California

Water Code

10,139 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 26306 — 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.
• § 26307 — 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,
• § 26325 — A certificate of the secretary on a collector’s deed stating that it has been accepted by the board entitles the deed to be recorded.
• § 26326 — A collector’s deed to a district shall be recorded in the usual manner of recording conveyances of real property.
• § 265 — Notwithstanding any provisions of the State Contract Act, the department may award and enter into construction contracts which require expenditures in excess of funds presently available therefor, but
• § 2650 — Within 10 days after the close of the period for filing objections, the board shall mail copies of the objections to the claimant or water user against whom the objections are directed and shall notif
• § 26500 — 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 boar
• § 26501 — 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.
• § 26502 — 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 a
• § 26503 — The board of supervisors shall meet and equalize each assessment made pursuant to this article with the assessment of other land in the district.
• § 26504 — All expenses incurred in levying the assessment shall be borne by the district concerned.
• § 2651 — The board may adjourn hearings of objections from time to time upon reasonable notice to all parties in interest.
• § 2652 — The costs of taking testimony at a hearing on an objection shall be borne by the parties thereto as follows: each party shall pay for the direct examination of his own witness and the cross-examinatio
• § 26525 — In case of the neglect or refusal of the collector of any district to perform the duties imposed upon him, the tax collector of the office county shall perform his duties and be accountable therefor u
• § 26526 — When any county tax collector collects any assessments for any district, he shall pay the proceeds to the county treasurer of the office county.
• § 26527 — As to money collected by the county tax collector and paid to the county treasurer, the county treasurer shall perform the duties ordinarily imposed on the treasurer of a district and be accountable t
• § 26528 — The county treasurer shall place the money of the district in a special fund to the credit of the district and shall disburse it to the proper persons for the purposes for which the assessments raisin
• § 26529 — The county treasurer shall not pay any part of the money to the treasurer of the district until the county treasurer is satisfied that all of the valid obligations for which the assessments were levie
• § 2653 — One copy of the transcript of testimony taken at the hearing shall be furnished to the board at the cost of the parties.
• § 26550 — The district attorney of each office county shall ascertain each year whether the duties relating to the levying and collection of assessments in districts have been performed or not, and if he learns
• § 26551 — Unless the board of supervisors or county official proceeds to perform the duties he has been notified to perform within 30 days after the receipt of notice, the district attorney shall take action in
• § 26552 — The district attorney shall give notice to other officials and take any action necessary to secure the performance in their proper sequence of subsequent duties relating to the levying and collection
• § 26553 — For the enforcement of the levying and collection of any assessment required to be levied and collected for the payment of any debt incurred, when complaint is made to the Attorney General that the di
• § 26600 — The procedure provided by this chapter shall be optional with any district electing as herein provided to proceed hereinunder and shall be an alternate procedure to that set forth in Chapters 1 to 7,
• § 26601 — At its option, the board of directors of a district may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dispense with either the office of assessor or both the offices of assessor and collector of the d
• § 26601.1 — (a) At its option, the board of directors of the Madera Irrigation District may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dispense with either the office of the assessor or the office of the colle
• § 26602 — Certified copies of such resolution shall be served on the clerk of the board of supervisors and on the auditor, assessor and collector of the county or counties in which the lands within the district
• § 26603 — Within 30 days of the receipt of such resolution, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution advising the district of the charges to be made for the services to be performed by the county.
