California Code
DIVISION 5 - SANITATION
PART 3 - COMMUNITY FACILITIES

CHAPTER 1 - Community Facilities Law of 9

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 4600. - 4600. This chapter shall be known as the Community Facilities...

Section 4601. - 4601. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 4602. - 4602. “City” means the city in which the district is...

Section 4602.1. - 4602.1. “District” means any district which is formed pursuant to...

Section 4602.2. - 4602.2. “Governing body” means the city council or other legislative...

Section 4602.3. - 4602.3. “Initiating city” means the city whose governing body initiated...

Section 4602.4. - 4602.4. Improvement means any or all of the following: (a)...

Section 4602.5. - 4602.5. In cities within a county of the 20th class,...

Section 4603. - 4603. This chapter does not affect any other law under...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation

Section 4605. - 4605. The governing body of any city may create an...

Section 4606. - 4606. A district may be formed to make any improvement...

Section 4607. - 4607. Whenever the governing body of a city determines that...

Section 4609. - 4609. The resolution shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 4610. - 4610. The resolution, together with the names of the members...

Section 4610.5. - 4610.5. Copies of the resolution shall also be posted in...

Section 4611. - 4611. On the day fixed for the hearing, or any...

Section 4611.5. - 4611.5. At the hearing, the governing body may add territory...

Section 4612. - 4612. After making all necessary and proper changes in the...

Section 4613. - 4613. A certified copy of the resolution which establishes the...

ARTICLE 2a - Formation of Districts in Two or More Municipal Corporations and Also in Unincorporated Territory

Section 4614.1. - 4614.1. Districts may be formed pursuant to this article for...

Section 4614.2. - 4614.2. Any city may initiate proceedings for the formation of...

Section 4614.3. - 4614.3. If the proposed district includes any part of any...

Section 4614.4. - 4614.4. If any part of the district includes any unincorporated...

Section 4614.5. - 4614.5. Whenever the governing body of each city which is...

Section 4614.11. - 4614.11. Upon the formation of any district pursuant to this...

Section 4614.13. - 4614.13. If bonds are authorized and are issued or are...

Section 4614.15. - 4614.15. This chapter does not prevent two or more cities...

ARTICLE 3 - Issuance of Bonds

Section 4615. - 4615. At any meeting after the passage and recording of...

Section 4616. - 4616. The resolution calling the special election shall do all...

Section 4617. - 4617. In all particulars not recited in this chapter or...

Section 4618. - 4618. The maximum rate of interest to be paid on...

Section 4619. - 4619. The resolution calling the election shall be published once...

Section 4620. - 4620. If two-thirds of the votes cast upon the measure...

Section 4621. - 4621. All bonds issued under this chapter shall be issued...

Section 4622. - 4622. The bonds shall be issued in any denominations which...

Section 4623. - 4623. The governing body may issue and sell the bonds...

Section 4623.1. - 4623.1. (a) When the purposes and objects specified in any...

Section 4623.5. - 4623.5. Before selling the bonds, or any part of the...

Section 4624. - 4624. An action to determine the validity of bonds issued...

Section 4625. - 4625. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued,...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Performance of Work

Section 4636. - 4636. The governing body of each city in which an...

ARTICLE 4 - Taxation and Finances

Section 4638. - 4638. Until the bonds are paid, or until there is...

Section 4639. - 4639. The taxes required to be levied and collected by...

Section 4639.5. - 4639.5. Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 5400), Division 6, Title...

Section 4640.6. - 4640.6. The governing body of a city may, by a...

ARTICLE 5 - Annexation

Section 4641. - 4641. Territory which is either within or without the boundaries...

Section 4641.5. - 4641.5. Territory which is outside the boundaries of the city,...

Section 4642. - 4642. Whenever the governing body of the city determines and...

Section 4643. - 4643. The resolution shall be passed by a vote of...

Section 4644. - 4644. The resolution shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 4645. - 4645. The resolution, together with the names of the members...

Section 4646. - 4646. On the day fixed for the hearing, or any...

Section 4647. - 4647. After making all necessary and proper changes in the...

Section 4648. - 4648. Upon the recordation of such resolution the territory annexed...

ARTICLE 6 - Withdrawal

Section 4650. - 4650. Territory within the Atherton Channel Drainage District may be...

