Title WAT, California Water Code

“Superintendent of streets” or “street superintendent” and “city engineer” refer to the engineer of the water district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 268.)

“Right-of-way” refers to any parcel of land through which a right-of-way has been granted to the water district for any purpose. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 268.)

All words relating to municipal officers and matters refer to the corresponding officers of water districts and matters under this division. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 268.)

If a contract with the state, the department, any other district, or the United States requires the payment by the district of periodic service charges, the amount shall be levied from time to time as an assessment on land in the district, to the extent that funds are not otherwi…

If a contract with the state, the department, any other district, or the United States requires the payment by the district of capital charges in periodic installments, the total amount of such charges may be levied in the same manner as an original assessment pursuant to Chapter…

If a contract with the state, the department, any other district, or the United States requires the establishment of a reserve fund for the payment by the district under the contract of periodic service charges or capital charges, or both, or if the board finds it to be necessary…

It is hereby declared that the primary interest of the people of the state in the conservation of all available water resources requires the maximum reuse of reclaimed water in the satisfaction of requirements for beneficial uses of water. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 3…

The supplementary assessment shall be collected in the manner provided for the collection of original assessments, and the board may call the assessment as a whole or in installments from time to time. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

If an installment of any assessment has been called to pay the principal, interest, or principal and interest on any outstanding bonds secured by the assessment, and any of the bonds of such maturity have been refunded, or canceled, or not less than 90 percent of the bondholders …

A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed in the office of the county treasurer, and the county treasurer shall make the necessary entry in the records of his office to evidence the cancellation of the call. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The cancellation of any call pursuant to this article shall not be construed as reducing the assessment against any parcel. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If any landowner has paid the whole or any part of the call so canceled, the county treasurer, upon demand of such landowner, shall refund to him the portion of the amount paid which is not so required, or, if no demand is made, shall hold that portion as a credit to the landowne…

This article is applicable with respect to all bonds which are exchanged for refunding bonds, or otherwise canceled, either before or after maturity, to any delinquency sale as to which the period of redemption has not expired, and to all parcels purchased by a county treasurer a…

Before selling the bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as it may prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received, or if the…

The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be paid into the treasury of the district, placed to the credit of a special improvement fund, and expended only for the purpose for which the indebtedness was created. When such purpose has been accomplished, any moneys remaining in the …

Any moneys remaining in the special improvement fund from the sale of bonds of the district after the purpose for which the indebtedness was created has been accomplished may also be used for any other municipal water district purpose. Such moneys remaining from the sale of bonds…

Interest on any bonds issued by the district coming due before the proceeds of a tax levied at the next general tax levy after the sale of the bonds are available, and interest on any bonds issued by the district coming due before the expiration of one year following completion o…

The proceeds from the sale of bonds of the district issued for an improvement district thereof may be expended for the purpose for which the indebtedness was created in any territory annexed to the improvement district after the authorization of the bonds. (Added by Stats. 1963, …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within the Rainbow Municipal Water District, if bonds have been authorized or issued pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 71920) of this part, and thereafter, due to a change in conditions or circumstances, the board determine…

Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, completion, or repair of any or all improvements, works, or property mentioned in this division, the board shall, by resolution, so declare and call an electio…

The resolution calling the bond election shall state all of the following: (a) The purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds. (b) The amount of debt to be incurred by the…

If, from the bond election returns, it appears that more than one-half of the votes cast in such election were in favor of, and assented to, the incurring of the indebtedness, the board may, by resolution, at such time or times as it deems proper, issue bonds of the district for …

Except as provided otherwise herein, such election, issuance, and sale of bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 791.)

(a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Feasibility Projects Subaccount. (2) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Feasibility Projects Subaccount created by paragraph (1). (b) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby transferred from t…

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department, for the administration of this article and for feasibility and environmental investigations for any of the foll…

Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Watershed Protection Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Watershed Protection Subaccount created by subdivision (a). (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March…

The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

The purposes of this article are to provide funds to assist in implementing watershed plans to reduce flooding, control erosion, improve water quality, and improve aquatic and terrestrial species habitats, to restore natural systems of groundwater recharge, native vegetation, wat…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state. (b) “Local watershed group” means a group consisting of own…

The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for grants to municipalities, local agencies, or nonprofit organizations in accordance with this article. The grants shall be used to develop local watershed management plans…

The funds used for the purposes described in Section 79079 shall be allocated as follows: (a) Sixty percent to projects in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, and Ventura. (b) Forty percent to projects in counties not described in subdivisio…

(a) A municipality, local agency, or nonprofit organization may only receive a grant under this article if the board determines that both of the following apply: (1) The municipality, local agency, or nonprofit organization has adequate legal authority to manage the grant money. …

A grant recipient shall obtain written permission from the landowners of the parcel of land upon which the project is proposed to be carried out. The written permission shall expressly consent to the actions described in the grant application. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec.…

Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditures. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

A grant recipient shall submit to the board a report upon the completion of the project or activity funded under this article. The report shall summarize the completed project and identify additional steps necessary to achieve the purposes of the local watershed management plan. …

(a) Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79076, at least thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be for grants to small communities. (b) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 10,000 persons or less, a rural c…

The board shall give added consideration to projects that utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps, community conservation corps, or other local nonprofit entities employing underprivileged youths. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following amounts from the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be allocated as follows: (a) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the board for allocation to the Pajaro River Watershed Flood Pr…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall terminate any grant where it is determined that the project is not providing the proposed watershed benefits. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded under this article shall be consistent with those plans, and to the extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions specified in those plans. (Added by…

The bonds may be substantially in the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. _________ STATE OF CALIFORNIA $ __________ SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, in the State of California, for value received, hereby acknowle…

The interest coupons may be substantially in the following form: No. $ The Treasurer of the State of California will pay to the holder hereof on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at his office in the City of Sacramento, State of California, the sum of ____ dollars ($____) in lawful mon…

The department has no power to take or destroy the whole or any part of the line or plant of any common carrier railroad, other public utility, or state agency, or the appurtenances thereof, either in the construction of any dam, canal, or other works, or by including the same wi…