• § 26604 — The acceptance of the county’s terms by the district as evidenced by the board’s resolution shall constitute a contract between the county and the district which shall become effective on the last Fri
• § 26604.5 — The district shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
• § 26604.6 — The board of supervisors may require in the contract that upon the effective date of the contract, the district officers shall continue to perform all the duties relative to the collection of district
• § 26605 — Upon termination of the contract, the board of directors of the district shall appoint an assessor, or both an assessor and collector, who shall serve until the election of their successor at the next
• § 26606 — After termination of the contract, the county officers shall continue with the collection of district assessments on the county rolls and with the redemption or deeding of property subject to delinque
• § 26625 — The applicable part of the county assessment rolls as made by the county assessor and equalized or corrected by the board of supervisors or the State Board of Equalization shall be the basis for levyi
• § 26625.1 — If in the Madera Irrigation District, the county assessment roll reflects assessed value based on the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act), (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 512
• § 26626 — On or before the first Monday of March of each year, the board of directors of the district shall cause to be filed with the county auditor a description of the exterior boundaries of any portion of t
• § 26627 — Annually, on or before the third Monday in August, the county auditor shall transmit to the directors of the district a written statement showing separately the total value of all lands within the dis
• § 26628 — Where the district has not elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the county assessor shall furnish the district a duplicate of the applicable portions of the county’
• § 26629 — Within 15 days after receipt of the statement of values and duplicate rolls, the district’s board of directors shall levy an annual assessment upon the land within the district in the same manner as p
• § 26630 — Where the district has not elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the secretary shall compute and enter in a separate column of the assessment roll the respective sum
• § 26631 — Upon receiving the roll from the secretary, the collector shall proceed with the collection of the assessment in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of this part, and such provision
• § 26650 — Where the district has elected to transfer the duties of collector to the county tax collector, the delivery of duplicate assessment rolls shall not be required, but the county auditor shall furnish t
• § 26651 — Annually before September 1st, the district’s directors shall levy an annual assessment upon the lands within the district for all district purposes in the manner provided in Chapter 2 of this part, a
• § 26652 — The county auditor shall compute and enter in the assessment book the district assessment on all lands assessed as being in the district using the rates fixed by the district’s board of directors and
• § 26653 — The assessment so levied shall be collected at the time and in the manner of county taxes and paid into the county treasury.
• § 26654 — The compensation paid to the county for assessing or collecting assessments for a district shall be that fixed by agreement between the board of supervisors and the district’s board of directors.
• § 26655 — Unpaid district assessments are delinquent on the same hour and day that county taxes are delinquent and the lands subject thereto shall either be sold to the district or be declared tax-defaulted in
• § 26656 — Lands sold for delinquent district assessments may be redeemed within five years from date of sale in the same manner as the redemption of property after sale for nonpayment of county taxes.
• § 26657 — The county auditor shall apportion to the district the money paid for redemption in the manner provided by Division 1, Part 8, Chapter 1(c) of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
• § 26658 — Lands sold to the district remaining unredeemed after five years have elapsed from the date of their sale for delinquent district assessments shall be deeded to the district by the county tax collecto
• § 26670 — As used in this chapter, “public agency” means any city or district, other than an irrigation district, authorized to distribute water, which is in whole or in part included within the exterior bounda
• § 26671 — Any district may enter into a contract with any public agency which provides in effect as follows: 1.
• § 26672 — The water made available by the district to the public agency may be used upon the lands covered by such contract for such irrigation, municipal, domestic or other uses as the district and the public
• § 26673 — Upon the execution of such contract and so long as the contract remains in force and effect, the district shall be relieved of any further obligation to furnish water for use on the lands covered by t
• § 26674 — Nothing in this chapter authorizes the sale or transfer of any water right nor shall the agreement authorized in Section 26671 be construed or deemed to constitute the sale or transfer of a water righ
• § 26675 — No right in any water or water right owned by the district or the public agency shall be acquired or lost by the use permitted by this chapter.
• § 26676 — Except as otherwise provided herein the contract between the district and the public agency may include such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the district and the public agency.
• § 26677 — The provisions of this chapter shall supersede all provisions of this code inconsistent herewith.
• § 26875 — Land which is not a part of the district, whether or not contiguous to it, may be included within the district.
• § 2700 — As soon as practicable after the hearing of objections or the expiration of the time for filing objections if no objections are filed, the board shall adopt an order determining and establishing the s
• § 2701 — A notice of adoption of the order of determination and a copy of the order shall be sent by registered mail to each claimant and to each person whose rights are determined in the order.
• § 2702 — (a) The board may order a reconsideration of all or part of an order of determination on the board’s own motion or on petition of any party affected by the order.
