Title WAT, California Water Code

The ballots shall be strung upon a cord or thread by the inspector during the counting in the order in which they are entered upon the tally list by the judges. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

As soon as all votes are counted a certificate shall be drawn upon each of the papers containing the poll lists and tallies, or attached thereto, stating in words and figures at full length the number of votes each one voted for has received, and designating the office to fill wh…

One of the certificates, with the poll list and the tally paper to which it is attached, shall be retained by the inspector and preserved by him at least six months. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

The ballots, together with the other certificate with the poll list and tally paper to which it is attached, shall be: (a) Sealed by the inspector in the presence of the judges and endorsed “Election returns of (naming the precinct) precinct.” (b) Directed to the secretary. (c) I…

If any voter of the district is of the opinion that the vote of any precinct has not been correctly counted, he may appear on the day appointed for the board to open and canvass the returns, and demand a recount of the vote of the precinct that is claimed to have been incorrectly…

No list, tally paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

This article provides an alternative procedure for the deposit of all, or any part of, proceeds of bond sales, proceeds of assessments and proceeds of sale of land and of all, or any part of, other funds of a district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 695.)

The board may at any time, by resolution, elect to proceed under this article with respect to the deposit of funds of the district, and the board may at any time thereafter terminate its election to proceed under this article, and thereafter, the provisions of this article shall …

Any money belonging to a district may be deposited by the treasurer pursuant to the general laws governing the deposit of public money. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 695.)

Where the deposit of money is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation no additional security need be required from the bank for the portion of the district’s deposits so insured. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 695.)

The installment of an assessment called to pay principal or interest on bonds pursuant to Section 51420 may be paid in cash or in bonds of the district, or their interest coupons, issued upon the assessment, which are matured or will mature within 90 days from the date of the cal…

Bonds and interest coupons received in payment for the assessment shall be accepted at face value. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Any bond or coupon received in payment for such an installment shall be canceled forthwith by the county treasurer and filed in his office. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Any part of the installment or any interest thereon which is unpaid at the expiration of 30 days from the date of the notice calling the installment, is delinquent, and 10 percent of the unpaid amount of the installment shall be added thereto and collected by the county treasurer…

The board, in lieu of drawing a warrant pursuant to Section 52560 may raise the amounts indicated in that section by a supplemental assessment levied as provided in Part 7, Chapter 2, Article 6 of this division, in which event the warrant shall be drawn against the fund created b…

If the landowners in a district voluntarily pay to the county treasurer, on the call of the board the amount required to be made available by reason of the sale of the refunding bonds at less than par, no supplemental assessment shall be levied. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If a sale of the refunding bonds is consummated by payment of the purchase price and the delivery of the bonds, the board shall enforce payment of delinquencies in the supplemental assessment in the manner set forth as provided in Chapters 3 and 4 of Part 7 of this division. (Add…

The county treasurer shall use the proceeds of the supplemental assessment or of the warrant delivered to him pursuant to Section 52559, as the case may be, for the following purposes: (a) The payment of any amount by which the total amount necessary to pay the principal and accr…

Any surplus in the supplemental assessment fund after the principal and interest on the bonds next maturing are paid in full shall be refunded by the county treasurer to the persons who have paid the supplemental assessment, in proportion to the amounts they paid. (Added by Stats…

The provisions of this article apply only to districts in which the producers of a majority of the production of ground water within the boundaries of the district are or will within one year from the enactment of this article be subject to a court judgment requiring the delivery…

For the purpose of replenishing the ground water supplies within such district and to provide such makeup water, a district may cause assessments to be levied as provided in this article. Provided, that: (a) This article shall not apply to a district 80 percent of the area of whi…

As used in this article: “Include,” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district, does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated. “Person” means any public agency or public corporation, whether federal, state, or local, or any private corporation, fi…

Proceeds raised by the water replenishment assessments hereunder may only be used for the purchase of water for replenishment of the ground waters of the district and for the purchase, in whole or in part, of makeup water requirements. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)

Not later than the second Tuesday in February each year the board shall order an engineering survey and report to be made regarding the ground water supplies of the district. The same shall include, among all other information and data which the board may require, the following: …

