text: No defect in the form or contents of the published notice, title to it, or petition, nor failure to publish or error in publishing any signature to the petition shall vitiate the proceedings.

article: 3. Publication


kind: section

code: WAT

text: The formation petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the principal county.

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

division: 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

chapter: 2. Hearings on Formation

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing

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text: The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors.

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text: The board of supervisors shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition to the sufficiency of the petition and the publication of the notice.

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text: The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, but not exceeding two weeks in all.

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text: At the hearing the board of supervisors shall determine by resolution whether or not the petition and notice comply with Chapter 1 of this part. Notwithstanding Section 22116 or any other provision of law, the board shall also determine whether the petition has been presented and the district is proposed to be formed for the primary purpose of providing irrigation services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1042, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text:
(a) If the board of supervisors determines that any of the requirements for the formation petition or notice were not complied with, the petition shall be dismissed without prejudice to the right of the proper number of persons to present a new petition covering the same matter or to present the same petition with additional signatures if additional signatures are necessary to comply with the requirements of Chapter 1 of this part.

(b) If the board of supervisors determines that the district is being formed for a primary purpose other than providing irrigation services, the petition shall be dismissed without prejudice to the right of the proper number of persons to present a new petition for the primary purpose of providing irrigation services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1042, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text: If the board of supervisors determines that the requirements for the formation petition and notice have been complied with, the resolution so determining shall be known as the preliminary formation resolution.

article: 1. Preliminary Hearing


text: On or before the day on which the petition is presented to the board of supervisors, a copy of the petition shall be filed in the office of the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

article: 2. Reference to Department

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text: Upon the adoption of the preliminary formation resolution the board of supervisors shall send a copy of the resolution to the department.

article: 2. Reference to Department


text: Upon receiving a copy of the resolution, the department shall make such preliminary investigation as may be practicable to determine the feasibility of the proposed project.

article: 2. Reference to Department


text: The department shall report in writing to the board of supervisors as soon as practicable, but at all events within 90 days from the date of the adoption of the preliminary formation resolution, except that upon receiving a written request from the department the board of supervisors may before the expiration of the 90 days grant to the department not more than 90 days additional time in which to make the report.

article: 2. Reference to Department


text:
If the department reports within the specified time that the supply of water available for the use of the proposed district or that may be acquired by any practicable means, including the condemnation of existing rights, is not sufficient or that the project is not feasible for any other reason, the hearing of the petition shall be continued for not more than two months and shall then be dismissed unless within the period of the continuance either:

(a) The board of supervisors is petitioned in writing by three-fourths of the holders of title to land to grant the petition.

(b) The board of supervisors, if not so petitioned, modifies the project proposed in the petition to conform to the recommendations made by the department for the proposed district.

article: 2. Reference to Department


text:
The board of supervisors not later than its first regular meeting after the occurrence of any one of the following shall set a time for the final hearing of the formation petition:

(a) Receipt of a favorable report from the department.

(b) Modification of the project by the board to conform to the recommendations made by the department.

(c) Receipt of the requisite petition after an adverse report by the department.

(d) Expiration of the time allowed for the making of a report by the department when the report has not been received within the time allowed.

article: 3. Final Hearing

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text: The time set for the final hearing shall not be less than one week from the meeting at which the time is set.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text:
Notice of the time of the final hearing shall be given either by:

(a) Registered mail to the person designated for that purpose in the petition.

(b) Publication for at least three days in one daily newspaper published in the principal county.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text: Failure to give notice of the final hearing shall not affect the validity of subsequent proceedings.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text: On a final hearing the board of supervisors may adjourn from time to time, but at no time for a longer period than three days, until a determination of the matter is reached.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text:
At the final hearing the board of supervisors shall determine the land to be formed into the proposed district:

(a) Land shall be excluded which will not in the judgment of the board of supervisors be benefited by the project.

(b) No land included by the petition in the proposed district or in the modified project as the case may be which is susceptible of irrigation from any of the proposed, or if modified, the modified sources shall be excluded unless the owner consents to the exclusion.

(c) Riparian land and land already subject to irrigation may be included if in the judgment of the board of supervisors, it will either be benefited or the rights to the water used on it should be acquired by the proposed district.

(d) Land not included in the original formation petition, susceptible of irrigation from any of the proposed sources, may in the discretion of the board of supervisors be included on application by its owner.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text: At the final hearing no evidence shall be heard against the genuineness or sufficiency of the petition or notice unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the board of supervisors that new evidence which if uncontradicted would disprove the genuineness or sufficiency of the petition or notice has been discovered since the board adopted the preliminary formation resolution. In case any new evidence is admitted, full opportunity shall be given for the introduction of evidence in rebuttal.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text:
At the conclusion of the final hearing on the petition the board of supervisors shall make an order containing all of the following:

(a) Reaffirmance, when it is consistent with its conclusions, of the sufficiency of the petition and of the notice of the preliminary hearing.

(b) Recital that a report on the proposed district has been made by the department if it was in fact made, and if that be so, that it is on file in the records of the board.

(c) Description of the land as determined by the board.

(d) Name for the proposed district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 364.)

article: 3. Final Hearing


text:
The order on final hearing shall also contain all of the following:

(a) Division of the district into the following number of divisions, which shall be as nearly equal in size as may be practicable:

(1) Five divisions unless otherwise requested, numbered from one to five respectively.

(2) Three divisions when requested in the petition, numbered from one to three respectively.

(b) Statement, when requested in the petition, that the directors of the proposed district are to be elected at large.

(c) Statement, when and as requested in the petition, of the consolidated district offices.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text: The order on final hearing shall be entered in full upon the minutes of the board of supervisors.

article: 3. Final Hearing


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.

article: 3. Final Hearing


text: Upon making the order on final hearing of the formation petition, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of a formation election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it shall be formed and electing persons to fill the offices of the proposed district if it is formed.

chapter: 3. Election on Formation

article: 1. Calling of Election

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text:
The notice of the formation election shall contain:

(a) Date and hours of election.

