Title WAT, California Water Code

(a) If a consolidation of the offices of assessor and tax collector is deemed advisable in the formation of a district, the petitioners may request the consolidation in their petition. The board calling the election shall in its order therefor announce the consolidation, and at t…

The petition shall be accompanied by an undertaking, to be approved by the board, in a sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), conditioned that the sureties will pay all of the costs in connection with the formation in case the formation is not effected. The board may re…

Upon the approval by the board of the undertaking or of any additional undertaking which it may require, the board shall fix a time for the hearing of the petition, which shall be not less than 22 days and not more than 40 days thereafter. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The board may consolidate the offices of assessor and tax collector. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)

The order of consolidation of offices shall be made at least 90 days prior to a general district election. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)

The board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, segregate any offices which have previously been consolidated. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)

Each district may be divided into as many divisions as there are directors of the district. The establishment of the divisions and the boundaries thereof shall be made by the board of supervisors, who shall make such division if requested by a resolution passed by a majority of t…

Within 30 days after the filing of the petition or the resolution requesting the establishment of divisions with the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing and shall hear any evidence produced to establish the validity of the petition or resolution an…

Within 10 days after said hearing, the board of supervisors, if they determine that the resolution or petition is valid, shall forthwith order the establishment of divisions in the district as nearly equal in area as may be practicable and shall file a copy of said order with the…

After the entry of the order establishing divisions within a district, one director shall be elected from each division and shall be a holder of title to land therein. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 262.)

The entry of the order dividing the district into divisions shall not affect the term of any director until his term expires. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 207.)

At least 80 days prior to the next general district election, the board shall designate the divisions from which directors shall be elected. The number designated shall equal the number of directors to be elected at that election. At the next succeeding general district election,…

Divisions once established may be modified by the same procedure as herein set forth for establishing divisions. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 207.)

Upon receipt of a petition to form a distribution district the board shall cause a survey to be made of the proposed distribution system. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.)

If the survey shows that the improvements are feasible, the board shall cause to be prepared the following: (a) Plans and specifications of the proposed distribution system. (b) An estimate of the cost of the proposed distribution system, which may include an amount not in excess…

The plans and specifications, estimate of cost and the statement of the proposed assessment shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.)

Between the date on which the district was formed and 90 days thereafter, and between those dates in each succeeding year, the assessor shall assess all land, except that if all funds required to be raised are raised other than by assessment, no assessment need be levied and no a…

All of the land shall be assessed at its full cash value. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The assessor shall, within the time for assessing the land, file with the clerk of the board of supervisors an assessment book with appropriate headings in which shall be listed all of the land. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The assessment book shall contain: (a) The name of the holder of title to the land if known, and if unknown, that fact shall be stated. (b) A description of the land sufficient to identify it. (c) The cash value of the land. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

If the district is contained in more than one county the assessment book shall be prepared with a separate part in a separate volume for the land in each county. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

In lieu of assessing the land, as aforesaid, the board may direct the assessor to, and the assessor shall thereupon adopt as the cash value of the land, and shall insert in the assessment book as such cash value the value of the land as the same appears on the assessment roll of …

Notwithstanding Section 36571, until such time as a district which has not theretofore delivered water for any purpose puts into operation facilities for the delivery of water, the board may levy a special assessment of an equal amount upon each acre of land within the district s…

In lieu of assessing all land pursuant to its cash value as set forth in Section 36571 or the county assessed value pursuant to Section 36575, the board may provide for an alternative method of valuation based upon the benefits bestowed on the land by directing the assessor to, a…

If the board elects to have land within the district valued pursuant to Section 36577, the following procedures shall apply: (a) Prior to its adoption of a valuation based upon benefits under this section, the board shall hold a public hearing at which owners of property or resid…

If the board elects to have land within the district valued pursuant to Sections 36577 and 36578, the board may also provide for more than one schedule of valuations based upon different benefits bestowed on the land and the assignment of more than one valuation to the lands in t…

A petition for the formation of a district shall set forth generally: (a) The boundaries of the proposed district or a description of the land. (b) The proposed source or sources of water supply. (c) The location proposed for the storage of water to be used for such irrigation, i…

The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The petitioners shall file with the petition a list of the names and addresses of all persons holding title to land within the proposed district as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of each affected county. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The petition shall also be accompanied by a sufficient undertaking, to be approved by the department, in double the amount of the probable cost of forming the district as estimated by the department, conditioned that the sureties shall pay all of the costs in case the formation i…

The department may require the furnishing of any additional undertaking or payment of money it deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The formation petition and accompanying documents shall be presented to and filed with the department. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before its publication is commenced by filing a declaration signed and acknowledged by the petitioner with the department stating that it is the intention of the petitioner to withdraw from the petition. (Added by Stats. 195…

The amount of the bond to be given by the secretary for the faithful performance of his duties shall be fixed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The treasurer of the district shall execute a bond in an amount to be fixed by the board, the minimum amount thereof not to be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1086.)

Each member of the board shall execute a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000). (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The bonds of the first directors of any district may be approved by a judge of the superior court of any affected county and recorded in the office of the recorder of such county. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The bonds of the directors, other than the first directors, shall be approved by a judge of the superior court, recorded in the office of the recorder of the office county, and filed with the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

All bonds shall be made payable to the district and be in the form prescribed for the official bonds of county officers. Premiums may be paid by the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

If any district is appointed fiscal agent of or by the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, the directors and the treasurer shall each execute an additional bond in the sum required by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned for the faithful discha…

The board may at any time and from time to time segregate and divide the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost into one or more units of construction, and may provide at that time that one or more individual units of construction shall not be entered upon immediately, but …

In the event of the division of the project into units of construction, and the specification of one or more units for future construction, the board shall, when it determines upon the construction of any unit, pass a resolution to that effect. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, …

Upon resolving to construct a unit, the board may amend the plans, specifications, and estimates of costs of the unit by making changes, modifications, and additions. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The board may provide for the generation and distribution of hydroelectric energy incidental to water storage and distribution. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The board may sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of hydroelectric energy not necessary for the uses and purposes of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The county treasurer of each of the several counties shall report all transactions of delinquencies on district assessments and sales of land within the district to the treasurer of the district who shall keep a record thereof in the office of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951,…