Title WAT, California Water Code

The board may divide the principal amount of any issue into two or more series and fix different dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of one series may be made payable at different times from those of any other series. The maturity of each series shall comply with this a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the board may determine that the public economy so requires, and order that less than one-fortieth of the whole amount of the indebtedness, or a series thereof, shall be payable annually. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1567.)

District or zone bonds may be made payable on July 1st subsequent to the time fixed for the collection of the second installment of general district taxes with which the first levy of taxes for the payment of the principal or interest of the bonds is to be collected. In such even…

The proceeds of such bonds may be used for the following purposes: (a) All costs or estimated costs incidental to or connected with the acquisition, construction, improving and financing of the improvements for which they are issued. (b) All engineering, inspection, legal and fis…

Any bonds issued by the district may be subject to call and redemption prior to maturity at such times and prices and upon such other terms as the board may specify. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1015.)

When bonds are made callable, a statement to that effect shall be set forth on the face of the bond. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1015.)

The people of any county or counties, or of any portions thereof, whether such portions include unincorporated territory only or incorporated territory of any city or cities, or both such incorporated and unincorporated territory, may organize a district under the provisions of t…

The cities proposed to be included in the district need not be contiguous, and the unincorporated territory may consist of one or more parcels which need not be contiguous to each other or to any such city or cities. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

The board is the governing body of the district. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the election and certification of the first board of directors and not later than the sixth Monday after the date of the formation election. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

At its first meeting, the board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings and the manner in which its special meetings may be called. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

At its first meeting, and at its first meeting in the month of January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall elect one of its members president. The board may at any meeting elect one of its members vice president. If the president is absent or unable to act, the vice presid…

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; however, no ordinance, motion or resolution shall be passed to become effective without the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)

The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

On all ordinances the roll shall be called and the ayes and noes recorded in the journal of the proceedings of the board. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

Resolutions and motions may be adopted by voice vote, but on demand of any member of the board the roll shall be called. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)

Votes of the members of the board shall not be cast or exercised by proxy. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)

The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the board shall be: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of ____ Municipal Water District as follows:”. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

The board may enact any ordinance which adopts any code by reference following the procedures, definitions and provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 50020) of Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 1, Title 5 of the Government Code so far as they may be applicable. (Added by Stat…

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2006.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a district may acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and storm waters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners…

A district may undertake a water conservation program to reduce water use and may require, as a condition of new service, that reasonable water-saving devices and water reclamation devices be installed to reduce water use. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 893.)

A district may sell water under its control, without preference, to cities, other public corporations and agencies, and persons, within the district for use within the district. As used in this part, the term “water” includes potable water and nonpotable water. (Amended by Stats.…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), upon the request of an Indian tribe and the satisfaction of the conditions stated in subdivision (b), a district shall provide service of water at substantially the same terms applicable to the customers of the district to an Indian tr…

Whenever the board finds that there is a surplus of water above that which may be required by consumers within the district, the district may sell or otherwise dispose of such surplus water to any persons, public corporations or agencies, or other consumers. (Added by Stats. 1963…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Marin Municipal Water District may sell water to any person, firm, public or private corporation, or public agency or other consumer within or without the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 933, Sec. 15.)

A district may supply and deliver water to property not subject to district taxes at special rates, terms, and conditions as are determined by the board for such service. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 83.)

A district may fix the rates at which water shall be sold. Different rates may be established for different classes or conditions of service, but rates shall be uniform throughout the district for like classes and conditions of service. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

Any special water rate fixed in accordance with the terms and conditions of an annexation shall be deemed to be a rate for a different class or condition of service. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

A district, so far as practicable, shall fix such rates for water in the district, and in each improvement district therein, as will result in revenues which will: (a) Pay the operating expenses of the district and the improvement district. (b) Provide for repairs and depreciatio…

The rates for water in each improvement district may vary from the rates of the district and from other improvement districts therein. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The district may, ho…

A special improvement district may be formed of an area benefited thereby, a bonded indebtedness of such special improvement district may be incurred under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 74790) of Part 6 of this division, negotiable promissory notes may be issued therefor und…

The boundaries of a district may be changed to include additional land within the district as provided in this chapter, and the inclusion within a district of any land not contiguous thereto shall be deemed to effect a change of the boundaries of the district. No such change in t…

When a district is the sole owner of any tract of land not within the boundaries of the district, the board, upon determining that the inclusion of that land will be for the best interests of the district, may by resolution declare that such land shall be included in the district…

A guardian, executor, or administrator of an estate, who is appointed as such under the laws of this state, and who, as such guardian, executor, or administrator, is entitled to the possession of the lands belonging to the estate which he represents, may, on behalf of his ward or…

Upon those terms, limitations, and conditions as it prescribes, the department may contract with any person, local publicly owned electric utility, or other entity for the purchase of power on such terms and for such periods as the department determines and at such prices the dep…

(a) Contracts under this division may provide for the assignment thereof on any terms and conditions as the contracts may specify. (b) Any contract for the purchase or sale of electric power shall contain any contractual terms and security provisions as are determined by the depa…

Upon the delivery of power to them, the retail end use customers shall be deemed to have purchased that power from the department. Payment for any sale shall be a direct obligation of the retail end use customer to the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec.…

(a) The department may contract with the related electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, for the electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, to transmit or provide for the transmission of, and distribute al…

The commission may issue rules regulating the enforcement of the agency function pursuant this division, including collection and payment to the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)

(a) The department shall retain title to all electricity sold by it to the retail end-use customers. The department shall be entitled to recover, as a revenue requirement, amounts and at the times necessary to enable it to comply with Section 80134, and shall advise the commissio…

All money collected with respect to any power acquired and sold pursuant to this division and the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation dated January 17, 2001, and all money paid directly or indirectly to or for the account of the department with respect to any sale, exchange, transf…

The department may sell any power acquired by the department pursuant to this division to retail end use customers, and to local publicly owned electric utilities, at not more than the department’s acquisition costs, including transmission, scheduling, and other related costs, pl…

The department may fix and establish the procedure and charges for the sale or other disposal of power purchased by the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)

The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary for the purposes of this division: (a) Hire and appoint employees as required, at salary levels determined by the director to be competitive to attract and retain persons with …