CHAPTER 3 - County Sanitation Districts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4700. - 4700. This chapter shall be known and cited as the...

Section 4701. - 4701. “District,” as used in this chapter, means any county...

Section 4702. - 4702. “District board,” as used in this chapter, means the...

Section 4703. - 4703. Districts may be formed, maintained, and governed in any...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation

Section 4710. - 4710. A board of supervisors desiring to form a county...

Section 4711. - 4711. The district as formed may include unincorporated or incorporated...

Section 4711.5. - 4711.5. The land proposed to be formed into a district...

Section 4712. - 4712. The time to be fixed for the hearing of...

Section 4713. - 4713. Prior to the time of hearing, the resolution shall...

Section 4714. - 4714. At the time provided in the resolution of intention...

Section 4714.5. - 4714.5. If the board of supervisors finds that protests have...

Section 4715. - 4715. If written objection to the formation of the district,...

Section 4716. - 4716. At the election only voters registered in the proposed...

Section 4716.1. - 4716.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 4716.2. - 4716.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 4716.3. - 4716.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 4716.4. - 4716.4. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election...

Section 4717. - 4717. At the conclusion of the hearing, or if an...

Section 4718. - 4718. The order of formation shall contain the name of...

ARTICLE 3 - Officers

Section 4730. - 4730. The governing body of a sanitation district is a...

Section 4730.1. - 4730.1. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4730, the resolution...

Section 4730.2. - 4730.2. A sanitation district heretofore or hereafter established may elect...

Section 4730.4. - 4730.4. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4730, 4730.1 and 4730.2, the local...

Section 4730.5. - 4730.5. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4730, 4730.1, and...

Section 4730.6. - 4730.6. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4730, 4730.1, and 4730.2 or any...

Section 4730.65. - 4730.65. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4730, 4730.1, and 4730.2, or any...

Section 4730.66. - 4730.66. (a) This section applies only to the consolidated sanitation...

Section 4730.68. - 4730.68. (a) This section applies only to county sanitation district...

Section 4730.7. - 4730.7. The governing board of the Delta Diablo Sanitation District...

Section 4730.8. - 4730.8. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4730, 4730.1, and 4730.2, or any...

Section 4730.9. - 4730.9. The governing board of the Napa Sanitation District shall...

Section 4730.10. - 4730.10. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4730, 4730.1, and 4730.2, or any...

Section 4730.11. - 4730.11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the...

Section 4730.12. - 4730.12. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the...

Section 4731. - 4731. If additional territory is annexed to the district as...

Section 4732. - 4732. The county auditor of the county in which the...

Section 4733. - 4733. (a) The district board may fix the amount of...

Section 4733.5. - 4733.5. Where two or more county sanitation districts have joined...

Section 4734. - 4734. Where two or more county sanitation districts have joined...

Section 4735. - 4735. If the withdrawal of the city results in less...

ARTICLE 4 - District Powers

Section 4738. - 4738. A county sanitation district may sue and be sued...

Section 4739. - 4739. A county sanitation district may employ such sanitation experts,...

Section 4739.5. - 4739.5. By resolution, the board may change the name of...

Section 4740. - 4740. The district may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or...

Section 4741. - 4741. A district may acquire, construct, and complete within or...

Section 4741.1. - 4741.1. A district board desiring to construct, maintain and operate...

Section 4741.2. - 4741.2. That portion of a political subdivision lying within a...

Section 4741.3. - 4741.3. At the expiration of not less than 90 days...

Section 4741.4. - 4741.4. The board of directors of a county sanitation district...

Section 4741.5. - 4741.5. When a refuse transfer or disposal system, or both,...

Section 4741.6. - 4741.6. The provisions of Sections 4741.1 through 4741.5 shall not...

Section 4741.7. - 4741.7. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, or...

Section 4742. - 4742. It may join with any other district, city or...

Section 4742.1. - 4742.1. It may contract with any district, city, governmental agency,...

Section 4742.3. - 4742.3. Whenever a person installs sewers or other facilities for...

Section 4742.4. - 4742.4. Any county sanitation district and any county may enter...

Section 4742.5. - 4742.5. It may make provision for street-cleaning and streetsweeping services...

Section 4743. - 4743. It may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any...

Section 4744. - 4744. It may sell, or otherwise dispose of, any water,...

Section 4745. - 4745. It may construct, maintain, and operate such pipe lines...

