Title WAT, California Water Code

The board shall enter in the minutes of the board a resolution to the effect that the execution of each separate project or unit which they determine upon is a public necessity. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Each project or unit shall be designated by the board in the resolution by name and number. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

All assessments, plans and funds intended for or connected with the execution of each project or unit shall be designated by name and number and kept separate and used only for the purpose of carrying out the particular project or unit. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

In determining the benefits that will or may accrue to each particular tract of land by the construction or maintenance of the works contemplated by any project or unit, the works of the project or unit shall be considered as a whole and land shall be assessed for the works embra…

No land shall be considered as benefited by the construction or maintenance of the works embraced in a project or unit, nor shall any land be assessed for the expense of the construction or maintenance of the project or unit, because the land has been or may be first endangered o…

Whenever an assessment has been levied by the board upon land in the district for general administrative expenses and other expenses not pertaining to any particular project, and the boundaries of the district have been or shall be extended so as to include land other than the la…

The board shall levy and cause to be assessed, equalized and collected in the manner provided in this part, an assessment to the amount of the estimate upon land included in the district by the change of boundaries, according to benefits in the manner provided in this part. (Adde…

Whenever in the opinion of the board it appears that the total amount of any assessment previously levied and assessed and which has become a lien upon land in the drainage district, including assessments which have been bonded pursuant to the provisions of Part 5 of this divisio…

The portions of the assessment to be first abandoned and released shall be such portions of the charges on each tract as are based upon flood control benefits or by-pass severance as those terms are defined in, and determined by the assessors appointed by the reclamation board, p…

No assessment upon any tract shall be released or abandoned in pursuance to Section 8761 until all delinquent installments which have accrued thereon, together with interest and penalties, have been paid in full and a copy of the resolution certified by the secretary of the board…

The resolution shall be annexed by the county treasurer to the assessment list of the assessment for his county. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

When any payment has been made upon an assessment so abandoned and released, in whole or in part, the board may issue such warrants in the manner provided in this part as are necessary to secure a just, fair and equitable readjustment of the assessment so paid, but the reclamatio…

The board may in its discretion abandon any assessment in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the lien of the assessment has accrued to the extent that the assessment is greater than required to meet the obligations incurred or to be incurred thereon. (Added by St…

In all cases in which an assessment is levied upon land within the drainage district, and the assessment upon any tract is thereafter adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or, for any reason, the tract is not legally charged with the assessment, the tract shall…

Instead of proceeding under the next preceding section a subsequent reassessment of the tract may be made separately for the purpose of charging the land with its proper proportion of the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

In case of any change of county boundary lines or creation of any new county, all acts and proceedings provided for in this chapter relating to any assessment upon land affected by the change of county boundary lines, or creation of the new county, shall be done as if the land wa…

The board has no power or authority to levy any assessment for any purpose upon property outside of the boundaries of the drainage district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Assessments shall be numbered consecutively. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The Reclamation Board shall, by resolution entered in its minutes, order the release of the lien and abandonment of the charges against tracts assessed and owned by the United States, State, counties, cities, school districts, reclamation districts, or similar other public agency…

In pursuance to Section 8765, the Reclamation Board, after June 30, 1946, shall take no action except in accordance with a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to cause warrants to be issued for such readjustment of Feather River Assessment No. 7 and any action or procee…

In pursuance to Section 8765, the Reclamation Board, after June 30, 1946, shall take no action except in accordance with a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to cause warrants to be issued for such readjustment of Hood Levee Assessment No. 8 and any action or proceedin…

Upon the expiration of the 30-day period mentioned in Chapter 4 of this part, an election shall be called and held by the board in that part of the drainage district affected by the assessment or the issuance of bonds, to determine whether the money necessary to pay the cost of t…

The unpaid amount shall be entered by the board in its records and stated by the board in its order for the election and the order for the election shall be entered upon the minutes of the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

At the election the owner of each tract of land assessed in and by the assessment, upon which the assessment has not been paid as provided in Chapter 4 of this part, may, in person or by proxy, cast one vote for each one cent ($0.01) of the amount for which the tract is assessed …

In case there is more than one owner of any tract of land separately assessed in and by the assessment, all of the owners shall unite in the ballot to be cast at the election for and on behalf of the tract, or shall authorize one or more of their number or some other person to ca…

Guardians, conservators, executors, administrators and other persons holding land in a trust capacity under appointment of court may vote at the election without obtaining special authority therefor. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)

The vote of any public or private corporation or of any reclamation district, levee district, drainage district or other public agency entitled to vote at the election, may be cast by any person authorized by the board of directors or trustees or other managing body thereof. (Add…

The authorization shall be in writing and certified to by the secretary or clerk of the district or public agency and attested by its seal duly acknowledged and filed with the board of election. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

No person shall vote by proxy at the election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing duly executed, acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the board of election. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

In case of change of ownership of any tract of land, or in case the name of the owner of any tract of land is not correctly stated in the voting list, or in case the land is assessed to unknown owners, the right to vote shall belong to the owner of the land at the time of the hol…

If the right of any person to vote as the owner of any such tract of land is disputed or challenged, the question of his right to vote shall be determined by the board of election after examining him under oath. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The oath may be administered by any member of the board of election. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Any person testifying falsely upon such examination is guilty of perjury. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Any person voting or attempting to vote at the election who is not entitled to vote at it, as provided in this part, is subject to the same penalties and punishments as provided by the general election laws of this State, for voting or attempting to vote illegally. (Added by Stat…

For the purpose of determining the “reference number” of each tract separately assessed upon the assessment lists, the board shall, before preparing the voting lists, cause each tract of land separately assessed upon the assessment lists, unless already done, to be given a separa…

If the result of the election provided for in this chapter is against the issuance of bonds, then the assessment, or that portion thereof involved in and affected by the election shall be ordered paid and collected in such installments and as often as may in the judgment of the b…

All subsequent proceedings in regard to the assessment shall be conducted as provided in Part 4 of this division and without any further reference to the provisions of this part. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The department shall construct the project when, in its judgment, appropriations, contributions, and revenues from all sources which are available or which will be made or become available upon, during, after, or before construction of the project, including contracts which the d…

In furtherance of the development, control and conservation of the water resources of the state and the State Water Resources Development System it is the policy of the state to provide financial assistance to public agencies for the construction of water projects to meet local r…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Project” means any dam, reservoir, or other construction or improvement by a public agency for the diversion, storage, or distribution of water primarily for domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, fl…

In the administration of this chapter, the department and the commission shall give preference to projects involving the development of new basic water supplies. The department and the commission may also give preference to projects involving the repair, alteration, or replacemen…

(a) Within 30 days of any action or failure to act by a regional board under subdivision (c) of Section 13225, Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of Chapter 4, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13300), Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 13370), Chapter 5.9 (commencing w…

(a) (1) In the case of a review by the state board under Section 13320 or review by the state board of a decision or order issued under authority delegated to an officer or employee of the state board where the state board by regulation has authorized a petition for reconsiderati…

The board may grant, or refuse to grant a permit and may reject any application, after hearing. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

No hearing is necessary in order to issue a permit upon an unprotested application, or if undisputed facts support the issuance of the permit and there is no disputed issue of material fact, unless the board elects to hold a hearing. No hearing is necessary to reject an applicati…

Upon failure of any party in interest to appear at a hearing or show good cause within five days thereafter for his failure, final action may be taken without further hearing. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)