• § 275 — The department and board shall take all appropriate proceedings or actions before executive, legislative, or judicial agencies to prevent waste, unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreas
• § 2750 — As soon as practicable after adoption of the order of determination, issuance of an order on reconsideration, or issuance of an order denying reconsideration, whichever is later, a certified copy of t
• § 2751 — Upon the filing of the certified copy of the order of determination and the evidence and transcript, the board shall procure an order from the court setting a time for hearing.
• § 2752 — The clerk of the court shall immediately furnish the board with a certified copy of the order setting the time for hearing.
• § 2753 — Upon receiving the certified copy of the order setting the time for hearing, the board shall immediately mail a copy of the order by registered mail to each known party in interest at his last known p
• § 2754 — The board shall cause the order to be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in each county in which the stream system or any part
• § 2755 — The board shall file with the clerk of the court proof of service by registered mail and by publication.
• § 2756 — Service by registered mail and by publication shall be deemed full and sufficient notice to all parties in interest of the date and purpose of the hearing.
• § 2757 — At least 10 days prior to the day set for hearing, each party in interest who is aggrieved or dissatisfied with the order of determination may file with the clerk of the court notice of exceptions to
• § 2758 — The notice of exceptions shall state briefly the exceptions taken, the reasons therefor, and the prayer for relief.
• § 2759 — A copy of each notice of exception shall be sent by registered mail at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the board and to each person who was an adverse party to any issue raised by the exception
• § 2760 — The order of determination, the statements or claims of claimants, and the exceptions made to the order of determination constitute the pleadings.
• § 2761 — The court may allow such additional or amended pleadings as may be necessary to a final determination of the proceeding.
• § 2762 — If no exceptions are filed, then on the day set for the hearing, on motion of the board, the court shall enter a decree affirming the order of determination.
• § 2763 — On the day set for hearing all parties in interest who have filed notices of exceptions shall appear in person, or by counsel, and the court shall hear the matter or set the time for hearing, and shal
• § 2763.5 — (a) No exception to the order of determination shall be considered, except in the court’s discretion for good cause shown, unless the matter of the exception was presented to the board in the form of
• § 2764 — All proceedings on the hearing shall be as nearly as may be in accordance with the rules governing civil actions.
• § 2765 — Whenever in the judgment of the court the State is a necessary party to the action, the court shall make an order to that effect and thereupon a copy of all pleadings and proceedings on file with the
• § 2766 — For further information on any subject in controversy the court may employ one or more qualified persons to investigate and report thereon under oath, subject to examination by any party in interest a
• § 2767 — The court may take additional evidence on any issue and may, if necessary, refer the case for such further evidence to be taken by the board as the court may direct, and may require a further determin
• § 2768 — After the hearing, the court shall enter a decree determining the right of all persons involved in the proceeding.
• § 2769 — The decree shall in every case declare as to the water right adjudged to each party, the priority, amount, season of use, purpose of use, point of diversion, and place of use of the water; and as to w
• § 2770 — Upon the hearing the court may assess and adjudge against any party such costs as it may deem just.
• § 2771 — Appeals from the decree may be taken by the board or any party in interest, in the same manner and with the same effect as in civil cases.
• § 2772 — A certified copy of the decree shall be prepared by the clerk of the court, without charge, and filed for record in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any part of the stream sys
• § 2773 — The decree is conclusive as to the rights of all existing claimants upon the stream system lawfully embraced in the determination.
