Title WAT, California Water Code

The department shall supply information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

Whenever the department deems it in the public interest that preliminary surveys and field investigations of a proposed district project should be made at the expense of the State, the department shall make the surveys and field investigations. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The provisions of the Elections Code so far as they may be applicable shall govern all general and special water district elections, except as in this act otherwise provided. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

In such election the first directors shall be elected, and the following measure shall be submitted: “Shall the proposition to organize ____ Water Replenishment District under the Water Replenishment District Act be adopted?” The candidates shall declare their candidacy and shall…

Within seven (7) days after such election the vote shall be canvassed by said board of supervisors of the principal county. If a majority of the votes cast in such election shall be in favor of organizing such district, said board shall, by order, entered on its minutes, declare …

The county clerk of the principal county shall immediately cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a certificate listing: (a) The name of the district. (b) The date of formation. (c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundarie…

Upon receipt of said certificate or a copy of the order declaring the district organized, the Secretary of State shall, within ten (10) days, issue his certificate reciting that the named water replenishment district has been duly incorporated according to the laws of the State o…

Upon filing said certificate of the county clerk of the principal county, or a copy of the order declaring the district organized, with the Secretary of State, the district shall be deemed incorporated as a water replenishment district, with all the rights, privileges and powers …

No informality in any proceeding or informality in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district, and any proceedings, wherein the validity of such incorporation is…

At its first meeting, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the board shall appoint by a majority vote a secretary, treasurer, attorney, general manager and auditor, define their duties and fix their compensation, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and may employ …

Said board may consolidate the office of secretary and treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The president and secretary in addition to the respective duties imposed on them by law shall perform such duties as may be imposed on them by the board. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The treasurer, or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the board, shall draw checks or warrants to pay demands when such demands shall have been audited and approved in the manner prescribed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The general manager shall have full charge and control of the maintenance, operation and construction of the spreading or other works of the district with full power and authority to employ and discharge all employees and assistants at pleasure, prescribe their duties, fix their …

The general manager shall perform such other duties as may be imposed on him by the board. The general manager shall report to the board in accordance with such rules and regulations as they may direct. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The attorney shall be the legal adviser of the district and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The general manager, secretary and treasurer, and all other employees or assistants of said district who may be required to do so by the board, shall give such bonds to the district conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as the board from time to time may provid…

Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness, the board shall, by resolution, so declare and state the purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, the amount of debt to be incurred, the maximum term the bonds proposed to be issu…

The board shall fix a date upon which an election shall be held for the purpose of authorizing said bonded indebtedness to be incurred. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

It shall be the duty of the board to provide for holding such special election on the day so fixed and in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code so far as the same shall be applicable, except as herein otherwise provided. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

Such board shall give notice of the holding of such election, which notice shall contain the text of the resolution adopted by the board of the district, the designation of precincts, the location of polling places, and the names of the officers selected to conduct the election, …

In case such election is consolidated with a state or county election, the precincts, polling places, and election officers shall be the same as provided for such state or county election, and it shall be sufficient if the resolution and notice so state. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch…

The notice shall be published in such district pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper or newspapers designated by the board. If there is no newspaper published in such district, then such notice shall be posted in three public places in such district in ea…

All the expenses of holding such election shall be borne by the district. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

The returns of such election shall be made, the votes canvassed by said board within seven days following said election, and the results thereof ascertained and declared in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code, so far as they may be applicable, except as in this a…

The secretary of the board, as soon as the result is declared, shall enter in the records of such board a statement of such results. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

No irregularities or informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same, if the election shall have otherwise been fairly conducted. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

Any action or proceeding, wherein the validity of any such bonds or of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned or denied, shall be commenced within three months from the date of such election; otherwise, said bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto shal…

If from such returns it appears that more than two-thirds of the votes cast at such election held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter were in favor of and assented to the incurring of such indebtedness, then the board may, by resolution, at such time or times as it deems p…

Any bonds issued by any district are hereby given the same force, value and use as bonds issued by any city and shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)

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…

Notwithstanding Section 60326, the operator of each water-producing facility in the Water Replenishment District of Southern California shall file with the district, by the last day of the month following the statement period, a sworn statement declaring all of the following: (a)…

Any replenishment assessment levied pursuant to this act 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 duri…

Notwithstanding Section 60327, each producer shall pay the Water Replenishment District of Southern California a replenishment assessment, imposed pursuant to this act, in monthly installments due on the last day for filing the groundwater production statement required by Section…

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…

The board, by action uniformly applicable as to any quarter, and adopted prior to the commencement of the quarter, may provide that there shall not be due or payable any quarterly installment of less than three dollars ($3) otherwise payable by a producer under Section 60327 with…

Except as otherwise provided in this part, districts governed under this part are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code). (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 260. Effective Ja…

In order to vote at any district election, including the formation election, a person must be a qualified elector of the district. A “qualified elector of the district” is one who meets all of the following qualifications: (a) He shall be a registered voter. (b) He shall reside i…

The flow of water in any natural stream to the intake of any canal diverting water from the stream for any public use, or the use of any farming neighborhood may be maintained by the person in charge of the use. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

The flow may be maintained by restoring or repairing any break in the bank of the stream, by maintaining the banks of the stream, and by preventing by physical structure and other appropriate means any increased flow of water through any natural by-ways of water which carry or th…

No act authorized in this chapter when performed, shall prevent, retard or obstruct the building and maintenance thereafter of any reclamation, protection, or flood control levee. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

No act authorized in this chapter shall prevent the use or enlargement of any natural channel for municipal purposes or for use in connection with any artificial system of drainage, irrigation, or flood control which does not cause the flow of water in the channel at the intake o…

Only as applied to the New River in Imperial County, as used in this chapter, “use or enlargement of any natural channel for municipal purposes” includes, but is not limited to, sewage treatment and pollution prevention and the encasing and piping of the New River to protect huma…

No act authorized in this chapter shall prevent the use or enlargement of any natural channel to convey water appropriated under the laws of this State, where the channel is designated as the means, or part of the means of conveying the water so appropriated. (Enacted by Stats. 1…

No acts authorized by this chapter shall limit the powers of the Department of Water Resources to accomplish in its own way the purposes of this chapter nor interfere with the construction of any flood control works in accordance with any plan of flood control adopted by the Recl…