Title WAT, California Water Code

The petition, all proceedings in reference to it, the distribution district, and the land in it shall be designated by a number. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

A petition to form a distribution district shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 169.)

Land which need not be contiguous may be formed into an improvement district for one or more of the following: (a) Irrigation or domestic water service by a system of pumps or conduits or both. (b) Drainage or flood control. (c) Acquisition of existing works incidental to a water…

As used in connection with improvement districts: (a) “Improvement” includes acquisition of existing works, construction of new works, and change of existing works and excludes operation, maintenance, and weed control. (b) “Construction” includes change of existing works. (c) Bot…

The formation of an improvement district may be proposed and the petition therefor shall be signed by two-thirds or more in number of the holders of title to the land in the proposed improvement district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

A petition for the formation of an improvement district shall contain all of the following: (a) Statement of the plans of the proposed improvement. (b) Description of the land in the proposed improvement district. (c) Names of the owners of all land within the proposed improvemen…

The petition, all proceedings in reference to it, the improvement district, and the land in it shall be designated by a number. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

A petition to form an improvement district shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Notwithstanding Section 23602, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Palmdale Irrigation District the formation of an improvement district may be proposed by the board of the district. In such event no petition shall be required for the formation of the improvemen…

Notwithstanding Section 23602, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Littlerock Creek Irrigation District the formation of an improvement district may be proposed by the board of the district. In such event no petition shall be required for the formation of the im…

A district may not incur any debt or liability whatever in excess of the express provisions of this division. Any debt or liability so incurred is absolutely void. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

For the purposes of formation or for any other of its purposes a district may, before the levying of the first assessment, incur indebtedness in a total amount not to exceed two thousand dollars, ($2,000) or, if the district contains more than 4,000 acres, one-half as many dollar…

A district shall have the right to enter into any contract or lease for any property necessary in the judgment of its board for any of the uses or purposes of the district and by the lease or contract to bind the district for the payment of the consideration specified in the leas…

A district may enter into any forward contract, or futures contract, or put, call, or swap agreement, or similar procurement method for electricity, natural gas, or coal, or any weather, fuel, or energy risk management contract determined to be in the best interests of the distri…

A district may contract with any state agency to finance any district improvement authorized by this division that is related to the provision of water for human consumption. The terms of the contract shall be consistent with this division. Notwithstanding any other provision in …

As used in this part “land” includes city and town lots and excepts improvements. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

As used in this part “improvements” includes trees, vines, alfalfa, all growing crops, and all buildings and structures. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Annually, between March 1st and June 1st the assessor shall assess all land in his district to the persons owning, claiming, possessing, or controlling it, except that if all funds required to be raised are raised other than by assessment, no assessment need be levied and no asse…

All of the land shall be assessed in accordance with Section 401 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of March of that year. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 818.)

The assessor shall prepare an assessment book with appropriate headings, in which shall be listed all of the land. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

The book shall contain: (a) The name of the assessee if known to the assessor, and if the name is not known to the assessor, “unknown owners.” (b) A description of the land sufficient to identify it. (c) An estimate of the number of acres except in the case of city or town lots. …

Columns with the headings “Lot” and “Block” or either of them may be provided in the assessment book for the designation of lots and blocks or either of them in any city, town, or recorded subdivision. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Land as to which a partial redemption has been effected shall thereafter be separately described on the assessment book. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

On or before the first Monday in August in each year the assessor shall complete his assessment book and deliver it to the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

Where the assessor possesses a complete, accurate map of any land or where such a complete, accurate map of any land prepared for county purposes pursuant to Section 325 or 327 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is possessed by the assessor, he may number or letter the parcels or a…

Each district shall have a board of five directors each of whom, whether elected or appointed, shall be a voter of the district. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

(a) Notwithstanding Section 30500, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single county water district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Governme…

Notwithstanding Section 30500, the Board of Directors of the Sawyers Bar County Water District shall adopt a resolution ordering the reduction in the number of directors from five to three if, at least 85 days before a general district election, the board receives a petition that…

The directors first elected upon the formation of the district shall hold office pursuant to Section 10505 of the Elections Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 235. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The term of office of each director other than directors first elected or directors appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be four years. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1565.)

If a person elected fails to qualify, the office shall be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

All vacancies occurring in the office of director shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)

Each director elected or appointed shall hold office until his successor qualifies. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar mo…

Each director of the Contra Costa Water District shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board and for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a …

If a director’s place of residence, as defined in Section 244 of the Government Code, is moved outside district boundaries or outside the boundaries of that director’s division where elected from a division, and if within 180 days of the move or of the effective date of this sect…

Before entering upon the duties of his office each director shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it with the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The oath of office may be taken before the secretary, any member of the board of directors, or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

In a county water district formed to include all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, each member of the board of directors, whether elected or appointed, shall be either a voter of the district or an owner of land within the district. The provisions of this section shall …

Notwithstanding Section 30500 or any other provision of this division, each member of the board of directors of the Canebrake County Water District in San Diego County, whether elected or appointed, shall be either a voter of the district or an owner of land within the district. …

If, on or before July 1, 1977, a district has assumed the responsibilities, rights, duties, assets, liabilities, and obligations of a sanitary district, the board may, and from time to time thereafter may, increase the number of directors to serve thereon to seven, nine or eleven…

(a) If the Orange County local agency formation commission orders the reorganization of the Capistrano Beach County Water District and the Capistrano Beach Sanitary District into a single district, the board of directors of the reorganized district shall, notwithstanding Section …

County water districts shall be managed under the provisions of this division and may exercise the powers therein expressly granted or necessarily implied therefrom. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

Each district has the power generally to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)