Section 4746. - 4746. It may issue bonds. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch....

Section 4746.1. - 4746.1. If funds are needed to meet current expenses of...

Section 4746.2. - 4746.2. (a) If the district board determines by resolution that...

Section 4746.3. - 4746.3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the funds, when...

Section 4746.4. - 4746.4. The district shall pay interest to the county on...

Section 4747. - 4747. It may cause to be levied and collected taxes...

Section 4748. - 4748. The district board shall, by resolution, employ one or...

Section 4749. - 4749. The engineer or engineers may, subject to the direction...

Section 4750. - 4750. When the engineers’ report is filed the district board...

Section 4751. - 4751. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the...

Section 4752. - 4752. At the conclusion of the hearing the district board...

Section 4753. - 4753. The district board may, thereafter, have such portions of...

Section 4754. - 4754. The engineers employed by the district board to make...

Section 4758. - 4758. Any work recommended to be done in the report...

Section 4759. - 4759. A right of way in or across any public...

Section 4759.1. - 4759.1. (a) There is granted to every district the right...

Section 4760. - 4760. The district board may, by agreement with any city...

Section 4761. - 4761. Any city or public agency in the district may...

Section 4762. - 4762. Whenever any area in the district is provided with...

Section 4762.1. - 4762.1. All connections of lateral or other sewerlines to the...

Section 4763. - 4763. All powers of the district shall be exercised by...

Section 4764. - 4764. It may borrow money and incur indebtedness and guarantee...

Section 4765. - 4765. Any district, directly or through a representative, may attend...

Section 4766. - 4766. The district board may adopt ordinances to carry out...

Section 4766.1. - 4766.1. The board of supervisors of any county may adopt...

Section 4766.2. - 4766.2. The district board is hereby authorized to enact an...

Section 4766.3. - 4766.3. Prior to adoption of any ordinance which adopts by...

Section 4766.4. - 4766.4. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to...

Section 4766.5. - 4766.5. If at any time the model sanitation district ordinance...

Section 4766.6. - 4766.6. If the board of directors of the district is...

Section 4766.7. - 4766.7. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

Section 4767. - 4767. Any county sanitation district may, in addition to its...

Section 4767.5. - 4767.5. A district may contract with any state agency to...

ARTICLE 4.1 - District Employees

Section 4768. - 4768. Section 19990 of the Government Code shall apply to...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Application of Other Statutes

Section 4770. - 4770. Except as to State highways where the State Highway...

Section 4771. - 4771. The Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act...

Section 4772. - 4772. In the application of those acts to proceedings under...

Section 4773. - 4773. The powers and duties conferred by those acts and...

Section 4774. - 4774. The improvements authorized to be constructed or acquired under...

ARTICLE 5 - Bonds

Section 4780. - 4780. After the approval and adoption of an engineers’ report...

Section 4781. - 4781. The resolution shall state all of the following: (a)...

Section 4782. - 4782. For the purposes of the bond election the district...

Section 4783. - 4783. An election board consisting of one inspector, one judge,...

Section 4784. - 4784. Only voters registered in the district are eligible to...

Section 4785. - 4785. The resolution calling the election shall be published once...

Section 4786. - 4786. If two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor...

Section 4787. - 4787. The validity of the bonds after their issuance shall...

Section 4788. - 4788. The district board shall prescribe by resolution the form...

Section 4789. - 4789. The bonds shall be issued in such denomination or...

Section 4790. - 4790. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of...

Section 4791. - 4791. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on...

Section 4792. - 4792. The board may issue and sell the bonds of...

Section 4792.1. - 4792.1. When the board of supervisors is the district board...

Section 4793. - 4793. The construction fund shall be applied exclusively to the...

Section 4793.1. - 4793.1. When the purposes and objects mentioned in the resolution...

Section 4794. - 4794. If the proposition of issuing bonds submitted at a...

Section 4795. - 4795. If the district board by resolution passed by a...

Section 4796. - 4796. Bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by...

Section 4797. - 4797. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued,...

Section 4799. - 4799. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the validity of,...

Section 4801. - 4801. (1) An issue of bonds is hereby defined to...

Section 4802. - 4802. Bonds may be made payable on a date subsequent...

Section 4803. - 4803. An action to determine the validity of bonds may...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Revenue Bonds

Section 4805. - 4805. The provisions of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941...