(b) Place of polls in each precinct.

(c) Description of the land.

(d) Name of the proposed district.

(e) Offices for which candidates shall be elected at the election.

article: 1. Calling of Election


text: Notice of the formation election shall be published once a week for three weeks previous to the election, in a newspaper published in each affected county.

article: 1. Calling of Election


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.)

article: 1. Calling of Election


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.

article: 1. Calling of 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.

article: 1. Calling of Election


text:
(a) 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.

(b) The ballot pamphlet printed and mailed pursuant to this section shall contain all of the following in the order prescribed:

(1) The complete text of the proposition.

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

(3) The argument for the proposed district formation.

(4) The argument against the proposed district formation.

(c) The election 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. 225. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Calling of Election


text: For the purposes of the formation election the board of supervisors shall establish a convenient number of election precincts in the proposed district and define their boundaries.

article: 2. Conduct of Election

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text:
The precinct board for the formation election shall be appointed, candidates for the offices of the proposed district shall be nominated, ballots and other supplies shall be provided and the election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions concerning general elections except as to:

(a) Notice of the election.

(b) Nominating petitions, which may be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors not less than 15 days before the election.

(c) Mailing of sample ballots, which mailing to each voter entitled to vote at the election, as determined by the county elections official, shall be completed at least three whole days before the election.

(d) Other inconsistent provisions in this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 153. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: The board of supervisors shall act in place of the board, and the clerk of the board of supervisors shall act in place of the secretary.

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: At the formation election the elective officers of the district shall be elected, but only one person shall be elected to fill the offices consolidated, if any.

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: On the ballots provided for the formation election shall be printed a proposition substantially as follows: “Shall the proposed ____ Irrigation District be formed?” followed by the words “Yes” and “No” with inclosed voting spaces thereafter.

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: The board of supervisors shall meet on the second Monday following the formation election to canvass the votes cast, and only if upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all the votes cast at the formation election are “Irrigation District—Yes” shall the board canvass the votes for the candidates for the district offices and declare the persons receiving respectively the highest number of votes to be elected.

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: No informalities in the conduct of the formation election or in any related matters shall invalidate the election or the result if notice was given substantially as provided and the election was fairly conducted.

article: 2. Conduct of Election


text: The formation election may be contested by any person owning property liable to assessment within the proposed district.

article: 3. Contest of Election

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text: No contest shall be brought more than 20 days after the canvass of the vote of the election by the board of supervisors.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: The directors elected at the formation election shall be parties defendant in an election contest.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: The election contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the formation proceedings were had.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: If more than one contest is pending, they shall be consolidated and tried together.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: The court shall speedily try the election contest.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: The determination of the election contest shall be based on whether or not the election was conducted fairly and in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: An appeal may be taken by any party to an election contest within 30 days from entry of judgment.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: The appeal shall be heard and determined within 60 days from the time of filing the notice of appeal.

article: 3. Contest of Election


text: If upon the canvass of the formation election it appears that a majority of all the votes cast are “Irrigation District—Yes,” 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: 4. Establishment of District

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text: The board of supervisors shall immediately file for record in the office of the county recorder of each affected county a certified copy of the order declaring the district formed and shall also immediately forward a copy to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each affected county.


text: From the filing for record of the order declaring the district formed the formation of the district is complete.


text:
The county clerk of the principal county shall immediately file with the Secretary of State a certificate 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 county clerk may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.

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


text: The board of supervisors of any county in which any land embraced in a district is situated shall not after its formation allow another district to be formed including any portion of the same land without the consent of the board of the district in which the land is situated.


text: Whenever the board so determines it may, or in the event any district has been formed under the same name as that of another district, the board of the last formed district shall, by a resolution spread on its minutes change the name of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 581.)

chapter: 5. Change of Name

path: 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS > 5. Change of Name


text: The Palmdale Irrigation District may change its name pursuant to this chapter to the Palmdale Water District.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 143.)


text: The Helix Irrigation District may change its name pursuant to this chapter to the Helix Water District.

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


text: Certified copies of the resolution changing the name of the district shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each affected county and sent to the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 860, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.)


text: The change of name shall become effective for all purposes upon the recordation of the resolution after which the district shall perform all functions, exercise all powers, be responsible for its obligations and in all respects conduct its affairs under its name as changed with the same force and effect as under the name by which it was designated upon its formation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 581.)


text:
(a) Each director, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be a voter and a landowner in the district and a resident of the division that he or she represents at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and through his or her entire term, except in the case of the director elected at a formation election. A director elected at a formation election shall be a resident, landowner, and voter in the proposed district at the time of his or her nomination and a resident of the division that he or she represents during his or her entire term.

(b) In any district having no more than 15 landowners who are voters in the district, a person need not be a voter but shall be qualified to be a director of the district if he or she is a landowner of the district at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and during his or her entire term.

(c) In a district providing retail electricity for residents of the district, each director, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be a voter of the district and a resident of the division that he or she represents at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and during his or her entire term, except in the case of a director elected at a formation election. A director elected at a formation election shall be a resident in the proposed district at the time of his or her nomination and a resident of the division that he or she represents during his or her entire term.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, except as provided in paragraph (2), for the purpose of meeting the requirements of that subdivision, a person need not be a landowner within the district to be qualified to be a director of the district if either of the following applies:

(A) The person serves or seeks to serve on the board of directors of a district without divisions and the district is required to submit an urban water management plan pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6).

(B) The person serves or seeks to serve on the board of directors of a district with divisions, the district is required to submit an urban water management plan pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6), and the district, within the division that the person represents or seeks to represent, supplies water as a public water system subject to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) A director appointed or elected before January 1, 2007, shall be subject to the qualification requirements imposed by subdivision (a) until the expiration of his or her term.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 240. Effective January 1, 2008.)

chapter: 1. Officers

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure

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text:
(a) This section applies to the Pixley Irrigation District.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets only the landownership requirement of Section 21100 to be a director of the district.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.

