)


text:
The provisions of the Elections Code relating to the qualifications of electors, so far as they may be applicable, shall govern all water district elections except:

(a) To the extent that the provisions of the Elections Code pertaining to the qualification of voters at local elections are inconsistent with the provisions of that code pertaining to general elections, the provisions of the Elections Code pertaining to local elections shall control.

(b) This division shall control over any inconsistent provision of the Elections Code except the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 237. Effective January 1, 1995.)

chapter: 1. Elections Generally

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text:
Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision of the law, in the Pleasant Valley County Water District every owner of land within the district, but no others, may vote at the election for directors or otherwise. Such owners need not be residents of the district in order to qualify as voters. Each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral rights therein, to which he had title. The last equalized county assessment roll is conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value of the real property so owned. Upon request by the county clerk, the county assessor shall provide within 45 days a certified list of every owner of real property within the district and the assessed value of the land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral rights therein, owned by the voter in the district. Where the land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of such land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of such land for purposes of qualifying as a voter.

The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning real property may vote on behalf of such corporation or estate. As used in this section, legal representative means an official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property who:

(a) Is appointed under the laws of the state.

(b) Is entitled to possession of the estate in real property.

(c) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege or immunity which he seeks to exercise. Before a legal representative votes at a district election he shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.

Every voter, or his legal representative may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his proxy, but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The appointment of a proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to a county water district heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County. These special provisions are necessary for reasons similar to those expressed in Section 30205.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 728.)


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision of the law, qualified voters at elections for directors or otherwise in the Sierra Lakes County Water District shall be (1) voters who are residents of the district, and (2) every owner of real property within the district, who is not a resident of the district.

(b) The last equalized county assessment roll shall be conclusive evidence of ownership of the real property so owned. Where land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of the land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of the land for purposes of qualifying as a voter.

(c) The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning real property may vote on behalf of the corporation or estate. As used in this section, legal representative means an official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property who:(1) Is appointed under the laws of this state.(2) Is entitled to the possession of the estate’s real property.(3) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege, or immunity which he or she seeks to exercise.Before a legal representative votes at a district election, he or she shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his or her authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.

(d) Every voter, or his or her legal representative, may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his or her proxy, but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The appointment of a proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005. Elections shall be conducted pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 35106) of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of Division 13.

(e) This section shall not affect incumbent directors of the district, but in the event of a vacancy or upon the expiration of each present term, each director, upon taking office or commencing a new term, shall be a voter as defined in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1652, Sec. 1.)


text:
The board may, if it deems it to be for the best interest of the district, by resolution submit to the voters at any district election the question whether the directors shall be elected by divisions or from divisions.

The term “by divisions,” as used in this article, means election of the directors by voters of the division alone. The term “from divisions,” as used in this article, means election of directors who are residents of the division from which they are elected by the voters of the entire district.

The board of any district which is electing directors by divisions on the effective date of the amendment of this section at the 1971 Regular Session of the Legislature shall determine by ordinance, subject to referendum as provided in Section 30831, whether directors shall be elected by divisions or from divisions. The board shall thereupon comply with the requirements of Section 30733 or Section 30734, whichever is applicable, in the same manner as if the question of whether the directors shall be elected by divisions or from divisions had been submitted to and approved by the voters of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 173.)

chapter: 2. Election of Directors

article: 1. Creation of Divisions

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text: If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notices required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at any district election, other than a general district election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Creation of Divisions


text:
If the question submitted to the voters of the district pursuant to this article provides for the election of directors by divisions and is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question, then:

(a) The board shall promptly by resolution divide the district into five divisions as nearly equal in population as practicable and assign a number to each division.

(b) The board shall, not less than 85 days prior to the general district election next after the election approving the election of directors by division, by resolution designate which divisions shall elect directors at that election to succeed the directors whose terms then expire. The remaining divisions shall elect directors at the general district election next following that election.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (d) applies to districts in which directors are elected by divisions.

(d) The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 435, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1999.)

article: 1. Creation of Divisions


text:
If the question submitted to the voters of the district pursuant to this article provides for the election of directors from divisions and is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question, then:

(a) The board shall promptly by resolution divide the district into five divisions as nearly equal in acreage as practicable and assign a number to each division.

(b) The board shall, not less than 85 days prior to the general district election next after the election approving the election of directors from divisions, by resolution designate the division from which directors shall be elected at that election to succeed directors whose terms then expire. Directors shall be elected from the remaining divisions at the general district election next following that election.

