Title WAT, California Water Code

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Water Fund Law of 1959. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 140.)

As used in this chapter: (a) “Project” means any project constructed by a public agency, as defined by Section 12880, by the State, or by the State in co-operation with the Federal Government, for the development, utilization, and distribution of the water resources of the State,…

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Water Recycling Law. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any application properly made gives to the applicant a priority of right as of the date of the application until such application is approved or rejected. Such priority continues only so long as the provisions of law and the rules and regulations of the board are followed by the …

If a board neglects or refuses in any year to impose assessments pursuant to this part, the board of supervisors of the office county shall, as provided in this article, perform the duties of the board of the district in respect to imposing assessments in the same manner and with…

The applicable part of the equalized county assessment rolls of the affected counties shall be the basis of assessment for the district when its assessments are levied pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

If any land subject to assessment for the purposes of the district does not appear upon a county assessment roll used as the basis of assessment for the district, the land omitted shall be forthwith assessed by the county assessor of the county in which it is situated upon an ord…

The board of supervisors shall meet and equalize each assessment made pursuant to this article with the assessment of other land in the district. The same notice shall be given by the board of supervisors of a meeting for the purpose of equalizing the assessment to be made as her…

All expenses incurred in levying the assessment shall be borne by the district concerned. Unless the expenses are paid within 60 days from the time when a demand for them is made, they shall be collected by an action commenced by the district attorney of the county whose board of…

The department may incur such expense and make such expenditures as may be necessary to provide for the administration of any service area and the distribution of water therein. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

All of the cost of administration of a service area and the distribution of water therein shall be paid by the owners of the rights to divert or store water within the service area as provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 24. Effective August 16, 2004.)…

For the purpose of financing a district project or government contract which has been approved by the voters of the district, the board of directors may, by a two-thirds vote of its members, issue written obligations which may be denominated notes, certificates of indebtedness or…

Direct assessment warrants shall be signed by the president and secretary in face amount not exceeding in the aggregate the cost of the project or government contract, exclusive of interest and amounts paid prior to the issuance of these warrants on the assessment levied to pay f…

Direct assessment warrants shall be made payable in amounts and at the times corresponding substantially to the amounts and times of payment of the installments of the direct assessment. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 976.)

Direct assessment warrants shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the board at the time of sale thereof, not to exceed 7 percent per year, which interest may be made payable semiannually. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1086.)

Coupons for the interest on these warrants may be attached to them. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 976.)

Direct assessment warrants may be made payable to any of the following: (a) Bearer. (b) Persons furnishing work, labor or material. (c) The contractor if the work on the project is to be done under contract. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 976.)

Direct assessment warrants may be sold by the district for not less than par at either public or private sale. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 976.)

Any surplus funds and any money held by a district in a sinking or depreciation fund may in the discretion of its board be invested in direct assessment warrants of the district. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 976.)

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Costa-Isenberg Water Transfer Act of 1986. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)

“Supplementary assessment” as used in this chapter means an assessment, in addition to the original assessment, for the purpose of raising an additional sum for the operation of the district works or for the conduct and management of the district or its works. (Added by Stats, 19…

Whenever after completion of the works of a district in whole or in part it becomes necessary in the opinion of its board to raise any sum for the operation of its works or for the conduct and management of the district or its works, the board shall prepare and adopt a report sho…

The board shall file with the secretary a copy of the report and the plans and specifications, and a notice of the filing of the report stating all the following: (a) The purpose of the report. (b) Where the report may be inspected by any person interested. (c) The time within wh…

The hearings shall be public, and held at the ordinary place of business of the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

At the hearing all protestants shall be permitted to appear in person or by attorney and present their objections to the report. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

At the conclusion of the hearing, the board may either: (a) Adopt the report. (b) Modify the report. (c) Cause a new report to be made to be again set for hearing as in the first instance. (d) Abandon, either in whole or in part, the levying of any assessment pursuant to the repo…

Immediately upon completion of a new dam or reservoir or enlargement of a dam or reservoir the owner shall give a notice of completion to the department and as soon thereafter as possible shall file with the department supplementary drawings or descriptive matter showing or descr…

In connection with the enlargement of a dam or reservoir, the supplementary drawings and descriptive matter need apply only to the new work. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

As soon as possible after giving notice of completion, the owner shall file an affidavit with the department stating the actual cost of the dam or reservoir in such detail as the department requires to determine whether a further fee is due. In the event the owner of a new or enl…

As soon as practicable the completed dam or reservoir shall be inspected by the department. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

A certificate of approval shall be issued upon a finding that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limitations prescribed in the certificate. Upon written request by an owner for a certificate of approval, the department shall issue the certificate if it finds…

Whenever the board deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, completion, or repair of any or all improvements, works or property mentioned in this division, and to provide for such bonded indebtedness payable exclusively from the revenue…

The resolution of intention shall state that the board intends to form a revenue improvement district of a portion of the district which in the opinion of the board will be benefited, and to call an election in such proposed revenue improvement district, on a date to be fixed, fo…

The resolution of intention shall also state: (a) The purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred and a general description of the enterprise. (b) The estimated amount of debt to be incurred, which may include expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance,…

The resolution of intention shall also state that a general description of the proposed enterprise, together with a map showing the exterior boundaries of the proposed revenue improvement district with relation to the territory immediately contiguous thereto and to the proposed e…

The resolution of intention shall also state: (a) The time and place for a hearing by the board on the questions of the formation and extent of the proposed revenue improvement district and the proposed enterprise. (b) That at the time and place specified in the resolution any pe…

Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the resolution of intention pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code prior to the time fixed for the hearing in a newspaper printed and published in the district, if there is a newspaper printed and published in …

For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Clean Water and Water Recycling Account created by Section 79106. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)

The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of three hundred fifty-five million dollars ($355,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001. Note: This secti…

If both portions of the installments, levied pursuant to Chapter 6 of this part, are not paid before the last Monday in April at 6 o'clock p.m., the board shall publish in each county where the delinquencies exist, in one notice, a list of all the delinquencies in the county at l…

The notice shall contain the following: (a) A description of each parcel of land assessed within the county whereon an installment or installments are delinquent, as such description appears on the assessment list. (b) The name of the owner to whom the parcel is assessed or a sta…

The sale shall be held not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days from the date of delinquency. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

At the time and place stated in the notice the county treasurer shall sell each parcel of land described in the notice to the highest bidder unless prior thereto he has received payment in full of the delinquent installment or installments together with the penalty. (Added by Sta…

No bid for any parcel shall be accepted less than the aggregate sum then due for the installment or installments thereon, together with the penalty, except that the county treasurer may receive from any purchaser at their face value, in lieu of cash, bonds of the drainage distric…

Any bonds or coupons so received in payment shall be canceled by the county treasurer and transmitted to the State Treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

If the entire amount of any bond or coupon tendered in payment is not required to complete payment of the purchase money, the county treasurer shall indorse thereon as paid the amount of the purchase money credited thereon. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)