Title WAT, California Water Code

In matters concerning the coordination of planning, construction, and operation of federal water development and flood control projects in the State of California with state and local projects, the California Water Commission shall advise the department, and the Governor, and to …

The department may hold hearings and conduct investigations in any part of the State. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

At any hearing by or on behalf of the department any county, city, state agency, including the Department of Fish and Game, public district, association, or any person affected by or interested in the control, storage, and use of water resources, involved in the hearing may appea…

As a further means of carrying out the policies defined in Sections 12578 to 12582, inclusive, the department shall have the following powers and duties: (a) Collect and file data. (b) Make necessary studies and surveys. (c) Make investigations. (d) Prepare plans and estimates of…

In performing the duties prescribed in Section 12609, the director, or his authorized representative, may travel either within or without the State and shall consult and cooperate with the officials and engineers of the counties, cities, state agencies, or public districts affect…

The department may cooperate with any county, city, state agency or public district on flood control and other water problems and when requested by such county, city, state agency or public district, may enter into cooperative agreements to prepare plans and specifications, const…

The department has no authority to undertake the construction of flood control or other water projects provided for under Chapters 1 and 2 of this part, thereby obligating any county, city, state agency, or public district in any way except upon the formal request of such county,…

The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to all officers. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

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 si…

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 o…

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 benefi…

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 opi…

This article does not affect the authority of any district to participate in the State Employees’ Retirement System or any county employees’ retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 726.)

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 m…

Regardless of any findings made by the board if more than one-third in number of the owners of title to land within a proposed distribution district object at the hearing to its formation or to the levy of the proposed ad valorem tax, the board shall deny the petition, and no fur…

If at the hearing the board finds that it would not be for the best interest of the district to form the distribution district the board shall order the proceedings dismissed without prejudice to their renewal. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed distribution district to form the distribution district, it shall make and enter in its minutes a final order: (a) Approving the petition. (b) Forming the distribution district. (c) Provid…

Assessments levied for the purpose of meeting obligations accruing under a contract with the United States pursuant to the reclamation laws shall be payable in the same manner and at the same time as district assessments, and such distribution district assessments shall be made i…

The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the order creating the distribution district to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any land of the distribution district is situated. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

All lands of the distribution district shall remain jointly liable for all obligations accruing to the United States under any contract between the distribution district and the United States pursuant to the federal reclamation laws. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

Regardless of any findings made by the board if more than one-third in number of the holders of title to land within a proposed improvement district object at the hearing to its formation or the levy of the proposed assessment, the board shall deny the petition, and no further pr…

If at the hearing the board finds that it would not be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district the board shall order the proceedings dismissed without prejudice to their renewal. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.…

If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district, it shall make and enter in its minutes a final order: (a) Approving the petition. (b) Forming the improvement district. (c) Levying t…

The order shall contain a description of the land in the improvement district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Any assessment levied pursuant to Section 23667 shall include both of the following sums: (a) An amount equal to interest on any deferred payments at a rate not exceeding 12 percent each year. (b) An amount equal to 10 percent more than all other sums to be raised by the assessme…

Except as provided in Section 23670.1, the assessment may be made payable in not more than 10 annual installments. (Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1189.)

Upon approval by two-thirds of the board, the assessment may be made payable in not more than 20 annual installments. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1226, Sec. 30.)

The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the order creating the improvement district to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any land of the improvement district is situated. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

The assessment and each installment of it shall be and remain a lien on the land in the improvement district in the same manner as and be a part of the annual assessment of the district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Upon a change or resubdivision upon the assessment book of the district of any parcel of land in an improvement district, the board upon its own initiative or upon a petition of the owner of the parcel so changed or resubdivided, may reapportion the improvement district assessmen…

If the actual cost of the improvements is substantially less than the estimated cost the assessment may be reduced proportionately on each parcel by recomputing it based on actual costs with the percentage and interest provided for in Section 23669 added thereto. The reapportionm…

A district may construct any works along, under, or across any street, water course, railway, or conduit in a manner that will afford security for life and property. The district shall restore the property crossed as near as may be to its former state or so as not to have impaire…

Every company whose right of way is intersected or crossed by works of the district shall unite with the district in forming the intersections and crossings and grant the rights therefor. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The right is hereby granted to locate, construct, and maintain any of the works of a district on any land which is now or hereafter owned by the State, and a district has the same rights and privileges appertaining to the rights of way as are granted to municipalities within the …

Regardless of any findings made by the board, if more than one-third in number of the holders of title to land within the proposed distribution district object at the hearing to its formation or to the levy of the proposed assessment, the board shall deny the petition and no furt…

If at the hearing the board finds that it would not be for the best interests of the district to form the distribution district, the board shall order the proceedings dismissed without prejudice to their renewal. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.)

If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed distribution district to form the distribution district, it shall make and enter in its minutes a final order: (a) Approving the petition. (b) Forming the distribution district. (c) Provid…

Assessments levied for the purpose of meeting obligations accruing under a contract with the United States pursuant to the reclamation laws or under a contract with the district, shall be payable in the same manner and at the same time as district assessments, and such distributi…

The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the order creating the distribution district to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any land of the distribution district is situated. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.)

The assessment, and each installment of it, shall be and remain a lien on the land in the distribution district in the same manner as, and be a part of, the annual assessment of the district. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.)

All lands of the distribution district shall remain jointly liable for all obligations accruing to the United States or accruing to the district under any contract between the distribution district and the United States or any contract between the distribution district and the di…

Upon a change or resubdivision upon the assessment book of the district of any parcel of land in a distribution district, the board upon its own initiative or upon petition of the owner of the parcel so changed or resubdivided, may reapportion the distribution district assessment…

If the actual amount to be paid by the distribution district to the United States or to the district under the contract to be executed is substantially less than the estimated amount, the assessment may be reduced proportionately on each parcel by recomputing it, based on the act…

Installments of assessments levied on district owned land becoming due while the land is still owned by the district shall be paid by the district. Conveyance of such lands into private ownership shall not release the lien thereon of the assessment and the unpaid installments of …

Within 60 days after the estimate and the assessment book have been filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for a hearing, not less than 22 days and not more than 40 days thereafter, at which the board of supervisors acting as a…

The clerk of the board of supervisors shall give notice of the hearing by publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county, which notice shall state each of the following: (a) The time and place of the heari…