(c) The board may, at any time after initially dividing the district into divisions but not less than 85 days before a general district election, by resolution change the boundaries of the divisions to keep them as nearly as equal in size as practicable.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 173.)

article: 1. Creation of Divisions


text: Directors elected by division shall be voters of the divisions by which they are elected.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

article: 1. Creation of Divisions


text: The provisions of this article shall apply only to the Pleasant Valley County Water District, heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, and the Kings County Water District, heretofore formed in Kings County.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)

article: 3. Preparation for Election

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text: All ballots printed shall be precisely on the same size, quality, tint of paper, kind of type, and color of ink so that without the number it would be impossible to distinguish one ballot from another.

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: The names of all candidates printed upon the ballot shall be in type of the same size and style.

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: A column may be provided on the right-hand side for questions permitted by this division to be voted upon at water district elections.

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: The order of candidates names on the ballot shall be as provided by the Elections Code.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1287.)

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: The county elections official shall cause the ballots to be printed, bound, and numbered as provided in the Elections Code, except as otherwise required in this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 159. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text:
The ballots shall contain the list of names and the respective offices as published in the proclamation and shall be in substantially the following form: General (or Special) Water District Election, ____ County Water District (Inserting date thereof).

Instructions to Voters: To vote, stamp or write a cross (+) opposite the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote. All marks otherwise made are forbidden. All distinguishing marks are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly mark, tear, or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of elections and obtain another.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 240. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: The ballot shall contain the following instruction: “For director vote for (giving number).”

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: A half-inch square shall be provided at the right of the name of each candidate wherein to mark the cross.

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: Half-inch spaces shall be left below the printed names of candidates for each office, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, wherein the voter may write the name of any person for whom he wishes to vote.

article: 3. Preparation for Election


text: Ordinances may be passed by voters in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 239. Effective January 1, 1995.)

chapter: 3. Initiative; Referendum; Recall

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text: Ordinances may be subject to referendum in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 9140) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 240. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text: County water districts shall be managed under the provisions of this division and may exercise the powers therein expressly granted or necessarily implied therefrom.

chapter: 1. Powers and Purposes Generally

article: 1. Powers Generally

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text: Each district has the power generally to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provisions of this division.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district has perpetual succession.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may make contracts and employ labor to carry out the purposes of the district.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may have construction or other work performed by contract or may do the work under its own superintendence.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any district formed under this division may, by resolution of the board of the district spread on its minutes, change the name of the district. That changed name need not include the word “county.”

Certified copies of the resolution changing the name of the district shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of every county, included in whole or in part, in the district and sent to the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 62. Effective January 1, 1999.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
The rates and charges to be collected by the district shall be so fixed as to yield an amount sufficient to do each of the following:

(a) Pay the operating expenses of the district.

(b) Provide for repairs and depreciation of works owned or operated by the district.

(c) Pay the interest on any bonded debt.

(d) So far as possible, provide a fund for the payment of the principal of the bonded debt as it becomes due.

It is intended by this section to require the district to pay the interest and principal of its bonded debt from the revenues of the district, except that this requirement is not intended to apply to a bonded debt for sewage disposal purposes.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 31006 by Stats. 1953, Ch. 451.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The district may, however, require that service to subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1251, Sec. 7.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may provide for the pension of officers or employees and the creation of a special fund for the purpose of paying such pension and the accumulation of contributions to said fund from the revenues of the district, the wages of officers or employees, voluntary contributions, gifts, donations, or any source of revenue, not inconsistent with the general powers of the board, and may contract with any insurance corporation or any other insurance carrier for the establishment and maintenance of group insurance, a system of group annuities, and a pension service for such officers and employees, and may provide for the terms and conditions under which such pensions, group insurance, or group annuities shall be allowed, and for the time and extent of service of officers or employees before such pensions, group insurance, or group annuities shall be available to them.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1375.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: In any district authorized to provide fire protection services, the district board is authorized to enforce the provisions of Sections 4291 to 4296, inclusive, of the Public Resources Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1013.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 1450) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code, any district and any county may enter into a contract agreeing to pay and apportion between them the costs of locating, removing, repairing, or relocating any facilities owned or to be owned by either party on the roads or other property of the other in such proportion and upon such terms as the governing boards of the parties shall determine to be equitable.

This section shall not supersede the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7030) of Division 4 of this code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 163.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may disseminate information to the public concerning the rights, properties, and activities of the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 330.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
If, on or after the effective date of this section, substantially all of a district water system is acquired by another public agency by any method other than a vote of the electorate of that district so authorizing, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) All funds derived from the operation of the former district system shall be separately accounted for and used exclusively for the purposes of maintenance, operation, betterments, and bond debt service of the acquired system.

