California

Water Code

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

• § 31144.73 — The district shall biennially prepare a written report on the district’s activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies of the district.
• § 31144.74 — As used in connection with the groundwater charge authorized by this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “District” means the Malaga County Water District.
• § 31144.75 — On the second Tuesday in February of each even-numbered year, the report shall be delivered to the clerk of the district board in writing.
• § 31144.76 — (a) Prior to the end of the water year in which the hearing is held, and based upon the findings and determinations at the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not a groundwater charge should
• § 31144.77 — (a) After the establishment of a zone in which a groundwater charge may be levied, each owner or operator of a water-producing facility within the zone, until such time as the water-producing facility
• § 31144.78 — Upon good cause shown, an amended statement of water production may be filed or a correction of the records may be made at any time within six months of filing the water production statement.
• § 31144.79 — (a) If the district has probable cause to believe that the production of water from any water-producing facility is in excess of that disclosed by the sworn statements covering the water-producing fac
• § 31145 — In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Stinson Beach County Water District, Marin County, shall have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise such powers a
• § 31146 — The district shall immediately do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional or local law, order, regulation or rule relating to water pollution o
• § 31147 — (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31145 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board may by regulation establish a proced
• § 31148 — (a) The owner of any real property upon which is located a sanitary sewage, septic, or septic tank disposal system, which system is subject to abatement as a public nuisance by the district, may reque
• § 31149 — Any violation of a regulation of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31145 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed 60 days
• § 31149.1 — A district may, by using any water or water supplies furnished to the district or used by the district, construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of hydroelectric power fr
• § 31149.2 — The hydroelectric power plant or plants and transmission lines constructed pursuant to this article may be leased for operation by, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public ag
• § 31149.3 — (a) The North Marin County Water District may construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of power from wind or solar radiation, and the transmission lines for the conveyanc
• § 31149.4 — Notwithstanding Section 31149.
• § 31149.5 — (a) The Marina County Water District may finance, construct, maintain, operate, lease, use, and sell power to any public utility or public agency from one or more plants within the district’s boundari
• § 31149.7 — (a) A district may provide, generate, and deliver electric power, and may construct, operate, and maintain any and all works, facilities, improvements, and property, or portion thereof, necessary or c
• § 31150 — Districts may cooperate and contract with the United States, under the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto or any other act of Congress h
• § 31151 — The cooperation and contract may be for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Acquisition, extension, or operation of works for irrigation or drainage or flood control, or the development of elect
• § 31152 — Districts may carry out and perform the terms of any contract so made.
• § 31153 — To carry out the preceding sections of this article a district has all powers, rights, and privileges possessed by irrigation districts and may exercise those powers, rights, and privileges in the sam
• § 31154 — If any provision of the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law is held unconstitutional, that decision shall not affect the validity of the adoption by reference in this article of the remaining
• § 31155 — In any contract made between a county water district and the United States pursuant to this article, the land which may be charged with any taxes or assessments under the contract shall be designated
• § 31156 — The contract shall not include any land which is not susceptible of service with water from the water works or system contemplated in the contract.
• § 31157 — The proceedings for voting at an election upon a proposal to contract with the United States pursuant to this article shall be had insofar as applicable in the manner provided in Articles 1, 2, and 3
• § 31158 — Notwithstanding any provision of the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law, or any provision of this division or other law, when any district has contracted with the United States pursuant to th
• § 31159 — Every county water district which executes a contract with the United States for the purposes set forth in Section 31151 shall, within the meaning of the act of Congress approved August 11, 1916, enti
• § 31160 — Public land of the United States within any such county water district is subject to assessment and taxation for all purposes of such district to the extent provided in said acts of Congress upon full
• § 31161 — Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic,
• § 31162 — The operation of all facilities and appliances permitted by Section 31161 shall be in accordance with rules and regulations applicable thereto adopted by the board subject to the provisions of Section
• § 31175 — A district may contract with the United States, upon such terms the board finds to be to the best interest of the district, for permanent or temporary service of water to Indian lands lying within the
• § 31180 — A county water district may be annexed to or included within the territory of any municipal utility district organized under the Municipal Utility District Act.
• § 31181 — The annexation or inclusion shall not destroy the identity or legal existence of the county water district notwithstanding the identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose of the municipal u
• § 31182 — The annexation may be effected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing at Section 13801) of Division 6, Public Utilities Code.