On or before the second Tuesday in March of each year, and provided the survey and report called for by Section 71685 has been made, the board, by resolution, shall declare whether funds shall be raised to purchase water for replenishment and makeup water for the next ensuing wat…

If the board, by resolution, determines that the funds needed to purchase replenishment or makeup water shall be raised by the levy of a replenishment assessment, then the board shall immediately publish a notice that a public hearing will be held on the second Tuesday of April f…

The hearing shall be held before the board and a quorum shall be present. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the president or presiding officer or hearing officer but shall be completed by the first Tuesday in May next following. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)

The board may appoint a qualified registered engineer familiar with water problems as a hearing officer to conduct the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)

All evidence relevant to the engineering survey and report and the board’s determination that such a replenishment assessment shall be levied may be introduced. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)

Upon completing the hearing, but no later than the second Tuesday in May, the board shall, by resolution, find: (a) The annual overdraft for the preceding water year. (b) The estimated annual overdraft for the current water year. (c) The estimated annual overdraft for the ensuing…

Based on such findings the board shall, by resolution, determine what portion, if any, of the estimated cost of purchasing water for replenishment and makeup for the ensuing fiscal year shall be paid for by a replenishment assessment, and what portion, not exceeding 25 percent of…

If the board determines that a replenishment assessment should be levied upon the production of ground water from ground water supplies within the district during the ensuing fiscal year, then immediately following the making of such determination the board shall levy a replenish…

The district, after the levying of the replenishment assessment, shall give notice thereof to the operators of all water-producing facilities in the district as disclosed by the records of such district, which notice shall state the rate of replenishment assessment for each acre-…

The operator of each water-producing facility within the district, on or before the last day of the month immediately following the respective quarterly periods ending March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st of each year, shall file with the district a sworn stat…

Any replenishment assessment levied pursuant to this article shall be due and payable to the district by each producer in quarterly installments on the last day for filing the statement of the production of ground water from the water-producing facility operated by such producer …

The board shall authorize, and the district shall make, refunds in whole or in part of replenishment assessments theretofore paid, to any producer who has erroneously overstated his production of ground water in any sworn statement for a quarterly period required under the provis…

If any producer shall knowingly fail to pay a replenishment assessment within 30 days of when due, such producer shall become liable to the district for interest at the rate of 1 percent per month on the delinquent amount of the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)

Should any operator of a water-producing facility knowingly fail to register his water-producing facility or knowingly fail to file the ground water production statement, or knowingly fail to file and furnish any other reports or statements required by resolution of the board ado…

The board, at the time of fixing the replenishment assessment rate, may provide by resolution that any producer operating a water-producing facility having a discharge opening not greater than two inches in diameter and providing ground water for domestic or irrigation uses on an…

(a) The superior court of the principal county may issue a temporary restraining order upon the filing by the district with the court of a verified petition or complaint setting forth that the person named therein as defendant is the operator of a water-producing facility which h…

If the board shall have probable cause to believe that the production of ground water from any water-producing facility is in excess of that disclosed by the sworn statements covering such water-producing facility, or if no statements are filed covering a water-producing facility…

The district may bring a suit in the court having jurisdiction against any producer of ground water from the ground water supplies within the district for the collection of any delinquent replenishment assessment, interest, or penalties. The court having jurisdiction of the suit …

It shall be unlawful to produce groundwater from any water-producing facility within any district from and after one year following the adoption of the resolution provided for in Section 71686 hereof, unless such water-producing facility shall have a water-measuring device affixe…

Following a final adjudication of all or substantially all of the rights to extract ground water and a determination of the natural safe yield of the ground water supplies within the district, and a determination of the amount or extent to which the rights to extract ground water…

To the extent that the replenishment assessment after adjudication hereunder shifts from all producers to those who extract water in excess of their respective shares of the natural safe yield of the ground water supplies within the district as so adjudicated, such replenishment …

To the extent that ground water supplies are replenished under this article no person shall acquire any property or other right in the waters provided by the district for replenishment purposes. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)