• § 2774 — When a decree has been entered, any claimant who has failed to appear and submit proof of his claim as provided in this chapter shall be barred and estopped from subsequently asserting any rights ther
• § 2780 — Any claimant who, prior to entry of the order of determination by the board, had no actual knowledge or notice of the pendency of the proceedings may, at least 10 days prior to the date set for hearin
• § 2781 — Upon filing his exception and proof of claim, the intervenor shall make application to the court for an order prescribing the time and manner of service of the exception and proof upon other claimants
• § 2782 — After expiration of the time fixed by the court for filing contests, the court shall proceed to hear and determine the exception and proof of intervenor and any contest thereto in accordance as near a
• § 2783 — The court may refer the matter for such further evidence to be taken by the board as the court may direct, and may require a further determination by the board, in which event the board shall be entit
• § 2801 — All persons claiming rights under an incomplete appropriation, when notified as provided in this chapter, shall appear and submit their proofs of claim in accordance with this chapter, or they shall b
• § 2802 — In determining rights based on an incomplete appropriation initiated according to law prior to December 19, 1914, and since prosecuted with reasonable diligence in accordance with Section 1416 of the
• § 2803 — The order of determination shall provide that within the time prescribed for completion of the appropriation, or such further time as the court may allow, the claimant shall submit to the court proof
• § 2806 — The court shall have authority to thereafter hear and determine proof offered as to the completion of any such right.
• § 2807 — Time for completion may be extended from time to time by the court upon motion made prior to the expiration of the limit of time fixed therefor.
• § 2808 — Notice of motion for an extension of time for completion shall be filed not more than 90 days prior to the expiration of the time limit.
• § 2809 — The clerk of the court shall post notice of hearing of the motion at the courthouse where the hearing is to be held and at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
• § 2810 — The court may refer the matter of the motion to the board for its report and recommendation thereon.
• § 2811 — Upon receipt of the report and recommendation of the board or, if the board fails to file its report and recommendations within 90 days after the reference, upon the expiration of that period, the cou
• § 2812 — In event of denial of a motion for the extension of time for completion the applicant may within 10 days after notice by the clerk of the denial, file notice of intention to offer proof of completion.
• § 2813 — Any claimant desiring to offer proof of completion shall file a notice of intention to offer such proof with the clerk of the court.
• § 2814 — The clerk shall post notice of the time for hearing the proof at the courthouse where the hearing is to be held and at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
• § 2815 — Upon submission of proof of completion after entry of the decree of the court, the court shall enter a supplemental decree determining the right before it and in event of failure, after entry of the d
• § 2816 — All persons claiming rights under incomplete appropriations who fail to complete their appropriations within the limit of time fixed by the board in its order of determination, or within such further
• § 2817 — Appeals from any action of the court under this article may be taken by the board or any party in interest in the same manner and with the same effect as in the civil cases.
• § 2818 — This article shall not be construed to confer any rights of appropriation upon parties who shall have abandoned their appropriations or failed to use due diligence in the application of the water to a
• § 2819 — Incomplete appropriations initiated by application under the provisions of the Water Commission Act or this code shall be included in the decree but shall continue to be administered by the board as i
• § 2820 — After revocation by the board of a permit or license relating to a right included in the decree and upon completion of court review of the board’s action under Article 3 (commencing with Section 1126)
• § 2825 — The board shall furnish to each claimant whose rights are decreed a copy of the decree and a notice of the entry thereof.
• § 2826 — Upon entry of a supplemental decree establishing or modifying a right, the board shall furnish to each claimant who could be significantly affected, at his last known address, a copy of the supplement
• § 2850 — At the time of the submission of proofs, the board shall collect from each claimant the fee established pursuant to Section 1528.
• § 2851 — At the time of, or as soon as practicable after the mailing of, its order of determination the board shall compute the entire expense it has incurred in performing the duties prescribed in this chapte
• § 2852 — If the total amount of expense exceeds the total amount received from claimants at the time of submission of proofs, the excess expense shall be equitably apportioned by the board against the parties
• § 2853 — A statement setting forth the expense and the apportionments thereof against the respective parties shall be sent by registered mail by the board to each of the parties and filed with the court.
• § 2855 — Upon application in writing by any party aggrieved within 30 days after the statement of expense and the apportionment thereof has been mailed to the parties, the court shall after expiration of said
• § 2856 — The clerk of the court shall, at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing, give notice thereof by mail to all parties.
• § 2857 — If no objection is filed with the court within the prescribed periods the court upon ex parte application of the board shall enter a judgment against the parties in favor of the board in the amounts a
• § 2858 — Any party failing to object to the expense or the apportionments thereof waives all objections thereto.
