Title WAT, California Water Code

The work shall be completed and the water applied to beneficial use in accordance with this division, the rules and regulations of the board, and the terms of the permit and within the period specified in the permit. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

(a) The period specified in the permit for beginning construction work, for completion of construction work, for application of the water to beneficial use, or any or all of these periods may, for good cause shown, be extended by the board. (b) After any hearing on a petition to …

(a) Subject to the limitations of Section 3900.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Sections 26225 and 26290 and subdivision (b) a collector’s deed conveys to the grantee free of all encumbrances the absolute title to the property described in it except when the land is owned b…

Where property has been conveyed to a district by a collector’s deed, subject to the limitations of Section 26290, the district shall have the same rights in respect to the property and its rents, issues, and profits as a private purchaser. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 780.)

A collector’s deed when acknowledged or proved is prima facie evidence that: (a) The land was assessed as required by law. (b) The land was equalized as required by law. (c) The assessments were levied in accordance with law. (d) The assessments were not paid. (e) At a proper tim…

Except as against actual fraud a collector’s deed acknowledged or proved is conclusive evidence of the regularity of all of the proceedings from the assessment by the assessor, inclusive, up to the execution of the deed. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

An action, proceeding, defense, answer, or cross-complaint based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of any collector’s deed executed to the district or based on the alleged ineffectiveness of the deed to convey the absolute title to the property described in it may be comm…

An action, proceeding, defense, answer, or cross-complaint based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of any agreement of sale, deed, lease, or option executed by a district in connection with property deeded to it by its collector or based on the alleged ineffectiveness of …

The provisions of Sections 26304 and 26305 shall not apply in the following cases: (a) Where the assessments for which the property was sold were paid before the sale. (b) Where the property was redeemed after the sale. (c) Where the land was not subject to assessment at the time…

The burden of proof shall be upon the party urging the invalidity, irregularity, or ineffectiveness of an agreement, deed, lease, or option described in Sections 26304 and 26305 or of any assessments, sales, or assessment deeds of which he complains to show the invalidity, irregu…

Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter for facilities for delivery primarily of agricultural water supplies, in accordance with the provisions of any of the improvement acts mentioned in this chapter, may extend over a period not exceeding 24 years from the 2nd day of January next…

In determining the amount of the assessments to be levied and bonds to be issued pursuant to this chapter, the board of directors may include bond interest for facilities for delivery primarily of agricultural water supplies estimated to accrue during the period of construction, …

All water which the district has the right to use under any contract with the United States may be distributed and apportioned by the district in accordance with acts of Congress applicable thereto and any rules or regulations thereunder. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

Provision may be made in the contract between the district and the state, the department, any other district, or the United States for the refusal of water service to any land which may become delinquent in the payment of any assessment levied for the purpose of carrying out any …

As partial consideration for privileges obtained by the district under contract with the United States, any rights of way or rights to water or other property owned or acquired by the district may be conveyed by the board to the United States insofar as the same may be needed for…

Any assessment erroneously made by reason of inadvertence or clerical mistake may be refunded upon order of the board at any time after payment thereof. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

When an assessment has been levied upon district lands and any installment of the assessment called by the board or by the county treasurer is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, payments of the installment, including penalties and interest, made by any perso…

When a parcel is sold by the county treasurer for nonpayment of a call of an installment of any assessment which is thereafter adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the court shall have power to set aside any and all proceedings or acts taken or had in connection…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning described in this article: (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 291.)

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Pomona Valley Municipal Water District. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 291.)

“Charges” shall mean charges made for metered water or for minimum charges for services, including customers’ charges, service charges, demand charges, and capacity charges, but shall not include charges made for water which is to be resold and delivered through mains or pipes. (…

“Month” shall mean a calendar month. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 291.)

“Person” shall mean any domestic or foreign corporation, association, syndicate, joint stock company, partnership of any kind, joint venture, club, Massachusetts business or common law trust, society, individual, municipal corporation, and the state and any political subdivision …

“Service user” shall mean any person required to pay a tax imposed under the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 291.)

“Service supplier” shall mean any person required to collect a tax under the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 291.)

(a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Local Projects Subaccount. (2) For the purposes of this article “subaccount” means the Local Projects Subaccount created by paragraph (1). (3) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the ac…

(a) The department may make grants to public agencies for feasibility studies. (b) The amount of the grants may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)

(a) The department may make loans to public agencies for projects. Loans for a single project may not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000). (b) All loan applications shall include information relating to the public necessity of the project, the urgency of need, the engineerin…

(a) The department may also make loans to public agencies for the acquisition of interest in lands that are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a project. (b) Loans granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to all of the following conditions: (1) …

Each contract which the department enters into for a loan pursuant to Section 78680.14 shall require the sale of the interests in lands that are acquired with the loan funds if, in the department’s determination, the construction of the project has not commenced within a period o…

Notwithstanding any provision of law, any land acquired with the use of loan funds made available pursuant to Section 78680.14, that is located outside the boundaries of the public agency acquiring the land and which was subject to taxation at the time of acquisition thereof, sha…

It is the intent of this article to finance a program to further the development, control, and conservation of the water resources of the state by assisting public agencies in the construction of eligible projects undertaken to meet local requirements in which there is a statewid…

(a) The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 450.1) of Division 2 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations that are in eff…

The following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Feasibility study” means a report on the feasibility of a project, dam, or reservoir. A feasibility study may include an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 2…

The department shall carry out this article and shall give preference to projects undertaken to develop new water supplies and to mitigate significant environmental impacts resulting from those projects. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the N…

Applications for grants or loans for financial assistance under this article shall be made to the department in the form and with those supporting materials that are prescribed by the department. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November …

(a) There is hereby created in the account the River Protection Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the River Protection Subaccount created by subdivision (a). (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000…

The sum of ninety-five million dollars ($95,000,000) 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 money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, may be used to meet the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 78682) of Chapter 6 of Division 24. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

At least 60 percent of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101 shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major metropolitan areas. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall, upon appropriation to the department, be allocated to the San Joaquin River Parkway Conservancy for the purposes of the San Joaquin Ri…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in the subaccount shall be used by the department, upon appropriation, for the purpose of the Kern River Parkway Project…

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. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

The State Treasurer shall receive and place the bonds to the credit of the drainage district, and shall when and as directed by the board sell any of the bonds for the best price obtainable. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The bonds shall not be sold for less than 95 per cent of their face value and the accrued interest thereon. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Before making a sale of any of the bonds, notice shall be given by the State Treasurer that he will sell a specified amount of the bonds, stating the day, hour and place of the sale. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)