Title WAT, California Water Code

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The treasurer shall receive to the credit of the district and in trust for its use and benefit all the money belonging to the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

All money belonging to the district, or to which the district is entitled, shall, when received, be paid by the person receiving it to the treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The treasurer shall establish for the district a general obligation bond fund and a general fund and shall apportion the district money to the funds as follows: (a) To the general obligation bond fund, that portion of the money received from the collection of assessments or from …

The money placed in the general obligation bond fund shall be used for the payment of bonds and of the interest thereon and until the total bonded indebtedness of the district is discharged shall not be used for any other purpose. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 35903, any amount in the general obligation bond fund in excess of the amount needed to pay principal and interest on bonds during the then current fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year may be transferred by the treasurer to the …

Any money belonging to a district may be deposited by the treasurer pursuant to the general laws governing the deposit of public money. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

Where the deposit of money is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation no additional security need be required from the bank for the portion of the district’s deposits so insured. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

Except for the payment of bonds and the interest thereon district money shall not be paid out by the treasurer unless a warrant therefor has been drawn and executed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

Warrants are contracts in writing for the payment of money and an action based on warrants payable on demand shall be commenced within four years from the date of their issuance. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2041.)

In any proceeding for a writ of mandate to compel the board to issue a warrant, the court shall proceed as in other civil actions and shall cause a writ to issue for any sum found to be due. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The board of directors may provide for a bond reserve fund for the purpose of payment of the principal of or interest on bonds of the district as the same shall become due. Except as otherwise provided in the resolution providing for the issuance of said bonds and so long as any …

All or any portion of a bond reserve fund may be established out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds. In such case the estimate referred to in Section 35950 shall include or make provision for such bond reserve fund and the ballot cast at the bond election shall contain a s…

The resolution providing for the issuance of bonds may provide for a bond reserve fund to be established, in whole or in part, from water charges or annual assessments, or both. In such event said water charges or annual assessments, in addition to the other amounts required or a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Irvine Ranch Water District may invest or reinvest its capital facilities replacement funds in real estate and interests therein and improvements thereon, located within the County of Orange, as an investment for the production of i…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Westlands Water District Merger Law. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

The state and the people thereof have a primary and supreme interest in securing to the inhabitants and property owners within and adjacent to the federal service area of the San Luis unit of the Central Valley project now under construction by the United States the greatest poss…

Investigation having shown that conditions in and surrounding the federal service area of the San Luis unit of the Central Valley project are peculiar to that area, it is hereby declared that a general law cannot be made applicable thereto and that this part is therefore necessar…

The Westlands Water District, situated in Fresno and Kings Counties, was formed, prior to the enactment of this part, and is operating under this division, primarily for irrigation purposes. The West Plains Water Storage District, situated in Fresno and Kings Counties, was formed…

This part is enacted in part under the authority expressly granted in Section 13 of Article XI of the Constitution of the state. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

This part shall be given a liberal construction for the purpose of sustaining any and all proceedings taken hereunder. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

Nothing in this part shall impair or adversely affect any right of any bondholder or creditor of the water storage district or the California water district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

(a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) “Aquifer” means a geologic formation or structure that transmits water in sufficient quantities to supply pumping wells or springs. (2) “Available supply” means that quantity of groundwater that can be withdrawn …

The Legislature finds and declares that the provisions of this part are enacted in order to provide a governmental framework for the district to balance the supply to and consumption of groundwater within the basin underlying the district, and thereby pursue stabilizing that basi…

The creation of the district is not intended to and shall not modify the powers of the County of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, carried out consistent with applicable law, to manage and protect groundwater resources w…

If formed, the district shall not involve itself in activities normally and historically undertaken by the county, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or other local agency, without the agreement of the agency. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 350,…

If formed, the board shall provide by resolution the dates on which and the time and place at which regular meetings of the board shall be held. A copy of each resolution establishing the date, time, and place of a regular meeting shall be filed with the secretary of the board an…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Water Storage District Law. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

As used in this part, “service area” applies to watermaster districts heretofore established and to watermaster service areas hereafter established pursuant to this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

As used in this part, “conduit” includes ditches, pipe lines, and other means of diversion. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster may be exercised by the watermaster directly or through the agency of a deputy watermaster, if there is one. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

As used in this part, “fiscal year” means the year beginning July 1 of any calendar year and ending June 30 of the following calendar year. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 360.)

Only the holders of title to land are entitled to vote at a general election. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Each voter may vote in each precinct in which any of the land owned by him is situated and may cast one vote for each one hundred dollars ($100), or fraction thereof, worth of his land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral rights therein, in the precinct. (Added by St…

Each male or female voter over the age of 18 years may vote in person or by proxy. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1748.)

Any guardian, conservator, administrator, or executor, of a person or estate owning land within the district shall be considered the holder of title to land for the purposes of this division, where the owner in fee is not entitled to vote. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)

Any corporation holding title to land within the district is entitled to vote through any officer or agent authorized in writing under the seal of the corporation. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

No person shall vote by proxy unless his authority to cast such vote is evidenced by an instrument acknowledged and filed with the board of election. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this division, if a holder of title to land enters into a contract for the sale of the land on deferred installments of the purchase price, the purchaser named in the contract is entitled to cast one-half of the vote allotted…

At least 20 days prior to any district election, the secretary shall prepare a list for each precinct showing: (a) The names of the holders of title to land who enter into contracts of sale, as shown by the copies of the contracts on file in his office. (b) The name of the purcha…

Each precinct list shall be delivered to the election board for the precinct prior to the election. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

At least five days prior to each election, the secretary shall notify in writing each holder of title to land named as the seller in any contract on file in his office that the contract has been filed. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Any person entitled to vote at a district election may challenge the right of a purchaser to vote in accordance with the provisions of Section 41006. Challenges shall be made and determined as nearly as practicable in the manner provided by the Elections Code. (Added by Stats. 19…

Where property has been conveyed prior to the election and the change of interest does not appear by the assessment roll, the original deed of conveyance or a copy thereof certified by the county recorder, or otherwise authenticated, shall be sufficient evidence to entitle the ho…

Any person not legally qualified to vote who makes any false statement in respect to his right to vote shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The department prior to the formation election, and at all subsequent elections the board, shall prepare, certify, and furnish to the election board at each voting place in the district a copy of each of the assessment rolls pertaining to any land in the precinct or, if applicabl…