Title WAT, California Water Code

The filing of the petition with the board constitutes an assent by each and all of the petitioners to the exclusion from the district of the land mentioned in the petition, or any part thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1607.)

The expenses of giving the notice provided for in Article 1 of this chapter and of the hearing on the exclusion petition shall be paid by the persons filing the petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Upon the hearing of an exclusion petition the board shall order that the petition be denied: (a) Entirely when no evidence in support of the petition is introduced. (b) As to any land described in the petition as to which the evidence introduced fails to sustain the petition. (c)…

The board, after the hearing of any exclusion petition, shall order the exclusion of all or any part of the land described in it when as to the land to be excluded either: (a) The board judges that the land will not be benefited by the operations of the district. (b) The board de…

No exclusion of land from any district impairs its existence, its rights, including those in or to property, or its obligations. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

If the board of supervisors finds, on the hearing of the petition, that the statements therein are correct, it shall make an order approving the petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If it is shown that any land is improperly included in the proposed district, the board of supervisors shall, in its order, exclude the same therefrom. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If the board of supervisors concludes that lands susceptible of the same mode of reclamation are improperly omitted from the proposed district, and the owners thereof have not appeared at the hearing, it shall continue the hearing on the petition, and direct that notice be given …

The notice to nonappearing landowners shall be given either by publication in the same manner and for the same period as the orginal petition, or by personal service on each such landowner. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If the notice is given by personal service, the service shall be made at least three days prior to the date fixed for the further hearing. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Proof of publication or personal service of the notice shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors on or before the day to which the hearing is continued. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The board of supervisors may further continue the hearing from time to time, by order entered upon its minutes, to the end that a full hearing may be had. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Upon the final hearing on the petition the board of supervisors shall make an order approving the petition, as originally presented, or in a modified form. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The order, signed by the chairman of the board of supervisors, and attested by the clerk thereof, shall describe the exterior boundaries of the district, as determined by the board of supervisors, and shall be indorsed upon or attached to the petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. …

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1543.)

Demand warrants may be in substantially the following form: Face No. ________ $ ________ Office of the Board of Trustees of Reclamation District No. _________ The Treasurer of ____ County will pay to the order of ____ out of Reclamation District No. ____ fund the sum of ____ doll…

Demand warrants shall be presented to the county treasurer, and, if not paid on presentation, shall be registered and an endorsement of nonpayment made thereon. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Demand warrants not paid on presentation shall bear interest from date of registration at the rate adopted by the board, pursuant to Section 53300. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1983.)

Demand warrants registered for nonpayment shall be paid by the county treasurer either in the order of registration or in the order agreed to, in writing, by all of the holders of the district’s outstanding demand warrants, if the county treasurer approves the agreement. (Amended…

(a) This article shall only apply to conduits located within the County of Siskiyou. (b) Where a conduit is constructed across or buried beneath the lands of two or more landowners, and the conduit is not under the control or management of any public agency or authority, a landow…

The board, by resolution, may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory within the district whether contiguous or not to an improvement district to such improvement district. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 132.)

The resolution proposing annexation shall: (a) Declare that proceedings have been initiated by the board pursuant to this article. (b) State the reason for proposing the annexation. (c) Set forth a description of the area proposed to be annexed, which may be made by reference to …

The text of the resolution proposing annexation shall be published, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, prior to the time of hearing in at least one newspaper printed and published in the district, if there is a newspaper published and printed in the district. (Added…

A copy of the resolution proposing annexation shall also be posted in three public places within the improvement district and three public places in the area proposed to be annexed at least two weeks prior to the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

The board shall proceed with the hearing at the time and place fixed therefor and may continue the hearing, if need be, from time to time. All interested persons will be heard at the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

If written protests are filed by the holders of title of one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of each county in which the territory is situated, further proceedings shall not be taken, and the board shall ref…

If written protest is not made by the owners of one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed, and if, at the conclusion of the hearing, the board finds and determines from the evidence presented at the hearing that the area proposed to be annexed to an improvemen…

If the board finds and determines that either the area proposed to be annexed to the improvement district will not be benefited thereby or that the improvement district to which the area is proposed to be annexed will not be benefited thereby and will be injured thereby, the boar…

From and after the date of the adoption of the resolution approving the annexation, the area described therein is added to and forms a part of the improvement district. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

The taxable property in the annexed area shall be subject to taxation after the annexation thereof for the purposes of the improvement district, including the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and other obligations of the improvement district authorized and outsta…

The board may do all things necessary to enforce and make effective the terms and conditions of annexation fixed by it. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

Any action or proceeding in which the validity of an annexation to an improvement district pursuant to this article is contested, questioned, or denied shall be commenced within three months after the date of the resolution of the board approving the annexation of the territory t…

After the filing of the report required by Section 75001, the board shall give notice of a hearing upon the formation petition by posting a notice thereof in three public places within the proposed improvement district and publishing such notice once a week for two weeks in some …

At the hearing the board shall hear such objections to the formation petition, the formation of the improvement district and its boundaries, and the plans, specifications, and estimates as may come before it, and shall make such changes in reference thereto as it considers proper…

At the hearing the board may make such changes in the boundaries of the proposed improvement district as it deems advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries, but the board shall not modify the boundaries so as to exclude from the proposed improvement district any ter…

At the hearing the board shall determine whether the petition complies with the requirements of Section 75000 and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant testimony in support or in opposition thereto. No defect in the form or contents of the petition or any proceed…

If more than one-third of the holders of title or evidence of title of lands within the proposed improvement district object in writing at the hearing to the formation of the proposed improvement district, the board shall deny the formation petition and no further proceedings sha…

At the conclusion of the hearing, if the board determines that the improvement district should be formed, it shall make a final order approving the formation petition. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

The order shall be entered in the minutes of the board and a copy thereof shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any of the lands of the improvement district are located. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

The provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 75560), 2 (commencing with Section 75570), and 3 (commencing with Section 75590) of Chapter 3 of this part apply only to districts in which a ground water charge is levied or proposed to be levied. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 7…

Ground water charges levied pursuant to this part are declared to be in furtherance of district activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies for users within the district or a zone or zones thereof which are necessary for the public health, welfare, and saf…

The ground water charges are authorized to be levied upon the production of ground water from all water-producing facilities, whether public or private, within the district or a zone or zones thereof for the benefit of all who rely directly or indirectly upon the ground water sup…

The proceeds of ground water charges levied and collected upon the production of water from ground water supplies within the district or a zone or zones thereof shall be used exclusively by the board for the district purposes authorized by this division. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch…

Any person or operator who augments the water supplies for use within the United Water Conservation District or a zone or zones thereof, by importing water from sources outside the district, and who stores that water in a basin within the district, may apply to the Board of Direc…

The owner or owners in fee of one or more tracts of land which constitute a portion of a district and which severally or in their entirety are contiguous to the exterior boundaries of the district may jointly or severally file with the board a petition, praying that such tract or…

The petition for exclusion of lands shall state the grounds and reasons upon which it is claimed that the lands should be excluded. The petition shall describe the boundaries of the lands, and shall describe the lands of the petitioner or petitioners which are included within suc…