Title WAT, California Water Code

The district may prescribe, revise and collect rates or other charges for the services and facilities furnished pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1114.)

A district may supply sewage and waste services to property not subject to district taxes at special rates, terms, and conditions as are determined by the board for the services. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 254, Sec. 1.)

The district may provide that such rates or other charges may be collected with the water rates of the district and that all rates shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item, and that in the event of failure to pay the whole or any part thereof, the district may…

Upon providing a sewer system in any area of the district the district may declare the further maintenance or use of cesspools or other local means of sewage disposal in such area to be a public nuisance and may require all buildings used by human beings to be connected with the …

A district may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, levy and collect a sewage and waste service standby or availability charge. If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge wa…

In lieu of the standby or availability charge authorized to be levied and collected pursuant to Section 31104, the Crescenta Valley County Water District may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, levy, and collect a…

Notwithstanding Sections 31031 and 31032.1, in the Coachella Valley Water District, the sewage and waste service standby or availability charge shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per acre per year for land on which the charge is levied or thirty dollars ($30) per year for a pa…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the Tuolumne Regional Water District may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, levy, and collect a sewage and waste service standby or availability charge of not…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the Santa Ana Mountains County Water District may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, in each fiscal year, within Community Facilities District No. 2 of th…

(a) A district may adopt ordinances relating to the provision of services and facilities pursuant to this article and the regulation of those services and facilities. Every such ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption, but shall be published once in …

From and after the posting or publication of any ordinance as provided in Section 31105 above, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to violate any ordinance of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31105. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 930.)

Any improvement district formed pursuant to this chapter shall be under the supervision, direction, and control of the board. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

The board shall have the same power, authority, and jurisdiction over and with reference to an improvement district formed pursuant to this chapter that it possesses over and with reference to the district and improvements made within and chargeable to the entire district; provid…

All provisions of this division, insofar as they are applicable, including provisions for bonds and assessments, shall apply to and govern improvement districts formed pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

A district, notwithstanding the exclusion of lands therefrom, shall be and remain a district as fully, to every intent and purpose, as it would be had no change been made in the boundaries of the district, or had the lands excluded therefrom never constituted a portion of the dis…

Nothing in this division shall, in any manner, operate to release any of the lands excluded from a district from any obligation to pay, or from any lien thereon of, any valid outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district at the time of the filing of the petition for exc…

For the purpose of discharging the outstanding indebtedness at the time of the filing of the petition for exclusion of lands, the lands excluded shall be deemed and considered as part of the district the same as though the petition for its exclusion had never been filed or the or…

The provisions of Sections 75831 and 75832 shall not apply to any outstanding bonds, the holders of which have assented to the exclusion of the lands from the district, as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 75810) of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

If any of the outstanding bonds are payable from assessments upon all real property in the district, any real property excluded from the district by virtue of the exclusion of lands from said district shall, notwithstanding such exclusion, be considered a part of such district fo…

If the land excluded from any district embraces the greater portion of any division or divisions of such district, the office of director for such division or divisions shall become and be vacant at the expiration of 10 days from the final order of the board excluding such lands.…

The city council, at the time of fixing the general tax levy, and in the manner provided for the general tax levy, shall levy and collect each year for the term of 40 years, a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on the bonds and also one-fortieth part of the aggregate amoun…

The taxes required by this chapter to be levied and collected shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for municipal purposes, and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes are collected. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

A district may construct, maintain, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by the district. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 533.)

A district may fix and assess reasonable charges for the use of the recreational facilities by members of the public. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 533.)

(a) A district may exercise any of the powers, functions, and duties which are vested in, or imposed upon, a fire protection district pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, Part 3 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) If …

The bonded indebtedness of an improvement district formed pursuant to this chapter may be made payable from assessments to be levied upon all real property in the improvement district by proceedings taken in the manner provided in this article and shall be so payable if the proce…

A district may use any water or land under its control for recreational purposes and in connection therewith may construct, maintain, and operate any works or facilities appropriate or ancillary to such recreational use; provided, that recreational use of water shall be subject t…

A district may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations to govern the use of such facilities, including regulations imposing reasonable charges for the use thereof. A district is not required to charge for the use of such facilities. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 574.)

The exercise of the power of eminent domain to acquire any land or interest therein for recreational purposes is limited to land within the district or land contiguous to the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 214.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Malaga County Water District may: (a) Organize, promote, conduct, and advertise programs of community recreation. (b) Establish systems of recreation and recreation centers, including parks and parkways. (c) Acquire, construct, impr…

A district may acquire, construct, and operate facilities for, or may contract with others for, the collection and disposal of the garbage, waste, and trash of the district and its inhabitants. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1981.)

The district may prescribe, revise, and collect rates or other charges for the services furnished pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1981.)

The district may provide that such rates or charges may be collected with the water or sewer rates, or both, of the district and that all rates shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item, and that in the event of failure to pay the whole or any part thereof, the…

The district may determine that sanitary service may not be necessary or feasible for all residents or properties within the district and shall thereupon make a finding as to which type of customer or area shall be excluded from service. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1981.)

The district shall determine the types of wastes to be excluded from service. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1981.)

Any contract with other parties for the supplying of this service for the district shall be granted by public bid for such periods as the district determines is in the best interest of the district. In the event of failure to receive a suitable bid, the district may negotiate a c…

(a) A district may adopt ordinances relating to the provision of sanitation services and the regulation of those services. Every such ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption, but shall be published once in full in a newspaper of general circulation, …

After the posting or publication of any ordinance as provided in Section 31141, it is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any ordinance of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31141, and, upon conviction thereof, that person shall be punished by being imprisonment in the …

In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Stinson Beach County Water District, Marin County, shall have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise such powers as may be appropriate for improving water quality and supply, reducing use of wat…

The district shall immediately do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional or local law, order, regulation or rule relating to water pollution or the discharge of pollutants, waste or any other material within the area of th…

(a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31145 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board may by regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance and to assess the cost of such abatemen…

(a) The owner of any real property upon which is located a sanitary sewage, septic, or septic tank disposal system, which system is subject to abatement as a public nuisance by the district, may request the district to replace or repair, as necessary, such system. If replacement …

Any violation of a regulation of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31145 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of such a violation shall cons…

A district may, by using any water or water supplies furnished to the district or used by the district, construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of hydroelectric power from the water, and the transmission lines for the conveyance thereof. “Plant for …

The hydroelectric power plant or plants and transmission lines constructed pursuant to this article may be leased for operation by, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity. The power generat…

(a) The North Marin County Water District may construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of power from wind or solar radiation, and the transmission lines for the conveyance thereof, and in connection therewith shall have all the powers set forth in th…