• § 31300 — A district may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds or other evidences of the indebtedness, and may refund or retire any indebtedness or lien against the district or its property.
• § 31301 — The district may issue warrants to pay its formation expenses bearing interest at 6 percent per year from date of issue until funds are available to pay the warrants.
• § 31302 — The auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands made against the district when the demands have been approved or authorized by the board, or at least three members thereof, and by the general manager;
• § 31303 — Any money belonging to a district may be deposited or invested and drawn out as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government
• § 31304 — The district, or the district on behalf of an improvement district thereof, may issue negotiable promissory notes which shall be payable from general taxes, revenues, and other available funds of the
• § 31304.5 — 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.
• § 31305 — The board may designate the county treasurer the depositary to have the custody of all, or a portion of, the district’s money.
• § 31306 — If designated as depositary the county treasurer shall: (a) Receive and receipt for all of the district’s money received by him and place it in the county treasury to the credit of the district.
• § 31307 — When the county treasurer has been designated the depositary to have custody of district money, he shall pay out that money, or any portion thereof, only upon warrants of the county auditor.
• § 31308 — The county auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands made against the district when the demands have been approved by at least three members of the board and the general manager.
• § 31309 — The county treasurer shall report in writing on the first day of July, October, January, and March of each year to the board with respect to each of the following: (a) The amount of money he then hold
• § 31310 — The board of supervisors of the county shall determine the charge to be made against the district for any services of either or both of: (a) The county treasurer as custodian of the district’s money.
• § 31320 — On Monday in each week the collector shall do both of the following: (a) Settle with the secretary for all money collected for taxes during the week next preceding.
• § 31321 — The collector shall be credited in his settlement with the secretary with the amount due to the district on property he sells to the district for delinquent taxes.
• § 31322 — Within seven days after he settles with the secretary, the collector shall file in the district office with the secretary a statement under oath, showing: (a) An account of all his transactions and re
• § 31335 — As used in this article “surplus money” means any money in any sinking fund established for the purpose of payment of any bonded or other indebtedness or any money in the treasury not required for the
• § 31336 — A district may invest such surplus money, as its board deems wise or expedient in any of the following: (a) Bonds issued by the district.
• § 31337 — The investment may be made by purchase of the bonds or registered warrants or part thereof at the original sale or by purchase after they have been thus issued.
• § 31338 — Any bonds or registered warrants purchased pursuant to this article and held may, from time to time, be sold and the proceeds reinvested pursuant to this article.
• § 31339 — Sales of bonds or registered warrants purchased pursuant to this article and held shall be made in season so that the proceeds may be applied to the purposes for which the money with which the bonds o
• § 31370 — Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness, it shall by resolution set forth all of the following: (a) A declaration of the necessity for the indebtedness.
• § 31371 — Notice of the hearing shall be given by the secretary by publication of a copy of the resolution in a newspaper printed and published in the district for at least two weeks or, if there is no newspape
• § 31372 — The copy of the resolution published or posted shall be accompanied by a notice subscribed by the secretary, with the seal of the district attached, that: (a) The hearing referred to in the resolution
• § 31385 — At the time and place fixed for the hearing in the resolution declaring the necessity for incurring the bonded indebtedness, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall
• § 31386 — At the hearing any person interested, including persons owning property within the district, may appear and present any matters material to the questions set forth in the resolution declaring the nece
• § 31387 — At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall by resolution determine whether the whole or part of the district will be benefited by the accomplishment of the purpose stated in the resolution.
• § 31388 — If the board determines that the whole of the district will not be benefited, the resolution shall also describe the portion of the district which will be benefited, in a manner sufficient for identif
• § 31389 — After the formation of an improvement district within a district pursuant to this article, all proceedings for the purpose of a bond election within the improvement district and for the purpose of tax
• § 31390 — The determination of the board that the whole of the district will be benefited by the bond issue or that only a described portion of the district will be benefited by the bond issue is final and conc
• § 31391 — After the board has made its determination pursuant to Section 31387, if it deems it necessary to incur the bonded indebtedness, it shall by resolution state: (a) That it deems it necessary to incur t
• § 31392 — In determining the amount of debt to be incurred, the legislative body may include: (a) All costs and estimated costs incidental to or connected with the acquisition, construction, improving or financ
• § 31393 — (a) Any time following the establishment of an improvement district pursuant to this article, the board, by a four-fifths majority vote, may exempt part or all of the territory within the improvement
• § 31405 — The board shall fix a date when an election shall be held to authorize the bonded indebtedness described in the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 31391.