(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 11, Sec. 1. Effective February 23, 1994.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text:
(a) This section only applies to the Tulelake Irrigation District. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Corporation” means any legal entity, public or private, properly organized under the laws of the state in which it was created, that is allowed to own real property in California.

(2) “District” means the Tulelake Irrigation District, originally formed as Tule Lake Irrigation District.

(3) “Legal representative” means the person authorized to act for purposes of this section for or on behalf of a corporation, estate, or trust holding title to land within the district.

(4) “Residency area” means land within the district or land within one mile of any district boundary.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person to be a director if the person, at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and through his or her entire term, meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is a registered voter in California.

(2) Resides within the residency area.

(3) Is an owner of real property within the division he or she represents or the owner’s legal representative.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the board of directors.

(d) If the board of directors determines that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

(e) Before a legal representative may declare his or her candidacy or be appointed to serve as a director under this section, he or she shall present to the district a copy of his or her authority that shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election or the certificate of appointment.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. (AB 1816) Effective January 1, 2017.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text:
(a) This section applies to the Hills Valley Irrigation District.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets only the landownership requirement of Section 21100 to be a director of the district.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.

(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 11, Sec. 2. Effective February 23, 1994.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text:
(a) This section applies to the Stratford Irrigation District.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets the landownership requirement of Section 21100 and resides in Kings County to be a director of the district.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.

(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text:
(a) This section applies to the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets the landownership requirement of Section 21100 and resides in the County of Alameda, Contra Costa, or San Joaquin to be a director of the district.

(2) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to paragraph (1), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.

(3) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to paragraph (2), all of the directors who are elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 21552, 21553, and 21554, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that requires the election of directors by division. The proposed division boundaries shall be made available upon request and at the public hearing described in subdivision (d). Division boundaries shall be established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 21605) of Chapter 1 of Part 4.

(d) (1) Before considering the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), the board of directors shall provide at least 45 days’ notice of the public hearing at which the board proposes to act on the resolution. The notice of the public hearing shall be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation for three weeks pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code and by first-class mailing to each voter, postage prepaid, in the United States mail and shall be deemed given when so deposited. The public hearing shall be held at least 45 days after the mailing pursuant to this subdivision. The envelope or the cover of the mailing shall include the name of the local agency and the return address of the sender. This mailed notice shall be in at least 10-point type and be given to all registered voters in the district.

(2) The notice required by paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) A statement that the board of directors will consider a resolution authorizing a person who only meets the landownership requirement of Section 21100 to be a director of the district, or a statement that the board of directors will consider a resolution that requires the election of directors by division.

(B) The address to which registered voters may mail a protest against the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c).

(C) The phone number and address of an individual that interested persons may contact to receive additional information about the resolution.

(D) A statement that a protest by 10 percent of the registered voters will prevent the adoption of the resolution by the board of directors and that the board of directors are prohibited from considering the adoption of such a resolution for at least four years.

(E) The date, time, and location of the public hearing.

(e) (1) Prior to the public hearing, any voter may submit to the board of directors a written protest against the adoption of a proposed resolution pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c). The protest shall be in writing and shall identify the registered voter.

(2) If the board of directors finds that the protest made by the registered voters in the district represents more than 10 percent of the total number of registered voters in the district, and the protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the percentage to less than 10 percent, the board of directors shall not adopt the resolution and shall not consider the adoption of such a resolution for at least four years.

(f) A resolution shall not be adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) less than 180 days before a general district election.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1134, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text: The landownership requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 21100 do not apply to the South Bay Irrigation District.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 99, Sec. 1. (AB 348) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text:
(a) This section only applies to the South Fork Irrigation District. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Corporation” means any legal entity, public or private, properly organized under the laws of the state in which it was created, that is allowed to own real property in California.

(2) “District” means the South Fork Irrigation District.

(3) “Legal representative” means the person authorized to act for purposes of this section for or on behalf of a corporation, estate, or trust holding title to land within the district.

(4) “Residency area” means land within the district or land within five miles of any district boundary.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person to be a director if the person, at the time of the person’s nomination or appointment and through the person’s entire term, meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is a registered voter in California.

(2) Resides within the residency area.

(3) Is an owner of real property within the division the person represents or the owner’s legal representative.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the board of directors.

(d) If the board of directors determines that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.

(e) Before a legal representative may declare the legal representative’s candidacy or be appointed to serve as a director under this section, the person shall present to the district a copy of that person’s authority that shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election or the certificate of appointment.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. (SB 692) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text: Notwithstanding Sections 10505 and 10554 of the Elections Code, elective officers, irrespective of the method of their selection, take office as soon as they qualify, except that officers elected at a general district election take office at noon on the first Friday in December next following the general district election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 226. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text: Prior to the first Friday in December next following the general district election each elective officer shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it in the office of the district and execute the bond required of him or her.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 26.1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text: The term of office of each elective officer subsequent to the officers elected at the formation election is four years or until his successor qualifies and takes office.

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

article: 1. Qualification and Tenure


text: A board may consolidate any two or more of the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer. The board may consolidate any two or more of the positions of secretary, engineer, manager, assistant engineer or assistant manager, and may combine any one or more of these positions with the offices of assessor, collector or treasurer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 618.)

article: 2. Consolidation and Segregation

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text: The order of consolidation shall be made at least 120 days prior to a general election and shall take effect at said election.

article: 2. Consolidation and Segregation


text: A board may at least 120 days before a general district election segregate consolidated offices, and each office so segregated shall be filled at said election.

article: 2. Consolidation and Segregation


text: A board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, determine that the offices of assessor, collector, or treasurer or any of them shall be filled by appointment by the board to serve at its pleasure rather than being filled by election. A person so appointed need not be a resident or elector of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 184.)

article: 2. Consolidation and Segregation


text: A board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, determine that the offices of assessor, collector, or treasurer or any of them that are currently appointive shall be filled by election at the next succeeding district election.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)

article: 2. Consolidation and Segregation


text:
When not otherwise provided by the board the bonds to be given by the following officers shall be in the following sums:

(a) Assessor: Five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b) Collector: Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

(c) Treasurer: One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

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

article: 3. Official Bonds

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text:
The board may fix the bonds to be given by the following officers and persons to suit the conditions of the district within the following sums:

(a) Treasurer: Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(b) Collector: Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

(c) Secretary: Any sum.