• § 2859 — Upon the hearing of objections to the expense or the apportionments thereof the court shall determine the expense and its apportionment as the court deems equitable and shall enter judgment against th
• § 2864 — If the funds available for use by the board are inadequate to enable it to undertake the expense of any proceeding under this chapter or if in its judgment reimbursement for the expense of any such pr
• § 2865 — During the pendency of any proceedings under this chapter, the board, after at least 20 days’ notice to the parties, may order interim or partial payments of the expense to be made by the parties as t
• § 2868 — If a party fails to pay the expenses apportioned to that party when due, the board may refer the matter for collection of the unpaid expenses pursuant to Section 1536.
• § 290 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, when undertaking a habitat restoration project where the department has available funds to carry out the project, the department may enter into contracts to accompli
• § 2900 — In rendering its decree for the determination of rights to water, whether in suits referred to the board under the provisions of Chapter 1 of this part or in adjudications under the provisions of Chap
• § 29975 — The following acts are hereby repealed: Yr.
• § 29976 — The following acts are hereby repealed: Yr.
• § 29978 — The repeals effected by this part shall not be construed to deprive any district or any person or other entity of any substantial right which would have existed or hereafter exist had such repeals not
• § 3 — All persons who, at the time this code takes effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, continue to hold them according to their former
• § 300 — For the purposes of this article, an artesian well is any artifical hole made in the ground through which water naturally flows from subterranean sources to the surface of the ground for any length of
• § 30000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the County Water District Law.
• § 30010 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
• § 30011 — The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
• § 30012 — “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.
• § 30013 — “District” means a county water district formed under the provisions of the County Water District Act or this division.
• § 30014 — “Board” means the board of directors of a district.
• § 30015 — “Land” except in Chapter 2 of Part 8 means land in the district or proposed district involved.
• § 30016 — “President” means the president of the board.
• § 30017 — “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.
• § 30018 — “Assessee” means the person to whom property is assessed.
• § 30019 — “General district election” means the election required to be held in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
• § 30020 — “Special water district election” means any district election other than a general district election.
• § 30021 — “Elector,” “voter,” and “precinct board” have respectively the same meaning as defined in the Elections Code, but an “elector” or “voter” shall also be a resident of the district or proposed district
• § 30022 — “Holder of title” includes a holder of evidence of title.
• § 30023 — “Property” embraces all real and personal property.
• § 30024 — “Works” includes water works, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, water sheds, machinery, wells, pumps, dams, storage tanks, tunnels, hydrants, meters, works and facilities for the collection, treatm
• § 30025 — “Conduit” includes canals, channels, pipes, ditches, and flumes.
• § 30026 — “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair.
• § 30027 — “Street” includes road, alley, avenue, highway, and public way.
• § 30060 — Nothing in this division shall be so construed as repealing or in anywise modifying any other law relating to water or the supply of water to or the acquisition thereof by counties or municipalities.
• § 30062 — All land which is now privately owned and situate within the exterior boundaries of any district, but which was public land of the United States or of this State at the time of the formation of the di
• § 30063 — Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice need be published on only one day of each we
• § 30064 — Wherever in this division a reference is made to the county in which a district is situated or to any of the officers thereof, such reference, with respect to a district located in more than one count
• § 30065 — The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a county water district, of all or any part of the corporate area of any public corporation or public agency, shall not destroy the identity or legal ex
• § 30066 — An action to determine the validity of an assessment, or of warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to this division may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing wi
• § 30068 — Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
• § 301 — For the purposes of this article, waste is the causing, suffering, or permitting any water flowing from an artesian well, to run either: (a) Into any natural watercourse or channel, or into any bay or
• § 302 — The use of any water flowing from an artesian well for the irrigation of land, whenever over 5 per cent of the water received on the land for irrigation purposes is permitted to escape from the land,
• § 30200 — The people of a county or two or more contiguous counties or of a portion of such county or counties, whether the portion includes unincorporated territory or not, may form a county water district pur
• § 30201 — The petition for formation shall describe the proposed boundaries of the proposed district and shall pray that it be incorporated into a district.