• § 31406 — The board shall provide for holding the election on the day fixed therefor in the same manner as provided by law in respect to general water district elections so far as applicable, except as otherwis
• § 31407 — The board shall give notice of the election to authorize the bonded indebtedness, which notice shall contain all of the following: (a) The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 31391 calling the elec
• § 31408 — Every voter residing within the voting precincts, but no others, may vote at the election.
• § 31408.5 — In the Pleasant Valley County Water District, every owner of land within the district, but no others, may vote at the election.
• § 31409 — The notice shall be published for two weeks in at least one newspaper, designated by the board, printed and published in the district.
• § 31410 — If there is no newspaper printed and published in the district, the notice shall be posted in three public places in whichever of the following is to be benefited: (a) The district.
• § 31411 — The returns of the election shall be made to and the votes canvassed by the board on the first Monday which is six or more days after the election.
• § 31412 — The results of the election shall be ascertained and declared pursuant to the general water district election laws so far as they may be applicable, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
• § 31413 — As soon as the result is declared, the secretary shall enter in the records of the board a statement of the result.
• § 31414 — No informalities in the conduct of the election shall invalidate the election if fairly conducted.
• § 31415 — All the expenses of holding the election shall be borne by the district, but said expenses may be included in the amount of the debt to be incurred, as provided in Section 31392, and the district may
• § 31416 — Whenever the electors of a district which has no bonded indebtedness, is not operating a water system, and has not bona fide contracted for the construction of an adequate water system for the distric
• § 31425 — If from the bond election returns it appears that more than two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of incurring the indebtedness, the board may, by resolution, at the time or times
• § 31426 — The district may dispose of the bonds so issued at the times or in the manner the board deems to be to the public interest.
• § 31427 — Any bonds issued by any district organized under the provisions of this act are hereby given the same force, value and use as bonds issued by any municipality and shall be exempt from all taxation wit
• § 31428 — All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the
• § 31429 — When the board determines by resolution that the expenditure of money raised by the sale of bonds for the purpose for which the bonds were voted is impractical or unwise, it may call a special electio
• § 31440 — 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.
• § 31441 — The measure may be voted on at any district election.
• § 31442 — 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
• § 31443 — 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.
• § 31444 — Refunding bonds may, if the holders of bonds of an original issue and the board so agree, be exchanged for original bonds.
• § 31445 — The face value of refunding bonds exchanged for original bonds shall not exceed the face value of the original bonds.
• § 31446 — 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.
• § 31460 — Any bonds issued by the district may be subject to call and redemption prior to maturity at such times and prices and upon such other terms as the board may specify.
• § 31461 — When bonds are made callable, a statement to that effect shall be set forth on the face of the bond.
• § 31480 — Subject to the provisions of this article, a district may borrow money to provide funds to pay all costs of any public improvement authorized by this part and may issue revenue bonds to evidence the i
• § 31481 — Revenue bonds under this article shall be authorized, issued and sold in the same manner as are revenue bonds of irrigation districts under Division 11 of this code and shall in all respects conform t
• § 31482 — The Contra Costa Water District may provide for bonds of the district to bear a variable interest rate, which rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by Section 53531 of the Gover
• § 31500 — Whenever, in the opinion of the board, the public interest or convenience may require, it may order to be done in, under, or upon the whole or any portion of any one or more of the streets or public p
• § 31501 — The work or improvement shall be done and the cost thereof assessed and collected in accordance with the procedure and in pursuance of the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911.
• § 31502 — The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 is also applicable to districts.
• § 31503 — The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 is also so applicable for use in conjunction with the Improvement Act of 1911 or with other improvement acts.
• § 31504 — Such acts or any of them may be used in the discretion of the board of directors in the contruction of any work to be done or improvements made under this act and in the levying of assessments and rea
• § 31506 — A district may enter into an agreement with any municipality within the district whereby any work or improvement constructed pursuant to the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 may be transferre
• § 31520 — As used in the laws referred to in this chapter the terms therefrom set forth in this article refer for the purposes of this chapter to that which this article states each respectively refers.
• § 31521 — “City” refers to county water district.
• § 31522 — “City council” or “legislative body” refers to the board of directors of the county water district.
• § 31523 — “Mayor” refers to the president of the board of directors of the county water district.
