Title WAT, California Water Code

A district may institute and maintain any and all actions, proceedings, and suits at law or in equity necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this division, or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any and all rights, privileges, and immunities created by th…

In all courts, actions, suits, or proceedings, the board may sue, appear, and defend in the name of the district in person or by attorneys. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicabl…

Subject to the limitations of this chapter, revenue bonds, including refunding revenue bonds, may be issued by a district under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. …

This chapter provides an alternative authority and procedure for the subject to which it relates, but does not affect any other law relating to such subject or a similar subject. When proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, such provisions alone need be followed. (Added …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “enterprise,” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, shall be limited to and shall include only those works or property authorized to be acquired, constructed, improved or financed by a water conservation district pursuant to this divi…

(a) The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District, in addition to its other powers, may levy assessments as provided in this chapter. (b) “District,” for the purposes of this chapter, means the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District. (c) “Collected water” and “water th…

(a) The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District may fix and collect assessments upon taxable land within the district on which surface water or groundwater is applied or delivered. Assessments may not be imposed on dry pastureland or other agricultural land on which neither…

(a) The district may, by resolution of the board, provide a procedure for and collect the assessments by way of the tax bills of the county in which the district is located. The assessments shall appear as a separate item on the tax bill, shall be collected at the same time and i…

Any assessments erroneously made by reason of inadvertence or clerical mistake may be refunded upon order of the board at any time after payment. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund to the department for grants for the following projects: (a) Desalination of ocean or brackish waters. Not less than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of …

The Legislature may enact such legislation as is necessary to implement this chapter. (Added November 5, 2002, by initiative Proposition 50.)

(a) Funds made available pursuant to Section 79545 shall be administered in accordance with this section. (b) Grants shall be awarded in accordance with Section 79545 on a statewide competitive basis. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 33. Effective August 13, 2003.)

(a) For the purposes of implementing subdivision (a) of Section 79545, eligible projects shall be selected based on demonstrated need for new or alternative water supplies, project readiness, and the degree to which the project avoids or mitigates adverse environmental impacts. P…

The sum of one billion four hundred ninety-five million dollars ($1,495,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature from the fund, in accordance with this chapter, for competitive grants for multibenefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration pr…

Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, the sum of three hundred twenty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($327,500,000) shall be allocated for multibenefit water quality, water supply, and watershed protection and restoration projects for the watersheds of the state …

(a) In protecting and restoring California rivers, lakes, streams, and watersheds, the purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Protect and increase the economic benefits arising from healthy watersheds, fishery resources, and instream flow. (2) Implement watershed adaptation project…

Of the funds made available by Section 79730, the sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board for projects that result in enhanced stream flows. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Propositio…

For restoration and ecosystem protection projects under this chapter, the services of the California Conservation Corps or a local conservation corps certified by the California Conservation Corps shall be used whenever feasible. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) …

(a) Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for projects to protect and enhance an urban creek, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 7048, and its tributaries, pursuant to …

Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, four hundred seventy-five million dollars ($475,000,000) shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency to support projects that fulfill the obligations of the State of California in complying with the terms of any of the following: (…

(a) Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, two hundred eighty-five million dollars ($285,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for watershed restoration projects statewide in accordance with this chapter. (b) For the purposes of this section, water…

(a) Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, eighty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($87,500,000) shall be available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for water quality, ecosystem restoration, and fish protection facilities that benefit the Delta, including, but…

The California State Auditor’s Office shall conduct a financial and performance audit of the department’s implementation of this division. The audit shall be completed before December 31, 2001. The office shall issue a final report on or before March 31, 2003. (Amended by Stats. …

(a) On or after January 1, 2035, the department shall not contract under this division for the purchase of electrical power. (b) This section does not affect the authority of the department to administer contracts entered into before that date or any of the department’s outstandi…

Any territory annexed to, or detached from, a member public entity, upon completion of the annexation or detachment, shall be deemed annexed to, or detached from, the agency. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

(a) A public entity identified in Section 81305 that is not a member at the time the agency is formed pursuant to Section 81328 may thereafter join the agency, with the approval of the board of the agency and subject to those terms and conditions that the board determines are nec…

San Francisco may become a member of the agency pursuant to Section 81456. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Not later than 10 days after the date on which any new member is admitted, the agency shall notify in writing the Secretary of State with regard to the name of the new member and the date of its admission. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

At the time and place stated in the notice of sale, or such other time to which the sale is postponed, the county treasurer shall sell each parcel of land described in the notice to the highest bidder for lawful money of the United States unless prior thereto he has received paym…

If not completed on the first day the sale may be continued from day to day and over Sundays and legal holidays until completed. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

No license shall be required of the county treasurer for conducting the sale. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

No bid for any parcel shall be accepted which is less than the aggregate sum then due for the installment thereon, together with accrued interest, penalty and cost of publication. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

If no bid is made for any parcel at the delinquent sale which is equal to the total amount when due on the parcel, the county treasurer shall bid in and sell the parcel to the drainage district for the amount of the delinquent installment or installments, together with accrued in…

The county treasurer shall execute to each purchaser at the delinquent sale, including the drainage district, a certificate of sale which shall be recorded by the purchaser in the county recorder’s office of the county in which the land is situated. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369…

Out of the proceeds of the sales the county treasurer shall transmit to the State Treasurer the total amount then due on the property so sold as shown in the notice, and shall pay to the owner of the property any surplus remaining after the payment to the State Treasurer. (Added …

The county treasurer shall, when directed by the board, postpone the delinquent sale from time to time for not less than 10 nor more than 30 days by a written notice posted at or near the place of sale. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The notice of postponement shall be substantially as follows: The sale of property for delinquent assessment under (name and number of assessment) of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, which was fixed for (time and place of sale) has been postponed to (time to whic…

Any person interested in any tract of land sold at the delinquent sale may redeem the tract at any time within one year after the date of sale by paying to the county treasurer for the purchaser a sum equal to the purchase price stated in the certificate of sale with interest the…

If no redemption is made within one year the board, upon demand and the surrender of the certificate of purchase and the delivery of a certificate of the county treasurer that no redemption has been made within the year from date of sale, shall execute to the purchaser, his heirs…

The deed conveys to the grantee the land free and clear of all encumbrances except State, county and municipal taxes, assessments levied or assessed by statutory authority and the unpaid balance of any assessment made by the drainage district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The unpaid balance of any assessment made by the drainage district, shall be called in and collected in the same manner as other assessments, except that no parcel sold and conveyed to the drainage district shall thereafter, until redeemed or until sold and disposed of by the boa…

Each deed by the board purporting to be executed under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the matters therein recited and of ownership by the grantee of the lands therein described. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

All deeds required by this chapter to be executed by the board may be executed by the president and secretary thereof on behalf of the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Any parcel of land bid in and purchased by the drainage district at the delinquent sale shall be held in trust for the assessment under which the parcel of land was sold. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The parcels of land specified in Section 8885 may be sold and conveyed by the board at any time after the expiration of the redemption period of one year at public or private sale and with or without notice, to any person paying not less than the amount for which the parcel was b…