• § 30202 — The petition shall be signed by voters equal in number to at least 10 percent of the voters registered within the boundaries of the proposed district 30 days prior to the date the petition is filed.
• § 30203 — But, if one or more municipal corporations or part thereof is included in the proposed district, the petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of each municipal corporation or part
• § 30204 — The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments.
• § 30205 — The petition for the formation of a county water district to include all or part of Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, may be signed by either: (a) The number of voters required by Section 30202, or (b)
• § 30230 — The county elections official of the county containing the proposed district shall publish a notice of a hearing on the formation petition once a week for at least two weeks before the time when the p
• § 30231 — The notice of the hearing on the formation petition shall contain all of the following: (a) The text of the petition, which need be set forth only once even though contained upon more than one instrum
• § 30232 — No defect in the contents of the petition, the title to or form of the notice, signatures, or lack of signatures thereto shall vitiate the proceedings if the petition has a sufficient number of qualif
• § 30260 — The formation petition shall be presented and considered at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is situated.
• § 30261 — At the time stated in the notice of the hearing on the formation petition for its consideration the board of supervisors shall hear the petition and those appearing thereon together with any written p
• § 30262 — The board of supervisors may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all.
• § 30263 — Upon the hearing of the petition the board of supervisors shall determine whether or not the petition complies with this part and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offer
• § 30264 — On the final hearing the board of supervisors shall make changes in the proposed boundaries of the proposed district as may be deemed advisable and shall describe the boundaries of the proposed distri
• § 30264.1 — If the board of supervisors at its final hearing determines and finds, for good cause on reasons specified in writing, from the evidence taken at the hearing that the proposed district as its boundari
• § 30265 — A finding of the board of supervisors in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and notice shall be conclusive against all persons except the State upon suit by the Attorney General
• § 30290 — If it determines that an election should be held, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not
• § 30291 — The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the final hearing on the formation petition.
• § 30292 — The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a) The date of the election.
• § 30293 — The county clerk shall publish the notice once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election in at least one, but not to exceed three, newspapers printed and published in the county.
• § 30293.1 — Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election ca
• § 30293.2 — The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposit
• § 30293.3 — If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select on
• § 30293.4 — The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on
• § 30294 — At the formation election: (a) The measure “Shall the proposition to form _______ County Water District under the County Water District Law be adopted?” shall be submitted.
• § 30295 — The election thereupon shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided by law in respect to general water district elections so far as applicable except
• § 30296 — The vote shall be canvassed by the board of supervisors at the next regular meeting which is five or more days after the election.
• § 30297 — In case less than a majority of the votes cast in each municipal corporation or part thereof or in the unincorporated territory included in the proposed district are in favor of the measure, the forma
• § 303 — Nothing in this article prevents the running of artesian water into an artificial pond or storage-reservoir, if the water is used thereafter for a beneficial use.
• § 30320 — If a majority of the votes cast at the election in each municipal corporation or part thereof and in the unincorporated territory included in the proposed district is in favor of forming the district,
• § 30321 — The county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated a certificate stating that the formation of the district wa
• § 30321.5 — The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization a certificate listing all of the following: (a) The name of the district.
• § 30322 — The district shall have been duly incorporated upon the filing of the certificate or a copy of the order declaring the district formed with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization.
• § 30323 — From and after the date of the filing with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization, the district named in the filing is incorporated as a county water district with all the rights, pri
• § 30324 — No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen shall invalidate the incorporation of any
• § 30325 — Any proceeding wherein the validity of the incorporation of a district is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of the certificate of incorporation; otherwise the incorporation a
• § 304 — A beneficial use under the next preceding section shall not exceed one tenth of one miner’s inch of water per acre, perpetual flow, but the person using the water may cumulate that amount within any p
• § 305 — Any artesian well which is not capped or equipped with a mechanical appliance which will readily and effectively arrest and prevent the flow of any water from the well is a public nuisance.
• § 30500 — Each district shall have a board of five directors each of whom, whether elected or appointed, shall be a voter of the district.
• § 30500.1 — (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 dis