ARTICLE 5.6 - Bonds for Improvement of a Portion of a District

Section 4806. - 4806. As an alternative method of issuing bonds the district...

Section 4806.5. - 4806.5. As an alternative method of issuing bonds the district...

Section 4807. - 4807. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing...

Section 4808. - 4808. At the time and place so fixed, or at...

Section 4808.5. - 4808.5. At the time and place so fixed, or at...

Section 4809. - 4809. When the board has made its determinations as provided...

Section 4809.1. - 4809.1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, notice of...

Section 4809.2. - 4809.2. No irregularities or informalities in conducting such election shall...

Section 4809.3. - 4809.3. Bonds issued as bonds of the district for an...

ARTICLE 6 - Finance and Taxation

Section 4810. - 4810. Annually, on or before the first day of August...

Section 4811. - 4811. The board of supervisors of the county shall annually,...

Section 4812. - 4812. If the district board fails to furnish to the...

Section 4813. - 4813. The tax shall be collected at the same time...

Section 4814. - 4814. The principal and interest on the bonds shall be...

Section 4815. - 4815. In any year, at least 15 days before the...

Section 4816. - 4816. The tax shall be levied and collected at the...

Section 4817. - 4817. Claims for money or damages against the district are...

Section 4818. - 4818. The cost of preparing the engineer’s report, including the...

Section 4819. - 4819. The cost of the engineer’s report, employees’ salaries, costs...

Section 4820. - 4820. The board of directors of a county sanitation district...

ARTICLE 7 - Annexation

Section 4830. - 4830. Territory, whether situated within the same or another county...

Section 4831. - 4831. If a refuse transfer or disposal system of the...

Section 4831.5. - 4831.5. Property contiguous to a sanitation district but which is...

Section 4832.5. - 4832.5. Whenever any territory in another county is annexed to...

Section 4832.6. - 4832.6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4832.5, whenever territory of...

Section 4833. - 4833. Taxes for a district which is situated in more...

Section 4834. - 4834. Territory already a part of a county sanitation district...

Section 4835. - 4835. The district board shall adopt a resolution initiating proceedings...

Section 4836. - 4836. The clerk of the district shall give notice of...

Section 4837. - 4837. A majority protest shall be deemed to exist, and...

Section 4838. - 4838. At the hearing, all interested persons shall be given...

Section 4839. - 4839. If the district board approves the proposed annexation, or...

ARTICLE 8 - Joint Operation

Section 4840. - 4840. Whenever two or more sanitation districts find and declare...

Section 4841. - 4841. The agreement shall specify the proportionate amount to be...

Section 4842. - 4842. For the purpose of facilitating the payment of the...

Section 4843. - 4843. The district may contract with the Federal Government of...

ARTICLE 9 - Special Zones

Section 4850. - 4850. The district board may, by resolution, establish zones within...

Section 4851. - 4851. The resolution declaring the intention to form a special...

Section 4852. - 4852. The resolution declaring the intention to annex territory to...

Section 4853. - 4853. Notice of a hearing shall be given by publication...

Section 4854. - 4854. Any interested person, at or before the hearing, may...

Section 4855. - 4855. A copy of the resolution ordering the formation of...

Section 4856. - 4856. The district board shall thereafter in each year, prior...

Section 4857. - 4857. The board of supervisors shall fix a special tax...

Section 4858. - 4858. Any special zone may be abolished or territory withdrawn...

ARTICLE 10 - Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District

Section 4859. - 4859. (a) Paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 54954...

CHAPTER 4 - Sewer Maintenance Districts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 4860. - 4860. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 4861. - 4861. “District,” as used in this chapter, means a sewer...

Section 4862. - 4862. “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the board...

Section 4863. - 4863. “Clerk,” as used in this chapter, means the clerk...

Section 4864. - 4864. This chapter does not repeal any law providing for...

Section 4866. - 4866. “Sewers” as used in this chapter includes lateral and...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation

Section 4870. - 4870. Any portion of the territory of a county, whether...

Section 4871. - 4871. The board of supervisors of any county may determine...

Section 4872. - 4872. The board shall fix a time and place to...

Section 4873. - 4873. The board shall direct the clerk to give notice...

Section 4874. - 4874. The board shall direct the clerk to publish the...