(d) Custodian of a special fund: Any sum.

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: If the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer in any district are held by one person, the board may fix one bond to cover all three offices within the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 581.)

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: All bonds shall be in the form prescribed for the official bonds of county officers, and the premiums may be paid by the district.

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: All bonds shall be approved by the board.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 771, Sec. 3.)

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: Each officer herein named shall be liable upon his bond for his wilful violation of any express duty.

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: If any district is appointed fiscal agent of or by the United States in connection with any Federal reclamation project, each officer shall execute an additional bond, in the sum required by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office and the faithful discharge by the district of its duties under the appointment; and the bond may be sued upon by the United States or any person injured by the failure of the officer or the district to perform promptly and completely his or its respective duties.

article: 3. Official Bonds


text: The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to all officers.

article: 4. Compensation

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text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a director, for sitting on the board or acting under its orders, shall receive both of the following:

(a) (1) Except as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day, not exceeding six days in any calendar month.

(2) In districts that produce or distribute electric power, one of the following methods of compensation:

(A) Compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day.

(B) A monthly salary of not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month.

(C) Annual compensation not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). Any annual compensation pursuant to this subparagraph shall be fixed by the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Sections 20203 to 20207, inclusive.

(3) Districts containing 500,000 acres or more are governed by Section 22840.

(b) Actual and necessary expenses when acting under the orders of 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. 29. Effective January 1, 2006.)

article: 4. Compensation


text: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21166, a director may participate in any plan for group insurance, group annuities, social security, medical and hospital service or any other authorized program which has been adopted and carried into effect for the benefit of all such officers and employees, including directors, as accept the same and authorize the board to make any necessary deductions from their compensation for payment of a portion of the premium thereon.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 142.)

article: 4. Compensation


text:
The board shall:

(a) Employ agents, officers, and employees as required.

(b) Prescribe their duties and fix their salaries.

article: 5. Deputies and Employees

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text:
The board shall:

(a) Approve and reject as to number deputies of elective and appointive officers.

(b) Remove any deputies for good cause or for lack of work or funds.

(c) Fix and alter the salaries of all deputies.

article: 5. Deputies and Employees


text: The treasurer and collector may appoint as many deputies within the number allowed by the board as may be necessary for the discharge of the duties of their offices, the deputies to hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer and subject to the powers of the board. Appointments shall be in writing and filed in the office of the district. These deputies shall take and file an oath in the manner required of their principals before assuming the duties of office.

article: 5. Deputies and Employees


text: The board shall allow the assessor as many deputies, to be appointed by him, as will in the judgment of the board enable him to complete the assessment between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August each year. The compensation shall be fixed by the board for each deputy for the time actually engaged; provided, that no allowance shall be made but for work performed between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1206.)

article: 5. Deputies and Employees


text: The board may adopt and carry into effect a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, for the benefit of such of the officers, including directors, and employees of the district as accept the same and who have authorized the board to make any necessary deductions from their compensation for the payment of a portion of the premium thereon. Contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service, which include benefits to dependents of officers and employees or retired officers and employees are contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service for the benefit of officers and employees for the purposes of this section. The board may make such deductions, and may pay the remainder of such premiums from any funds of the district not required to be devoted to a specific purpose. The board may pay such portion of the premiums thereon or attributable thereto as it determines to be advisable. The board may arrange or contract for a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, or a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, with any private or public agency, nonprofit membership corporation, or any insurance company or agent authorized by or pursuant to law to transact such business within this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the provisions of Chapter 250, Statutes of 1939, or of Section 1157 of the Government Code insofar as such provisions apply to districts and officers and employees thereof.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 211.)

article: 5. Deputies and Employees


text: Employees of districts are permanent employees if employed to fill positions which, in the judgment of the board, normally require more than six months employment in each year. Employees employed for temporary or indefinite periods are temporary employees for any period up to six months and thereafter, unless designated as permanent employees by the board.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1277.)

article: 5. Deputies and Employees


text: For any wilful violation of any express duty herein provided for by any officer herein named he shall be subject to removal from office by proceedings brought in the superior court of the office county by any assessment payer of the district.

article: 6. Misconduct

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text:
The board of supervisors of the office county shall fill by appointment vacancies in the offices of directors, provided that any such appointed directors shall be required to run for election in the next succeeding general district election.

If within 60 days after a vacancy on the board of directors occurs the board of supervisors has failed to fill such vacancy, a special election may be called by the board of directors and held in the division affected, for the purpose of filling such vacancy. In the event there are more than two candidates at such special election, only a plurality will be required for election. The candidate elected at such special election shall fill the unexpired term of the vacating director.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 840, Sec. 6.)

chapter: 2. Selecting Officers in Certain Cases

article: 1. Appointments to Fill Vacancies

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text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all vacancies on the board of directors elected pursuant to Section 21551 shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.

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

article: 1. Appointments to Fill Vacancies


text: A board shall fill by appointment vacancies in the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer. If the board fails to make an appointment within 40 days, the board of supervisors of the office county shall make the appointment.

article: 1. Appointments to Fill Vacancies


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any district where there are not more than 15 voters at such time as the publication of notice of a general district election, no such general district election shall be held, and all offices shall be filled by appointment pursuant to Section 10515 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 227. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 2. Appointments in Certain Districts

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text: On the first Tuesday after the original directors qualify, and on the day on which the board holds its first regular monthly meeting after the first Friday in December of the year in which a general district election is held, the directors shall meet and organize as a board and may transact any other business of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1994.)

chapter: 3. The Board

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text: At its organization meeting the board shall elect a president from its members and appoint a secretary, who shall each hold office during the pleasure of the board.


text: The board shall hold a regular meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at the district office.


text:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 21377 of this code or Section 54954 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the Tri-Dam Project, which is composed of the directors of the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, may hold no more than four regular meetings annually at a Tri-Dam Project office that is located in Sonora, California, or Strawberry, California, or within 30 miles of either city.

