Title WAT, California Water Code

The time warrants which may be issued to mature in any year shall not exceed the amount of the assessment installment payable in such year, and the principal amount of time warrants which is outstanding at any time shall not exceed an amount determined by multiplying the number o…

Time warrants may be issued for more than the amount set forth in Section 53042 and with a maturity longer than five years, provided that a special election is held pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 50800) of Part 4 of this division, at which election the principal a…

No time warrants shall be issued, sold, or disposed of for less than the face amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The proceeds from the issuance and sale of time warrants shall be deposited in the maintenance fund and shall be applicable to the payment of the expenses payable from that fund, or to the payment of outstanding warrants to the same extent as funds collected upon the operation an…

Time warrants shall be registered with the county treasurer prior to their issuance. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Time warrants shall be paid upon their due date upon presentation and surrender to the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If time warrants are not paid by reason of lack of funds, no further registration is required, and they shall continue to bear interest after their due date until paid, reissued, extended or canceled. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Time warrants which are not paid on their due date because of lack of funds have priority and shall be paid out of the proceeds of the collection of the operation and maintenance assessment against which they have been issued, in preference to any demand warrants issued and regis…

The county treasurer, upon the request of the board, shall pay all time warrants before the maturity thereof, providing there are sufficient funds, after payment of all outstanding demand warrants, and all such time warrants shall be presented for payment. (Amended by Stats. 1953…

When two or more persons are associated by agreement in the use of a conduit, well, or pumping plant, for the conveyance, obtaining or disposing of water, or are using such conduit, well, or pumping plant, or any part thereof, for any lawful purpose, to the construction of which …

If any person neglects, after demand in writing, to pay his proportion of the expenses under the next preceding section, he is liable therefor in an action for contribution, and in any judgment obtained against him interest from the time of demand shall be included. (Enacted by S…

The action authorized by this article may be brought by any or all of the parties who have contributed more than his or their just proportion of the expenses, and the plaintiff may recover, as costs, reasonable counsel fees to be fixed by the court. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 3…

If the board makes the final order approving the formation petition, it may, by resolution adopted by a majority of its members, call an election for the purpose of authorizing the incurring of a bonded indebtedness by the improvement district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

The resolution shall specify all of the following: (a) The purpose for which bonds are proposed to be issued. (b) The maximum rate of interest the bonds shall bear. (c) The number of years, not exceeding 25, the whole or any part of the bonds are to run until maturity. (Added by …

The resolution shall further provide for submitting the question of the incurring of the indebtedness to the qualified electors of the improvement district at an election called for that purpose. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

The board, at the time and place mentioned in the notice of the filing of the petition for exclusion of lands, or at the time or times to which the hearing of the petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition, all evidence or proofs that are introduced by or on be…

The failure of any person interested in the district, other than the holders of bonds thereof outstanding at the time of the filing of the petition for exclusion of lands, to show cause, in writing, why the tract or tracts of land mentioned in the petition should not be excluded …

The expenses of giving the notice of the filing of the petition for exclusion of lands and of the proceedings on the petition shall be paid by the person or persons filing the petition. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

If, upon the hearing of the petition for exclusion of lands, no evidence or proofs in support thereof are introduced, or if the evidence fails to sustain the petition, or if the board deems it not for the best interest of the district that the lands, or some portion thereof, ment…

If the board deems it for the best interest of the district that the lands mentioned in the petition for exclusion of lands, or some portion thereof, be excluded from the district, and if no person interested in the district shows cause in writing why such lands or some portion t…

Within one month after the publication of the resolution or ordinance of intention, and by resolution or ordinance passed at a regular meeting by a vote of two-thirds of all its members, and approved by the executive of the city, the city council shall call a special election, an…

The resolution or ordinance calling the special election shall specify the following: (a) The purpose for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred. (b) The estimated cost of the things proposed. (c) That bonds of the city will issue in the amount of the estimated cost. (…

The resolution or ordinance calling the election shall be published. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The city council shall publish, after the publication of the resolution or ordinance calling the election and prior to the day of holding the special election, a notice of the election, which shall set forth substantially all the matters contained in the resolution or ordinance c…

The special election shall be held in the manner provided by law for holding elections in the city. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The votes of two-thirds of all the voters voting at the special election are necessary to authorize the incurring of any indebtedness or the issuance of any bonds under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

If two-thirds of all the votes cast at the special election are in favor of the proposition submitted, the city council may, by ordinance reciting the result of the election, provide for the issuance of the proposed bonds and any matter incidental thereto. (Added by Stats. 1943, …

Any State agency may advance or contribute money, rights of way, labor, materials, and any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit thereof. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)

Appropriations for advances or contributions under this article may be made from any funds available for the purpose. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)

Any State agency may issue its general obligation bonds for the purpose of making advances or contributions under this article and all proceedings for the authorization, issue, and sale of such bonds shall be had under the law governing the issue and sale of bonds for public impr…

Money or property advanced or contributed may be immediately transferred or delivered to the department to be used for the purpose for which the advance or contribution was made. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

The department may enter into an agreement with any state agency to repay any money or the value of any rights of way, labor, materials, or other property advanced or contributed; but no repayment therefor shall be made until all obligations issued by the department for the const…

After all bonds issued have been fully redeemed and paid, the department may continue to collect revenues from the use and operation of the project for the purpose of reimbursing any state agency for any expenditures made by it and for the purpose of repayment of any amount the d…

The department may receive and accept from any and all sources money, rights of way, labor, materials, or any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit or specific portion of any unit thereof or for any of the purposes of this part,…

The appropriation must be for some useful or beneficial purpose, and when the appropriator or his successor in interest ceases to use it for such a purpose the right ceases. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

If the person entitled to the use of water fails to use beneficially all or any part of the water claimed by him or her, for which a right of use has vested, for the purpose for which it was appropriated or adjudicated, for a period of five years, that unused water may revert to …

If water appropriated for irrigation purposes is not used by reason of compliance with crop control or soil conservation contracts with the United States, and in other cases of hardship as the board may by rule prescribe, the five-year forfeiture period applicable to water approp…

The storing of water underground, including the diversion of streams and the flowing of water on lands necessary to the accomplishment of such storage, constitutes a beneficial use of water if the water so stored is thereafter applied to the beneficial purposes for which the appr…

The diversion of floodflows for groundwater recharge shall not require an appropriative water right if all of the following conditions are met: (a) (1) A local or regional agency that has adopted a local plan of flood control pursuant to Section 8201 or has considered flood risk …

(a) The board shall post on its internet website all reports received pursuant to Section 1242.1. (b) On an annual basis, until January 1, 2029, the board shall compile information on the reports it receives pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 1242.1 to identify the number of …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) California’s central valley has one of the highest flood risks in the United States. Recognizing this risk and in response to the Court of Appeal decision in Paterno v. State of California (2003) 113 Cal. App.4th 998, in 2007…

The board, subject to the provisions of Section 100 and whenever it is in the public interest, may approve appropriation by storage of water to be released for the purpose of protecting or enhancing the quality of other waters which are put to beneficial uses. (Added by Stats. 19…

(a) The use of water for recreation and preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources is a beneficial use of water. In determining the amount of water available for appropriation for other beneficial uses, the board shall take into account, when it is in the public …

In determining the amount of water available for appropriation, the board shall take into account, whenever it is in the public interest, the amounts of water needed to remain in the source for protection of beneficial uses, including any uses specified to be protected in any rel…

The sale, lease, exchange, or transfer of water or water rights, in itself, shall not constitute evidence of waste or unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion and shall not affect any determination of forfeiture applicable to water appropr…