• § 31524 — “Clerk” refers to the secretary of the board of directors of the county water district.
• § 31525 — “Council chambers” refers to the place designated by the board of directors of the county water district for holding its regular meetings.
• § 31526 — “Treasurer” refers to the auditor of the county water district, unless the district elects to use the county treasurer as provided in Section 31305, in which case it is the county treasurer as ex offi
• § 31527 — “Superintendent of streets” or “street superintendent” and “city engineer” refer to the engineer of the county water district.
• § 31528 — “Right of way” refers to any parcel of land through which a right of way has been granted to the county water district for any purpose.
• § 31529 — All words relating to municipal officers and matters refer to the corresponding officers of county water districts and matters under this division.
• § 31545 — The board may appoint officers other than the engineer, without compensation, as the officer to perform any or all of the duties conferred upon the street superintendent or city engineer in any law re
• § 31546 — The board may appoint an engineer of work, in which event the duties to be performed by the city engineer as set forth in any law referred to in this chapter shall be performed by the engineer of work
• § 31547 — The board may provide that the work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer of work, that the materials used shall comply with his specifications and be to his satisf
• § 31548 — The contract shall be entered into by the engineer, and the assessment and warrant, when confirmed, shall be recorded in the office of the engineer.
• § 31575 — Improvement districts may be formed in districts in the same manner as improvement districts are formed in irrigation districts.
• § 31576 — The board of directors of a district shall have the same rights, powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to the formation and government of improvement districts in districts as the board of
• § 31577 — Assessments in an improvement district in a district shall be levied, collected and enforced at the same time and in as nearly the same manner as practicable as annual taxes for purposes of the distri
• § 31578 — If an improvement district is formed in the Kings County Water District to encompass all or a portion of the area within the district served by the Lakeside Ditch Company (a mutual water company) for
• § 31579 — All powers and duties of the district may be exercised on behalf of or within any improvement district formed pursuant to this division.
• § 31585 — The provisions of this chapter are in addition to the provisions of Sections 31388 and 31389, the provisions of Sections 31500 to 31548, inclusive, and the provisions of Sections 31575 to 31577, inclu
• § 31586 — Division 4 (commencing at Section 2800) of the Streets and Highways Code shall not be applicable to the formation of any improvement district pursuant to this chapter.
• § 31595 — Improvement districts may be formed to undertake projects to investigate, study, analyze, appraise, finance, acquire, and carry out any of the objects or purposes of this division of special benefit t
• § 31596 — The formation of an improvement district shall be instituted by a resolution of the board which shall contain the following: (a) A description of the boundaries of the improvement district proposed to
• § 31597 — The secretary shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing by causing a notice thereof to be published for the time provided by Section 31371 in a newspaper of general circulation printed an
• § 31598 — The notice shall contain a copy of the resolution and a designation of a public place within the district where a copy of a map of the proposed improvement district may be seen by any interested perso
• § 31599 — At the time and place fixed for the hearing, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing and shall consider all written and oral objections to
• § 31600 — If prior to the conclusion of the hearing written protests against the formation of the proposed improvement district and the proposed project signed by a majority in number of the holders of title to
• § 31601 — In all matters referred to in this article, the last equalized assessment roll of the district, if any, otherwise of the county, shall be prima facie evidence as to the ownership of taxable property,
• § 31602 — (a) Each signature on a protest shall be acknowledged or proved in the manner required to entitle deeds to be recorded.
• § 31603 — The board may inquire and take evidence for the purpose of identifying any person claiming the right to sign the protest as being the person shown on the assessment roll or otherwise as entitled there
• § 31604 — At the conclusion of the hearing if proceedings relating to the proposed improvement district have not been terminated in the manner set forth in Section 31600 the board may, by resolution, declare th
• § 31605 — No improvement district shall be formed pursuant to this chapter unless the board shall, in the resolution declaring such improvement district to be formed, find and declare that all taxable property
• § 31606 — The resolution declaring an improvement district to be formed shall contain: (a) A description of the boundaries thereof and the name of such improvement district which shall thereupon constitute and
• § 31607 — The boundaries of an improvement district determined and established by the board in the resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed may be the whole or a part of the proposed improveme
• § 31608 — The resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
• § 31609 — If a petition protesting against the adoption of the resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed is presented to the board prior to its effective date, the resolution shall be suspended
• § 31610 — After the formation of an improvement district pursuant to this chapter and if any portion of the cost of the project proposed therefor is to be financed by the issuance of bonds by the district on be
• § 31611 — After the formation of an improvement district, additional lands may be included therein upon the written petition of the owners thereof and a resolution of the board.
