Title WAT, California Water Code

All actions and proceedings pending by or against the water storage district at the time of the merger may be prosecuted to final judgment for or against the water storage district or the surviving district may be substituted as a party. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

After the merger, no action or proceeding shall be brought for or against the water storage district or its directors or officers. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

All actions and proceedings commenced after the merger, either on account of the affairs of the water storage district or affairs of the California water district, shall be prosecuted by or against the surviving district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.)

All outstanding bonded and other indebtedness of the water storage district and of the California water district at the time of the merger is hereby assumed by the surviving district, and all bondholders and creditors of the two districts may enforce their rights against the surv…

The board of directors and officers of the surviving district shall peform all duties and functions of the board of directors and corresponding officers of the water storage district relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of assessments with respect to assessments levie…

Lands which were within the Westlands Water District immediately prior to the merger shall, so long as said lands remain in the said district, have a prior right with respect to water to which said district was entitled under any contract with the United States in effect on the d…

All powers in this part are subject to review and approval by the San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission, upon formation, change of organization, or reorganization under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commenci…

The board may adopt ordinances for the purpose of regulating, conserving, managing, and controlling the use and extraction of groundwater within the territory of the district. All ordinances shall be adopted, after noticed public hearings by a majority vote of the board. Notice o…

Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this act or any district ordinance shall be guilty of an infraction and may be required to pay a fine to the district not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (AB 2453) Effective Janu…

Any person who negligently or intentionally violates any provision of this act or any district ordinance may also be liable civilly to the district for a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day of violation, in addition to any other penalties that may…

Upon the failure of any person to comply with any provision of this act or any district ordinance, the district may petition the superior court for a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or other equitable relief as may be appropriate. The right to pe…

The district may petition the superior court of the county to recover any sums due the district. In order to preserve and manage the groundwater resources within its territory, the district may also commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, compromise, and assume the costs and ex…

The district may contract with the county, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or other local district for staff and other services and may hire other contractors and consultants as it considers appropriate. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 350, Se…

The district may exclude from any of the requirements of this act, or the operation of any ordinance, any operator who extracts less than a minimum amount of groundwater as specified by ordinance adopted by the board. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (AB 2453) Effective Ja…

The district may collect data and conduct technical and other investigations deemed necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this act. All hydrological investigations and studies carried out by or on behalf of the district shall be conducted by or under the supervision o…

The district may prepare annually or receive reports on groundwater and supplemental water supplies and conditions in the territory of the district, including groundwater management and conjunctive use objectives and a plan for implementation of those objectives. (Added by Stats.…

The district may recommend and encourage wastewater reuse and other water development projects, if those projects will enhance and contribute to the responsible management of groundwater resources, as part of its annual plan for implementation of groundwater management objectives…

In addition to the powers identified here, the district shall have the authority afforded to local agencies as provided in Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) of Division 6 as that part may be amended, consistent with the requirements and limitations of applicable law. (Add…

For all purposes of this division relating to signing petitions and voting at any election, and for all other purposes when the question of title to or value of land claimed to be owned by a petitioner or voter is involved, the most recent county assessment roll in each affected …

If any parcel of land is assessed on any assessment roll to unknown or fictitiously named owners or to unnamed owners in addition to any owners named thereon, the parcel of land shall be deemed for any of the purposes of this division to have but one owner in addition to the owne…

The holder of title to an undivided interest in land affected by any of the provisions of this division may sign any petition or vote at any election provided for in this division, and such undivided interest shall be counted and valued as though it were a separate interest. (Add…

If the assessment roll fails to indicate the extent of any undivided interest the holders of title whose undivided interests in any land are not specifically defined shall be deemed to have equal shares. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The certificate of the register of the United States Land Office for the district in which the land is situated, or of the State Lands Commission, is sufficient evidence of possessory right in any land entered under the laws of the United States or of this State. (Added by Stats.…

Guardians, conservators, personal representatives, and other persons holding land in a trust capacity under appointment of court may sign any petition and may vote at any election in behalf of the estate represented by them without obtaining special authority. (Amended by Stats. …

A certificate of acknowledgment taken before a notary public or justice of the peace of any state, or an affidavit by any person in the presence of whom a petition was signed, is sufficient evidence of the genuineness of the signature and of the fact of place of residence of any …

Whenever any notice or publication, or notice of publication, or official advertising, or publication of process is required to be given or made by the provisions of this division, unless otherwise specifically provided, it shall be given or made once a week for two successive we…

As to any land belonging to a person under guardianship or conservatorship or comprised in the undistributed estate of a decedent, the guardian or conservator of such person or executor or administrator of such estate shall be deemed the holder of title for the purpose of represe…

The powers herein conferred upon the department and board are police and regulatory powers and are necessary to the accomplishment of a purpose that is indispensable to the public interest. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The districts formed pursuant to this division are districts of the nature of irrigation, reclamation, or drainage districts in respect to all matters contemplated in the provisions of the Constitution of the State of California relating to irrigation, reclamation, or drainage. (…

(a) Upon written request submitted to the department by the owners or governing bodies of at least 15 percent of the conduits lawfully entitled to directly divert water from the streams or other sources of water supply in any service area, the department may, if it determines tha…

The department may from time to time discontinue watermaster service in any service area, if necessity therefor ceases, and revive the service whenever and as frequently as necessity exists. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

The watermaster shall be properly qualified and shall perform the duties imposed on him by this part as an employee under the general supervision and control of the department. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

Watermasters, in addition to compensation for their services, shall receive necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

The directors elected at the formation election shall on the first Tuesday after their election and qualification meet and organize as a board and designate an office of the board, which shall also be the office of the district, at which the board shall thereafter hold its meetin…

The board shall hold a regular meeting each month at the place selected as the district office. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 830.)

The board may by resolution duly entered upon its minutes fix any other time or place for the regular monthly meeting, but no such change shall become effective until after the resolution making it has been published once a week for two successive weeks in the office county. (Add…

Special meetings of the board may be held as required for the proper transaction of the business of the district, but shall be ordered by a majority of the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The order calling a special meeting shall be entered of record and specify the business to be transacted. Five days’ notice of the order must be given to each director not joining in the order. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

No other business than that specified in the order may be transacted at a special meeting unless all the members are present and consent to the consideration of any business not specified in the order. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

All meetings of the board shall be public and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A smaller number of directors than a quorum may adjourn from day to day. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

All records of the board shall be open to public inspection during business hours. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

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. 40. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The board shall manage and conduct the business of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing: (a) The name of the district. (b) The date of formation. (c) The county or counties in which the district is loca…

If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the issuance of bonds, or if a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds has been adopted and approved in accordance with Section 45102, the board shall cause bonds in the amount stated in the order calling the el…

The treasurer shall place the proceeds of sale of any bonds sold to the credit of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 226.)