(b) No funds derived from the former district system shall be used for any other such purpose until all debt of that former system has been paid in full or until a majority vote of the electorate of the area served by that former system has authorized such other expenditures.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 791.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mammoth County Water District may operate a propane gas distribution service for residents of the district and may do any act necessary to furnish sufficient propane gas to residents of the district.

The provisions of this section are necessary because of the great need for propane gas service within the area of the Mammoth County Water District. There is no other local governmental entity willing to provide such service to the people of the district. This problem is not common to all districts formed under this division. It is therefore hereby declared that a general law cannot be made applicable and that the enactment of this section as a special law is necessary for the solution of problems existing in the Mammoth County Water District.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mammoth Community Water District may acquire property and construct, maintain, operate, sell, and lease facilities, including, but not limited to, wells, plants, and pipes for the distribution of heated water or steam, that are necessary to develop, extract, and distribute geothermal water resources in order to provide space heating for buildings and other facilities within the boundaries of the district.

(b) The district may finance the acquisition of property and the construction of facilities under this section by utilizing the same financing methods that are available to the district under this division to finance water facilities.

(c) The powers granted by other provisions of this division may be exercised by the district in connection with the authority granted to the district under this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
Subject to the consent of the governing body of the county or city having jurisdiction over the highway or street, the Juniper-Riviera County Water District may open, widen, extend, straighten, surface, or otherwise improve and maintain, in whole or in part, that highway or street, as the case may be, in such district.

This special provision is necessary because of special circumstances in the area served by the Juniper-Riviera County Water District. This area is located in a sparsely populated desert area, and the people of the county have an urgent and immediate need for improved and maintained roads within the boundaries of this county water district. The people of the county would be substantially benefited by having road improvement and maintenance provided by the existing district instead of by the formation of other and additional districts. It is, therefore, hereby declared that a general law cannot be made applicable and that this enactment is necessary for the solution of problems within the Juniper-Riviera County Water District.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 583.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: The term “irrigation district” as used in Chapter 1046 of the Statutes of 1969 includes a county water district and the Orange County Water District.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 31014 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: The Sierra Lakes County Water District shall not exercise any of the powers and purposes set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 31120), Article 8 (commencing with Section 31130), and Article 9 (commencing with Section 31135).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1652, Sec. 2.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text:
(a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the district, including an ordinance fixing charges for the furnishing of commodities or services, the district may correct any violation of an ordinance of the district. The district may also petition the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate, restraining any person from the continued violation of any ordinance of the district or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnecting a service if the charges for that service are unpaid at the time specified in the ordinance.

(b) The district may enter upon the private property of any person within the jurisdiction of the district in order to investigate possible violations of an ordinance of the district. The investigation shall be made with consent of the owner or tenant of the property or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that, notwithstanding Section 1822.52 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the warrant shall be issued only upon probable cause.

(c) The district shall notify the county or city building inspector, county health inspector, or other affected county or city employee or office, in writing, within a reasonable time if an actual violation of a district, city, or county ordinance is discovered during the investigation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 798, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may do any act necessary to furnish sufficient water in the district for any present or future beneficial use.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

article: 2. Water

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text: A district may store water for the benefit of the district, conserve water for future use, and appropriate, acquire, and conserve water and water rights for any useful purpose.

article: 2. Water


text: A district may operate water rights, works, property, rights, and privileges useful or necessary to convey, supply, store, or make use of water for any purpose authorized by this division.

article: 2. Water


text: A district may sell water or the use thereof for any useful purpose and whenever there is a surplus, dispose of the surplus to municipalities, public agencies, or consumers located without the district.

article: 2. Water


text: A district may establish rules and regulations for the sale, distribution, and use of water and may therein provide that water shall not be furnished to persons against whom there are delinquent water rates.

article: 2. Water


text: The district shall fix and through the general manager collect the water rates.

article: 2. Water


text: A district shall have the power to restrict the use of district water during any emergency caused by drought, or other threatened or existing water shortage, and to prohibit the wastage of district water or the use of district water during such periods, for any purpose other than household uses or such other restricted uses as may be determined to be necessary by the district and may prohibit use of such water during such periods for specific uses which the district may from time to time find to be nonessential.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 622.)

article: 2. Water


text:
(a) A district may prescribe and define by ordinance the restrictions, prohibitions, and exclusions. Every such ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption, but shall be published once in full in a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the district within 10 days after adoption, or if there be no such newspaper it shall be posted within 10 days after adoption in three public places within the district.