• § 31615 — Subject to such limitations as may be contained in the resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed, the board shall have the power in any year to cause taxes to be levied and collected
• § 31616 — The procedure for estimating, levying, and collecting taxes in any improvement district shall be the same as is provided in Part 7 (commencing at Section 31650) of this division for taxes on property
• § 31617 — All taxes collected pursuant to this article shall be expended only for the payment of bond principal and interest or only for the improvement district project for which levied, except that any surplu
• § 31618 — For the purpose of any tax levied under this article, the properties within any improvement district shall be deemed to be equally benefited.
• § 31625 — One or more improvement districts may be formed in the Kings County Water District which may include all or any part of the land in the district in the manner prescribed in Chapter 5 (commencing with
• § 31630 — The Coachella Valley Water District shall have the power to levy and collect water replenishment assessments, as provided in this chapter, for the purpose of replenishing ground water supplies within
• § 31630.5 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Annual” or “year” means a calendar year unless the context indicates a contrary meaning.
• § 31631 — By May 1 of each year the board shall have prepared and presented to it an engineering survey and report concerning the groundwater supplies within the district.
• § 31631.5 — If the board determines that funds should be raised by a replenishment assessment, it shall call a public hearing, and shall publish notice at least 10 days in advance thereof pursuant to Section 6061
• § 31632 — The hearing shall be held before the board and a quorum shall be present.
• § 31632.5 — Before July 1 of each year, the board may by resolution levy a replenishment assessment upon all water production during the following fiscal year within each area of benefit as determined by the boar
• § 31633 — The amount of any replenishment assessment levied within an area of benefit shall be established at the discretion of the board, except that no assessment shall exceed the sum of the following costs a
• § 31633.5 — Minimal pumpers may be excluded from the engineering survey and report on water production, and they shall be exempt from any replenishment assessments and reporting provisions under this chapter.
• § 31634 — The district, after the levying of any replenishment assessment, shall give notice thereof to all affected producers as disclosed by the records of the district.
• § 31634.5 — Except as provided in Section 31636, each producer, on or before the dates when the assessment or installments thereof are due and payable, shall file with the district a sworn statement setting forth
• § 31635 — Any replenishment assessment levied pursuant to this chapter shall be due and payable to the district at the time or times determined by the district and stated in the notice of levy, and shall accomp
• § 31636 — If the district has an agreement with any producer whereby the district regularly reads and maintains the water-measuring devices which record the production of such producer, the producer shall be ex
• § 31636.5 — If any producer subject to a replenishment assessment, after notice has been given pursuant to Section 31634, shall fail to pay a replenishment assessment or installment thereof when due, such produce
• § 31637 — Should any producer, subject to a replenishment assessment, knowingly fail to file the water-production statement, such producer shall, in addition to interest as provided in Section 31636.
• § 31637.5 — If the district has probable cause to believe that the production by any producer is unreported or, if reported, is substantially in excess of that disclosed by the statement filed by such producer, t
• § 31638 — The district may, in any court having jurisdiction, bring suit against any producer to enjoin any water production in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and to collect any delinquent
• § 31638.5 — It shall be unlawful to produce water from within any area of benefit after one year following the levy of a replenishment assessment within such area, unless the well or other water-producing facilit
• § 31639 — This chapter, applicable only to the Coachella Valley Water District, is necessary because of the special and unique problems of imported ground water recharge of ground water basins within such distr
• § 31650 — A district may cause taxes to be levied for the purpose of paying any of its obligations and to accomplish the purposes of this division.
• § 31651 — If the maturity of the indebtedness created by an issue of bonds begins more than one year after the date of issuance, a tax shall be levied and collected pursuant to this part annually sufficient to
• § 31652 — A district may cause taxes to be levied to pay the expenses of its formation, including fees of attorneys and others employed to conduct the formation proceedings.
• § 31653 — A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.
• § 31665 — Whenever the board by ordinance finds that because of circumstances existing in the district it is just and reasonable that petitions for special rates of taxation be heard and determined, any person
• § 31666 — The petition shall request that the board determine what percentage of the reqular rates of taxation of the district should be used in levying taxes on the land described in the petition.