(2) The Board of Directors of the Tri-Dam Project shall adopt, at a regular Tri-Dam Project meeting, a resolution that designates Tri-Dam Project office locations.

(b) The notice and conduct of these meetings shall comply with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 26, Sec. 1. (AB 2748) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The board, however, may by resolution entered upon its minutes fix any day of the month for its regular monthly meeting, or if more than one regular meeting is to be held each month it may fix the days for such regular meetings. When more than one regular meeting is held each month, the day of the first such meeting in January is the regular monthly meeting day in January for the purposes of this division. The change shall not be effective until the resolution proposing it has been published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the office county.

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


text: All meetings of the board shall be public and shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of TItle 5 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 83, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text: The number of directors required to constitute a quorum of the board and to concur on all questions except a motion to adjourn or a motion to adjourn to a stated time is three except in districts where there are only three offices of director, in which case the required number is two.


text: A smaller number of directors than a quorum may adjourn from day to day.


text: The board except as otherwise specifically provided has the power and it shall be its duty to manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district.


text: At its organization meeting, the board may elect, in addition to a president, a vice president who shall have the power to perform all the duties of the president in the absence of the president, or in the event of his inability to perform such duties.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 698.)


text: When the president of the board is absent or unable to act at any meeting of the board and no vice president has been elected, the majority of the board may elect a president pro tempore from its members, who shall have the power to perform all the duties of the president of the board until he is replaced or until the president of the board returns to the performance of his duties.


text: The office of each district shall be established and kept at a fixed place, determined by its board, which place need not be within the district.

chapter: 4. District Office

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text: The board shall fix the time during which the office of the district shall be open to the public.


text: All records of the district shall be open to public inspection during the hours when the office of the district is open to the public.


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: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2006.)


text: The board shall adopt a seal for the district.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 21403 by Stats. 1955, Ch. 610.)


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.

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


text:
Each district shall contain five divisions unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:

(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.

(b) An order made pursuant to this article.

(c) An order made pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter.

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

chapter: 1. General Provisions

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text:
Directors shall be elected by the division each represents unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:

(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.

(b) An order made pursuant to this article.

(c) An order made pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter.

article: 1. Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors


text: As provided in this article the number of divisions may be changed to three or five or the method of electing directors may be changed to election by the district at large or by divisions, or both changes may be made simultaneously.


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 21550, 21551 and 21552, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single irrigation 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. 16. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text: The board shall order a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors, or both, or increase the number of directors from three to five in a district without divisions, if a petition therefor, signed by a majority of the holders of title to all of the land who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of the land, is filed in the district office at least 85 days before a general district election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 212, Sec. 1. Effective July 15, 1992.)


text:
The board shall submit at a general district election or at a special election a proposal for a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors or both when either:

(a) At least 120 days before the general district election a petition for the submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the petition, signed by at least 500 holders of title to land who are also the holders of title to at least 20 percent in value of all of the land, is filed in the district office.

(b) At least 90 days before the general district election the board adopts a resolution for the submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the resolution.

(c) The board by resolution calls a special election to be held in the district for submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the resolution.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 209.)


text: With regard to submitting a proposal at the general district election, the notices required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the change or changes proposed to appear on the ballot.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) Notice of a special election called pursuant to Section 21554 shall specify the purpose of the election and the day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election, and shall be posted in three public places in each election precinct in the district for at least 20 days and published in a newspaper published in the county once a week for at least three successive weeks.

(b) The election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district elections.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 209.)


text: Each proposal shall be stated on the ballot, and the method of voting on it shall be as nearly as practicable in conformity with the provisions relating to bond elections.


text: If a proposal receives the approval of a majority of the voters voting on it in the district and also a majority of the voters voting on it in each of a majority of the divisions, the board shall order the change or changes in accordance with the proposal.


text: If an order made pursuant to this article changes the method of electing directors, all directors thereafter elected in the district shall be elected as provided in the order.


text: If an order made pursuant to this article changes the number of divisions, the board shall forthwith redivide the district into the number of divisions specified in the order.


text: If an order made pursuant to this article changes the number of divisions, the terms of office of all directors shall expire at noon on the first Friday in December following the next general district election after the order, and the directors elected at that election shall be equal in number to the number of divisions as changed and these directors shall at their first meeting classify themselves and determine the length of their respective terms in the manner provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10505 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 229. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text:
Notwithstanding Sections 21550 and 21551, or any other provision of law to the contrary, directors of the Jackson Valley Irrigation District shall be nominated and elected at large.

All vacancies in the offices of directors of the Jackson Valley Irrigation District shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.

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


text: Notwithstanding Section 21550, if a district contains no divisions and the board consists of three members, without establishing divisions the district may increase the number of directors from three to five by following the procedure set forth in this article.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 178.)


text:
(a) This section applies to the Alta Irrigation District.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 21550, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that increases the number of directors and the divisions from which they are elected from five to seven in accordance with this section.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 21383, if the number of district directors is increased from five to seven pursuant to this section, the number of directors required to constitute a quorum of the board and to concur on all questions, except a motion to adjourn or a motion to adjourn to a stated time, is four.

(d) (1) The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions so that the divisions are, as far as practicable, equal in population and comply with the applicable provisions of Section 1973 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended. In establishing the boundaries of the district, the board may give consideration to all of the following factors:

(A) Topography.

(B) Geography.

(C) Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory.

(D) Community of interest of the district.

(2) The resolution requires the vote of not less than a majority of the directors for adoption.

(3) At the time of, or after, any annexation of territory to the district, the board of directors shall designate, by resolution, the division of which the annexed territory shall be a part.

(4) No change in division boundaries may be made within 180 days preceding the election of any director.

(5) (A) A change in division boundaries shall not affect the term of office of any director.