(b) The publication of ordinances, as required by subdivision (a), may be satisfied by either of the following actions:

(1) The district may publish a summary of a proposed ordinance or proposed amendment to an existing ordinance. The summary shall be prepared by an official designated by the board. A summary shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance or proposed amendment shall be posted in the office of the board at least five days prior to the board meeting at which the proposed ordinance or amendment or alteration thereto is to be adopted. Within 15 days after adoption of the ordinance or amendment, the board shall publish a summary of the ordinance or amendment with the names of those directors voting for and against the ordinance or amendment and the official shall post in the office of the board a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance or amendment along with the names of those directors voting for and against the ordinance or amendment.

(2) If the official designated by the board determines that it is not feasible to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed or adopted ordinance or amendment, and if the board so orders, a display advertisement of at least one-quarter of a page in a newspaper of general circulation in the county shall be published at least five days prior to the board meeting at which the proposed ordinance or amendment or alteration thereto is to be adopted. Within 15 days after adoption of the ordinance or amendment, a display advertisement of at least one-quarter of a page shall be published. The advertisement shall indicate the general nature of, and provide information about, the proposed or adopted ordinance or amendment, including information sufficient to enable the public to obtain copies of the complete text of the ordinance or amendment, and the names of those directors voting for and against the ordinance or amendment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 553, Sec. 1.)

article: 2. Water


text: A district shall have power to make findings upon each and all of the matters referred to in Section 31026. A finding by the board of directors upon the existence, threat or duration of an emergency or shortage or upon the matter of necessity or any other matter or condition shall be made by resolution or ordinance, and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact or matter so found, and such fact or matter shall be presumed to continue unchanged unless and until a contrary finding shall have been made by the board by resolution or ordinance. Such finding shall be received in evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding in which it may be offered, and shall be proof and evidence of the fact or matter found until rebutted or overcome by other sufficient evidence received in such proceeding. Copy of any resolution or ordinance setting forth any finding shall, when certified by the secretary of the district, be evidence that the finding was made by the district as shown by the resolution or ordinance and certification.

article: 2. Water


text: After the publication or posting of any ordinance as provided in Section 31027, it is a misdemeanor for any person to use or apply water received from the district contrary to or in violation of the restriction or prohibition, until the ordinance has been repealed or the emergency or threatened emergency has ceased, and, upon conviction thereof, that person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by both the fine and imprisonment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 214.)

article: 2. Water


text:
(a) An ordinance to require water conservation and to prevent waste which is adopted by a district which includes territory in Monterey County may provide that violation is an infraction or nuisance. A violation may be prosecuted in the name of the people of the State of California, or redressed by civil action.

(b) Every violation determined to be an infraction shall be punishable pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 36900 of the Government Code.

(c) For any violation declared to be a nuisance, the ordinance may provide for the summary abatement of the nuisance, and may provide for the initiation of civil proceedings to abate the nuisance. The ordinance may provide that any person committing a nuisance shall be liable for the costs incurred by the district to abate the nuisance, including, but not limited to, the costs of investigation, costs of time and materials expended to eliminate or mitigate the nuisance, court costs, attorneys’ fees, and costs of monitoring compliance. The ordinance may further establish civil penalties that may be assessed by a court against persons found by the court to have committed a nuisance.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 25.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Water


text:
(a) The Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) is applicable to districts for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, improving or financing of any public improvement authorized by this division which is not inconsistent with the provisions of Section 54310 of the Government Code. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 54382, 54400, and 54402 of the Government Code and any other provisions of law, the board may determine and provide, in any resolution providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds, for the following:

(1) For maturity dates of the bonds not exceeding 50 years from their respective dates.

(2) If, before the issuance of the bonds, the board determines, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the interest on the bonds will be subject to federal income taxation under then existing law, for interest on the bonds at a rate or rates not exceeding 10 percent a year, payable annually or semiannually.

(b) The powers conferred upon districts by this section are in addition to the powers conferred by Article 7 (commencing with Section 31480) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of this division and none of the provisions of such Article 7 are applicable to proceedings taken by a district pursuant to this section.

(c) The board may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 on behalf of any portion of the district created as an improvement district pursuant to this division and any election for the issuance of such revenue bonds shall be limited to the area of such improvement district. If revenue bonds are so issued on behalf of an improvement district:

(1) No proceeds of such revenue bonds shall be used to finance public improvements to provide service outside the service area of the improvement district.

(2) Only revenues which are derived from rates or charges for the providing of service within the service area of the improvement district shall be pledged to or used to pay such revenue bonds.

(d) As used in this section, the words “service area of the improvement district” are defined to mean the territory of the improvement district as it existed at the time of the bond election plus lands outside the improvement district, if any, being served at the time of the bond election by the improvement district facilities plus additional territory, if any, annexed to the improvement district as the same existed at the time of the bond election, not exceeding in the aggregate 40 percent by area of the improvement district as the same existed at the time of the bond election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1480.)

article: 2. Water