• § 31667 — A fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be paid to the secretary before the filing of each petition for a special rate of taxation.
• § 31668 — The board shall set a time and place for the hearing of a petition for a special rate of taxation or of all the petitions if more than one has been filed and shall give notice of it in a newspaper pub
• § 31669 — The notice for a special rate of taxation hearing shall state all of the following: (a) Petitions have been presented to the board praying for a determination that certain land, which need not be desc
• § 31670 — The board shall meet at the time and place set for the hearing and proceed in the order it deems proper to hear the petitions and shall hear all competent and relevant evidence offered in support of a
• § 31671 — After the conclusion of the hearing, if the board finds that any of the land described in any petition has been irrigated as alleged and is not and will not be benefited by the operations of the distr
• § 31672 — The ordinance or resolution shall: (a) Describe the land entitled to a special rate of taxation or the respective parcels of it if separate parcels are to be assessed.
• § 31673 — A certified copy of the ordinance or resolution determining that any land is entitled to a special rate of taxation shall be delivered to the county assessor, and thereafter until notified of a change
• § 31674 — After a copy of the ordinance or resolution is delivered to the county assessor, the officer charged with the duty of entering on the assessment roll the amount of district taxes on the land shall in
• § 31675 — The determination of the board granting or denying a special rate of taxation as to any land after a hearing pursuant to this article shall not be changed unless the board on petition by a party affec
• § 31680 — Within the Kings County Water District, the board may by ordinance provide for the establishment of special rates of taxation, for general fund purposes and for purposes of paying principal and intere
• § 31700 — In this chapter “district” means a county water district formed under the provisions of the County Water District Act or this division.
• § 31701 — If a district has no revenue or if the revenues of the district are, or in the judgment of the board of directors are likely to be, inadequate to pay the interest on or principal of any bonded debt as
• § 31701.5 — The amount of any charges for water and other services or either included in the statement of delinquent and unpaid charges pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 31701 shall be added to and become a
• § 31701.6 — A district shall notify the holder of title to land whenever delinquent and unpaid charges for water and other services or either which could become a lien on such property pursuant to Section 31701.
• § 31701.7 — In case any charges for water or other services, or either, remain unpaid the amount of the unpaid charges may in the discretion of the district be secured at any time by filing for record in the offi
• § 31702 — After the board of directors has furnished the estimates as required in Section 31701, the board of supervisors of each county, annually, at the time and in the manner of levying other county taxes, s
• § 31702.1 — The board may, by resolution, elect to fix its own rates of taxation, in which event it shall file certified copies thereof with the auditor, the assessor and the clerk of the board of supervisors of
• § 31702.2 — Following the board’s election, the county auditor shall, before the third Monday of August of each year, transmit to the board a written statement showing the total value of all taxable property in t
• § 31702.3 — On or before September 1 of each year, the board shall fix the rates of taxation in not to exceed four decimals, which it shall require for each of its purposes for said year, making due allowance for
• § 31702.4 — The county auditor shall compute and enter in the county assessment roll the respective sums to be paid as a district tax on the property in the district, using the rate of levy as fixed by the board
• § 31703 — Subject to any other limitations in this division contained the taxes shall be levied on property in the district as follows: (a) The bond tax shall be levied upon the district or improvement district
• § 31703.1 — Upon request of the Mariana Ranchos County Water District, the board of supervisors shall levy the bond tax in proportion to the assessed valuation of the land in the district or improvement district
• § 31703.2 — Annually, the Sierra Lakes County Water District, Placer County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited by the p
• § 31703.3 — Annually, the Circle Oaks County Water District, Napa County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited by the purp
• § 31703.4 — Upon request of the Apple Valley Heights County Water District, the board of supervisors shall levy the bond tax and taxes for loans and other indebtedness in proportion to the assessed valuation of t
• § 31703.5 — Annually, the Desert View County Water District, San Bernardino County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited b
• § 31703.6 — Annually, the Pinedale County Water District, Fresno County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy, a bond tax on land only in Pinedale County Water District, Improvement District No.
• § 31703.7 — Upon request of the Cucamonga County Water District, the board of supervisors shall levy an improvement district tax on land within any improvement district within Cucamonga County Water District for
• § 31703.8 — Annually, the El Dorado Hills County Water District, El Dorado County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy, a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited b
• § 31703.9 — Annually, the Juniper Riviera County Water District, San Bernardino County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy, any one, or all, bond or other taxes on land only within the district