(B) If division boundaries are adjusted, the director of the division whose boundaries have been adjusted, shall continue to be the director of the division bearing the number of his or her division as formerly comprised until the office becomes vacant by means of term expiration or otherwise, whether or not the director is a resident within the boundaries of the division as adjusted.

(6) The successor to the office in a division whose boundaries have been adjusted shall be a resident and voter of that division.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the district from adjusting the boundaries of any divisions whenever the governing body of the district determines that a sufficient change in population has occurred that makes it desirable in the opinion of the governing body to adjust the boundaries of any divisions, or whenever any territory is added to or excluded from the district.

(e) (1) Before considering the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the board of directors shall provide at least 45 days notice of the public hearing at which the board proposes to act on the resolution. The notice of the public hearing shall be provided by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation in each county and incorporated city in which territory of the district is located for three weeks pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code. The public hearing shall be held at least 45 days after the first publication of the notice.

(2) The notice required by paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) A statement that the board of directors will consider a resolution to change from five to seven the number of directors of the district and the divisions from which they are elected.

(B) The phone number and address of an individual that interested persons may contact to receive additional information about the resolution.

(C) The date, time, and location of the public hearing.

(D) Notice that the resolution will be effective for the next district elections occurring at least 180 days after adoption of the resolution unless a petition protesting the resolution containing the signatures of not less than 10 percent of the registered qualified voters of the district is filed with the secretary of the district within 30 days from the date of the adoption of the resolution in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as are set forth in Sections 3754, 3755, and 3755.5 of the Elections Code, except that all elections referred to in those sections and officers of the county mentioned in those sections shall be construed to refer to general or special district elections and to comparable officers of the district; and the heading of the proposed referendum shall be in substantially the following form: “Referendum Against a Resolution Passed by the Board of Directors of the Alta Irrigation District Changing From Five to Seven the Number of Directors of the District and the Divisions From Which They Are Elected.”

(f) This section shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 2536 of the 1993–94 Regular Session is not enacted or does not become operative.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1134, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995. Note: The operational condition in subd. (f) was satisfied (before Jan. 1, 1995).)


text:
Any district having less than 2,500 acres within its boundaries, having less than 100 electors residing within it, and having only three divisions may abolish the divisions in it pursuant to this article.

Any district having not more than 15 freeholders who are voters shall have no divisions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 454, Sec. 2.)

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text: The board of the district may petition the board of supervisors of the principal county for an order by the board of supervisors abolishing the divisions in the district.

article: 2. Abolition and Reestablishment of Divisions


text: The board of supervisors shall thereupon find whether or not there are less than 2,500 acres in the district, less than 100 electors residing in it, and only three divisions in it.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 454, Sec. 3.)


text: If the board of supervisors finds as to all of such matters in the affirmative, it may order that there shall be no divisions in the district.


text: Upon the making of the order, there shall be no divisions in the district, the directors of the district need only be voters and freeholders in the district, and the directors of the district shall be elected, and appointed to fill vacancies, at large from the whole district.


text: From the adoption of the order the district shall have three directors, and the offices of the directors shall have the numbers formerly identifying the division represented by each director, or if none, last incumbent director, and candidates for election for director shall be nominated and elected for a particular office.


text: The making of the order does not change any term of office.


text: At least 120 days before any general district election a majority of the electors in the district having no divisions may file in the district office a petition signed by them requesting the board to establish divisions.

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


text: The petition shall contain a showing that it is expedient to divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal in area and population as may be practicable and to elect the directors of the district therefrom.


text: The board may independently investigate whether or not the facts are consistent with the showing made in the petition and shall hear any evidence produced to sustain or disprove the showing.


text: Within 30 days after the filing of the petition the board shall find whether or not it is expedient to divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal in area and population as may be practicable and to elect the directors of the district therefrom.


text: If the board finds in the affirmative, it shall forthwith order the establishment of divisions in the district and divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal in area and population as may be practicable.


text: At the general district election next following the making of the order directors shall be elected at large in the district, one director to represent each division.


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (b) applies to districts in which directors are elected by divisions.

(b) 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: Added by renumbering Section 21065 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 557. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text: When land is excluded from a district after its formation, if the board deems it desirable, but not less than 120 days before any election in the district, it may reestablish the boundaries of the divisions within the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1045, Sec. 10.)

article: 3. Division and Precinct Boundaries

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text: When land is included within a district after its formation, its board shall, not less than 120 days before any election in the district, reestablish the boundaries of the divisions within the district so as to include the included land therein and so as to make the divisions as nearly equal in size and population as may be practicable.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1045, Sec. 11.)

article: 3. Division and Precinct Boundaries


text: When land is included within a district after its formation and less than 120 days before an election, the voters in the area included shall not be entitled to vote at the election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1045, Sec. 12.)

article: 3. Division and Precinct Boundaries


text:
After an order determining the amount of bonds which should be issued, the board shall call a bond election to submit to the voters a proposal of whether or not bonds in the amount determined in the order should be authorized when either:

(a) The board so determines.

(b) The board receives a petition requesting the election signed by either:

(1) A majority in number of the holders of title to land who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of all of the land.

(2) Five hundred or more persons, each of whom is either an elector or a holder of title to land and which petitioners include the holders of title to not less than 20 per cent in value of all of the land.

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

chapter: 4. Bond Elections

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text: Notice of a bond election shall be given by publication of the notice, in some newspaper published in the office county, once a week for at least three successive weeks.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 667.)


text:
Notice of a bond election shall specify:

(a) The day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election.

(b) The amount of bonds proposed to be issued.


text:
At a bond election several proposals as to the issuance of bonds may be submitted separately on the same ballot if:

(a) Estimates of the cost of the respective projects have been made.

(b) The commission has reported thereon.

(c) The respective proposals have been stated in the notices of the election.


text: The ballots shall contain a general statement of the proposals to be voted on, including the amount of bonds proposed to be issued for each purpose, but an informality in the statement shall not vitiate the election. To the right of or below each proposal, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 38. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text: Bond election ballots shall include instructions to voters that are consistent with the requirements of Section 13204 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 40. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text: The voters shall vote for or against any proposal at a bond election by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” respectively.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 41. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text: Bond elections shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district elections.


text:
The issuance of bonds is authorized when, at a bond election, any of the following occurs:

(a) Two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposal are “yes.”

