Title WAT, California Water Code

If a district is the successful bidder for the construction of the works or any part of them, the district may execute at its expense a bond for the faithful performance of the work and do any and all things required by the United States as would be required of any other successf…

A district upon the execution with the United States of a contract for the construction of works by the district shall proceed with the work in the same manner and under the same laws and rules and regulations as would apply to the district in the construction of any works which …

For the purpose of providing the necessary money to carry on the construction work the district may borrow money for a term not exceeding five years at rates of interest, to be fixed by its board, not exceeding 7 per cent per year and issue notes, warrants, or other evidences of …

Any money received by a district from the United States under the contract shall first be applied to the retirement of notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

The board may, by resolution, do the following: (a) Submit to the voters a measure to issue new bonds to refund any or all of the district bonds outstanding. (b) Submit to the voters of any improvement district of the district a measure to issue new bonds to refund any improvemen…

The measure may be voted on at any district election. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The procedure upon the election shall be in accordance, so far as applicable, with the procedure upon an original issue of bonds, except that: (a) No hearing need be held upon the question whether the bond issue will benefit the entire district or only a portion thereof. (b) The …

The refunding bonds shall not bear a higher rate of interest than the bonds to be refunded and may be issued and sold in the manner and form prescribed for an original issue of bonds. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

Refunding bonds may, if the holders of bonds of an original issue and the board so agree, be exchanged for original bonds. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The face value of refunding bonds exchanged for original bonds shall not exceed the face value of the original bonds. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The board may raise money by water rates or taxes to pay principal and interest of the refunding bonds in the same manner as prescribed for payment of bonds of an original issue. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

A district may acquire, construct, operate, and furnish facilities and services, within or without the district, for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage, waste, and storm water and may contract with any persons, firms, public or private corporations or public agenci…

The district may prescribe, revise, and collect rates or other charges for the services and facilities furnished pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 351.)

The district may provide that such rates or other charges may be collected with the water rates of the district and that all rates shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item, and that in the event of failure to pay the whole or any part thereof, the district may…

Upon providing a sewer system in any area of the district, the district may declare the further maintenance or use of cesspools, septic tanks, or other local means of sewage disposal in such area to be a public nuisance and may require all buildings used by human beings to be con…

A district may not exercise any of the powers granted a district by this article unless the board first submits to the voters of the district at an election a proposition as to whether or not the powers may be exercised by the district and a majority of the votes cast on the prop…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 35504, a district may exercise the powers granted a district by this article after a hearing by the board on the question of whether or not the district shall exercise any or all the powers granted by this article. Notice of such hearing …

If 75 percent or more of the territory of one or more county sanitation districts is located within the boundaries of a California water district situated in one county, the board of supervisors of the county, or the governing body of the county sanitation district or districts, …

In order to carry out the powers and purposes granted under this article a district may exercise or use any of the powers or procedures otherwise granted to a district under this division to the extent such powers or procedures may be made applicable. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st E…

The powers or procedures referred to in Section 35506 shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: bonds pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35950) of Part 6, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 36150) of Part 6 and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 36300…

The powers or procedures referred to in Section 35506 shall include all powers or procedures either necessary, useful or desirable to carry out the powers and purposes of this article. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 90.)

In the event that the boundaries of any district, which is authorized to exercise the powers granted by this article, are altered pursuant to the District Reorganization Act of 1965, Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6 of the Government Code, such powers may con…

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1486.)

After hearing of objections, the adjustment board shall make an order approving the assessment as finally fixed or modified. The apportionment and determination of the adjustment board shall be final and conclusive, and no action or defense shall ever be maintained attacking them…

Two copies of the assessment roll as finally fixed and approved by the adjustment board shall be certified by the secretary of the adjustment board and transmitted to the board. The board shall file one copy in its records and shall immediately transmit to the county treasurer of…

The assessment roll as approved by the adjustment board shall be conclusive evidence before any court or tribunal that the assessment has been made and levied according to law. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)

An action against any person by reason of his official connection with a district, or against the board, or the district, shall be instituted and tried in the proper court in the principal county. No court in any other county shall have jurisdiction over such action. (Added by St…

Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of the county in which any part of the district is situated against a member of the board and his sureties upon his bond for any improper disbursement from the revolving fund. (Added by Stats. 19…

Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of a county in which any part of the district is situated against a member of the board for an improper disbursement of any district funds made with the member’s consent. (Added by Stats. 1951, C…

When an assessment levied for reclamation purposes is adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is adjudged invalid as to any parcel, or any parcel is not charged with the assessment, a new assessment may be levied to raise the amount for which the invalid assessm…

In the new assessment or subsequent reassessment each parcel shall be charged with that proportion of the former assessment which the benefits derived by the parcel from the reclamation for which the former assessment was levied bear to the whole amount of the former assessment. …

A new assessment or subsequent reassessment shall be made by assessment commissioners appointed by the board of supervisors as provided in Section 51230, and shall be made, approved, and collected in the same manner as an original assessment. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)

When an assessment levied for reclamation purposes upon district lands is adjudged invalid as a whole or as to any parcel upon which it was levied, and any landowner has paid any portion of the amount assessed on any parcel before the assessment was adjudged invalid, the amount p…

The board, by an order entered in its minutes, may cancel all proceedings taken in connection with bonds remaining unsold one year after they are delivered to the county treasurer, or which are not delivered to the county treasurer within one year from the date of the election au…

A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the county treasurer of each county wherein lands affected by the assessment on which the bonds were based are situated. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Upon receipt of the order, the county treasurer to whom the unsold bonds have been delivered shall cancel the unsold bonds and all coupons attached thereto. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

Cancellation of unsold or unissued bonds shall not affect the validity of the assessment upon which the bonds were issued, and the board may call for the payment of any part of the assessment as provided in Section 51517 or may cause bonds to be authorized and issued upon the unp…

When a portion of any bond issue is canceled, the board shall call the portion of the assessment securing the canceled bonds, in such installment or installments as the said board shall determine, and the amount collected shall be deposited in the county treasury and paid out on …

Calls of assessments pursuant to Section 52284 shall be limited to amounts which will leave uncalled a sufficient portion of the assessment to pay principal and interest on the outstanding bonds. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1496.)

Territory may be added to a special improvement district in the manner provided in this chapter for its formation. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)

A copy of the order of the board ordering the change of the boundaries of the district, certified by the president and secretary, shall be filed for record in the recorder’s office of each affected county. The district shall be and remain a district as fully and to every intent a…

Upon the filing of the copies of the order pursuant to Section 75920, the secretary shall record the petition for inclusion of lands in the minutes of the board; and such minutes, or a certified copy thereof, shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the petition. (…

Upon a change of the boundaries of a district being made pursuant to this chapter, the board shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State listing: (a) The name of the district. (b) The effective date of the change of the boundaries. (c) The county or counties in which the…

The unit designated as the Madera Canal consists of a canal or conduit leading from the reservoir of Friant Dam northerly to a point on the Chowchilla River. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)

The Madera Canal shall be of such capacity as the department determines to be necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by it. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)