(b) A majority of the votes cast on the proposal are “yes” when the election was called pursuant to a petition sufficient to require it to be called.

(c) A majority of the votes cast on the proposal are “Yes” when the bonds to be issued are payable both as to principal and interest solely from revenue and not directly or indirectly from assessments and the board finds that in its judgment the proposed revenues will each year, after deducting a reasonable allowance for the cost of operation and maintenance, if any, which must be paid from the revenues, be at least one and one-tenth times the debt service requirements for that year for principal, interest, sinking funds and reserve funds of all the bonds, including the bonds to be issued, payable from the revenues.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1993.)


text: If the number of votes for any bond proposal is less than the number required to authorize the issuance of the bonds, the result of the vote shall be entered of record. The proposal may be again submitted at a bond election upon the presentation to the board of a petition for the subsequent election signed as required for the calling of the previous election.


text: No informalities in the conduct of the election shall invalidate the election if fairly conducted.


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

chapter: 1. Powers and Purposes Generally

article: 1. Water

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text: A district may do any act in order to put to any beneficial use any water under its control.

article: 1. Water


text: A district may deliver water for fire protection purposes.

article: 1. Water


text: A district may control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture and salvage any water including but not limited to sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters therein.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 719.)

article: 1. Water


text: A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 70, Sec. 13.)

article: 1. Water


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. 6.)

article: 1. Water


text:
As used in this article:

(a) “Conduit” includes ditches, pipelines, and other means of diversion.

(b) “District” means any irrigation district which includes land included within a watermaster service area for which a watermaster has previously been appointed by the Department of Water Resources, but which elects to provide watermaster service pursuant to the provisions of this article.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 780, Sec. 1.)

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service

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text: Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster appointed by a district may be exercised by the watermaster directly or through the agency of a deputy watermaster if there is one.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: A district, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 22080, may appoint one or more watermasters to regulate the use of water within the district.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by an irrigation district shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and serviceable diversion dam or works in the channel of the stream from which the water is diverted.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and serviceable headgate in the conduit through which the water is diverted at or near the diversion dam or works.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The headgate shall be of such construction that it can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain such water flow measuring devices at such points along the conduit as may be required and approved by the district for the purpose of assisting the watermaster in determining the amounts of water which are being diverted and applied to beneficial use.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects to construct and maintain the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the district so to do, the watermaster may close the conduit, and it shall not be opened or any water diverted from the source of supply until the requirements of the district as to the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices have been complied with.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The owner of every reservoir which is subject to regulation by a watermaster and which is located across or upon the bed of a natural stream or requires the use of a natural stream channel shall construct and maintain such measuring devices below the reservoir in the stream and such measuring devices above the reservoir on each stream or source of supply discharging into the reservoir as may be required and approved by the district for the purpose of assisting the district or the watermaster in determining the amounts of water to which the owner is entitled and the amounts of water which the owner is diverting, storing, and applying to beneficial use.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses to construct and maintain the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the district, the watermaster may open the outlet of the reservoir and the outlet shall not be closed, except by order of the district, until the requirements of the district as to the measuring devices are complied with.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The district may make such reasonable regulations to secure distribution of water in accordance with determined rights as may be needed.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams or other sources of supply among the several conduits and reservoirs taking water therefrom and so adjust or close the headgates of conduits and regulate the controlling works of reservoirs as may be necessary to insure a distribution of the water among the water users entitled to its use, according to the rights of the users.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates a headgate to a conduit or the controlling works of a reservoir, he may attach to the headgate or controlling works a written notice properly dated and signed setting forth the fact that the headgate or controlling works have been properly regulated and are wholly under his control.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The notice is legal notice to all persons interested in the diversion and distribution of the water of the conduit or reservoir.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: Any person who is injured by the action of any watermaster may apply to the superior court of the county in which the injury takes place for an injunction.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: Such injunction shall be issued only in case it is shown at the hearing that the watermaster has failed to distribute the water according to the rights as determined by decrees of court, agreements, permits, or licenses.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes, or interferes with any headgate, waterbox, or measuring device while it is under the control of the watermaster, or who willfully takes or uses water which has been denied him by the watermaster under the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: The possession or use of water when it has been so denied by the watermaster is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: Every person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: A watermaster has the power to arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this article and to give him into the custody of the sheriff or other competent police officer within the county, and immediately thereafter make a complaint before a magistrate against the person so arrested.

article: 1.5. Watermaster Service


text: A district may provide for any and all drainage made necessary by the irrigation provided for by the district.

article: 2. Drainage

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text: All laws respecting irrigation by districts or respecting districts shall also be so construed and enforced as to apply to drainage.

article: 2. Drainage


text: The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting drainage and construction, operation, and control relating to it as they have respecting irrigation.

article: 2. Drainage


text: Whenever it appears necessary to drain any land within a district on account of the irrigation which has been done or which is intended to be done by the district under laws relating to it, whether for the purpose of more beneficially carrying on the irrigation or to protect the district from liability by reason of the irrigation, its board, if it is reasonable from an economic standpoint that the drainage be provided, shall provide for the drainage.

article: 2. Drainage


text: No drainage need be provided for land as to which the district is relieved from liability for seepage or flooding by reason of grant, waiver, prescription, statute, decree, or condemnation.

article: 2. Drainage


text: Any district heretofore or hereafter formed may purchase or lease electric power from any agency or entity, public or private, and may provide for the acquisition, operation, leasing, and control of plants for the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, and lease of electric power, including sale to municipalities, public utility districts, or persons.

article: 3. Electric Power

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text: All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as codified in this division, also be so construed and enforced as to apply to electric power.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 687.)

article: 3. Electric Power


text: The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting electric power and the acquisition, operation, and control relating to it as they have respecting irrigation or districts.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its electric power works.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: A district may distribute power without regard to any assessments levied by it.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: A district may sell, dispose of, and distribute electric power for use outside of its boundaries.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: Subject to the conditions in this article a district may in the manner required by law make special appropriations of water for power purposes.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: Any use of water for generating electric power at any given time of the year which is in excess of the water appropriated and beneficially used for irrigation purposes by the district at that period of the year shall be subject to all prior existing appropriations by any municipal corporation which is proceeding in good faith in the expenditure of money and the construction of works designed to divert the water appropriated.

article: 3. Electric Power


text: Any district providing electric power to areas outside its boundaries shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations, and orders of the governing body of the city or county area being served, but, in no event, more restrictive than the rules, regulations, and orders of the Public Utilities Commission upon utilities providing electric power to cities or counties. No district may impose rates, rules, regulations, or orders in any such area outside its boundaries which are different from rates, rules, regulations, or orders imposed within the district, except with the consent of the governing body of the affected area.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1374.)

article: 3. Electric Power


text: Every district furnishing electrical power shall comply with Section 8029.5 of the Public Utilities Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 549, Sec. 5.)

article: 3. Electric Power


text: The board may establish or modify any existing plan or system, so as to provide for a pension or retirement plan or system for the benefit of officers, including directors, and employees of the district and therein provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement benefits, disability payments and death benefits or any one or more of them.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 726.)

article: 4. Pension and Retirement Systems

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text: The district may maintain its own pension, retirement, disability benefit and death benefit fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance, group annuities or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and sure method of meeting the payments contemplated by its plan or system.

article: 4. Pension and Retirement Systems


text: This article does not affect the authority of any district to participate in the State Employees’ Retirement System or any county employees’ retirement system.

article: 4. Pension and Retirement Systems


text: If a district has terminated a plan which did provide retirement benefits and has entered into a contract to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, it may adopt a plan to increase retirement benefits for former employees who had retired prior to provision being made in the contract with the Public Employees’ Retirement System for past service credit. Such plan shall be designed to provide increased retirement benefits based on cost-of-living changes as determined by the board. Payments shall be from the general fund of the district and shall be limited to the benefits set forth in the terminated plan, plus the cost-of-living increases determined by the board.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 840.)

article: 4. Pension and Retirement Systems


text: The district may, but shall not be required to, provide for, maintain and operate such works and facilities within or without its boundaries as the board may deem necessary to protect the land in, and the property of, the district, from damage by flood or overflow, and may pay the cost and expense thereof out of its general fund or any special fund provided therefor.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 352.)

article: 5. Flood Control

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text: A district may, but shall not be required to, contract with the United States, the State, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any person, for the construction, operation or maintenance of works, facilities or operations within or without the district boundaries which the board deems necessary to protect the land in, and property of, the district, from damage by flood or overflow, and may contribute to the cost or expense thereof out of its general fund or any special fund provided therefor.

article: 5. Flood Control


text: The provisions of Section 22160 apply only to districts containing 200,000 acres or more.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1513.)

article: 5. Flood Control


text: This article applies only if an election is called and held as provided in this article and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal are “Yes.”

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 340.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal

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text:
The board may in its discretion by resolution call an election to be held in the entire district or only in that portion of the district proposed to be served to determine whether the district should provide for sewage disposal service. The ballots shall contain the following statement of the proposal:

“Shall the ____ Irrigation District provide for sewage disposal, or acquire existing sewage disposal facilities, within that portion of its boundaries as hereinafter described not now provided with adequate sewage collection and disposal works.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ballots of any district which is required to obtain the approval of the local agency formation commission before it may provide sewage disposal shall contain the following statement of the proposal:

“Shall the ____ Irrigation District provide for sewage disposal, or acquire existing sewage disposal facilities, within that portion of the district, and in the manner, set forth in the proposed application to the ____ Local Agency Formation Commission, dated ____, a copy of which application is on file in the office of the district.”

To the right of or below the proposal, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 42. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: The ballots shall include instructions to voters that are consistent with the requirements of Section 13204 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 44. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: The voters shall vote for or against the proposal by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” respectively.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 45. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: Notice of the election shall specify the purpose of the election and the day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election, and shall be posted in three public places in each election precinct in the area of the district in which the election is to be held for at least 20 days and published in a newspaper published in the county once a week for at least three successive weeks.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 199.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: The election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district elections.

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

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: A district, whether heretofore or hereafter formed, may provide for the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of sewage collection and disposal mains, and sewage treatment and disposal facilities for all or any portion of the lands within its boundaries.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 420.)

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: A district may charge reasonable connection charges to defray in whole or in part the cost of providing sewage disposal service and may levy and collect annual or semiannual charges to cover the cost of maintenance and operation of the sewage disposal system. Any charges authorized by this section shall be made only within the area to be served. If the sewage disposal service is provided to only a portion of the district, the area so served shall bear all costs of the maintenance, operation, and administration of such service.

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all other acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as codified in this division, also be so construed and enforced as to apply to sewage disposal.

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting sewage disposal and the acquisition, operation, and control relating to it as they have respecting irrigation in districts.

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its sewage collection and disposal system.

article: 6. Sewage Disposal


text: A district may construct, maintain, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 533.)

article: 7. Recreational Facilities

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text: A district may fix and assess reasonable charges for the use of the recreational facilities by members of the public.

article: 7. Recreational Facilities


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

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

chapter: 2. Powers

article: 1. Powers Generally

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text: A district may construct the necessary works for the collection of water for the district.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may acquire the right to store water in any reservoir or to carry water through any conduit not owned or controlled by the district and may grant to any owner or lessee of the right to the use of any water the right to store the water in any reservoir of the district or to carry the water through any conduit of the district.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may contract to perform and perform any agreement with any number of persons or public corporations or agencies for the exchange, transfer, or delivery to or by either or both parties of any water right or water.

article: 1. Powers Generally


text: A district may make and perform any necessary contracts to carry out the purposes of the district.

article: 1. Powers Generally