Section 4875. - 4875. The board shall also direct the clerk to post...

Section 4876. - 4876. At any time prior to the time fixed for...

Section 4877. - 4877. At the time and place fixed for the hearing...

Section 4878. - 4878. If the board overrules the objections to the formation...

ARTICLE 2.3 - Inclusion in County Sanitation District

Section 4879. - 4879. Any district organized under the provisions of this act...

Section 4880. - 4880. A district which becomes a part of the county...

ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Powers

Section 4885. - 4885. The board is the governing body of the district...

Section 4886. - 4886. The board may acquire by gift, condemnation, purchase, or...

Section 4887. - 4887. The board may appoint the county surveyor to supervise...

Section 4887.5. - 4887.5. The board may by resolution change the name of...

Section 4889. - 4889. If a district has a boundary which is contiguous...

ARTICLE 4 - Finances and Taxation

Section 4890. - 4890. The clerk shall file in the office of the...

Section 4891. - 4891. The board may levy a tax each year upon...

Section 4891.1. - 4891.1. The annual tax levy may include a reserve for...

Section 4892. - 4892. The tax shall be levied and collected at the...

Section 4892.1. - 4892.1. On or before the first day of July the...

Section 4893. - 4893. If a district is organized in any year too...

Section 4894. - 4894. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of...

Section 4894.1. - 4894.1. When the board of supervisors has so declared in...

ARTICLE 5 - Annexation

Section 4895. - 4895. Outlying territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, and whether contiguous...

Section 4896. - 4896. The board may by resolution fix a time and...

Section 4897. - 4897. The date set for the hearing on the proposed...

Section 4898. - 4898. The board shall cause notices of the hearing to...

Section 4899. - 4899. The notices shall be headed “notice of hearing” in...

Section 4900. - 4900. At the time fixed for the hearing or at...

Section 4901. - 4901. If the territory annexed to the district comprises a...

Section 4902. - 4902. If the territory annexed to the district comprises all...

Section 4903. - 4903. The exclusion of territory from one district and its...

ARTICLE 6 - Exclusion

Section 4905. - 4905. Any portion of a district that will not be...

Section 4906. - 4906. A petition to exclude territory shall be signed by...

Section 4906.1. - 4906.1. As an alternative to the procedure outlined in Section...

Section 4907. - 4907. Upon receiving a petition to exclude territory the board...

Section 4908. - 4908. At least ten days prior to the time fixed,...

Section 4909. - 4909. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and...

Section 4910. - 4910. If the board finds that the territory proposed to...

Section 4911. - 4911. Upon the exclusion of any territory from the district...

ARTICLE 7 - Dissolution

Section 4915. - 4915. A district may be dissolved by the board as...

Section 4916. - 4916. A petition for dissolution, signed by 50 or more...

Section 4917. - 4917. Upon receiving a petition for dissolution, or adopting a...

Section 4918. - 4918. At least ten days prior to the time fixed,...

Section 4919. - 4919. At the time appointed for the hearing or at...

Section 4920. - 4920. If the proposed dissolution is granted, the board shall...

Section 4921. - 4921. Upon the inclusion of all the territory of a...

Section 4922. - 4922. If all of the district is included in one...

Section 4923. - 4923. If a part only of the district is so...

Section 4924. - 4924. The funds paid over by the district to a...

Section 4925. - 4925. When all territory in a district has been included...

Section 4926. - 4926. If less than the whole of a district is...

Section 4927. - 4927. If all of the district is included within a...

CHAPTER 5 - Sewer Revenue Bonds

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 4950. - 4950. “Works,” as used in this chapter, includes any or...

Section 4951. - 4951. “District,” as used in this chapter, includes city, county,...

Section 4952. - 4952. “Governing body,” as used in this chapter, means the...

Section 4953. - 4953. “Clerk,” as used in this chapter, means the clerk...

Section 4954. - 4954. “Area,” as used in this chapter, means the area...

Section 4955. - 4955. “Rates,” as used in this chapter, includes rates and...

Section 4956. - 4956. “Bonds,” as used in this chapter, means revenue bonds...

Section 4957. - 4957. “Treasurer,” as used in this chapter, means the treasurer...

Section 4958. - 4958. “Owners of improved real property,” as used in this...

Section 4959. - 4959. The provisions of this chapter regarding a referendum shall...

Section 4960. - 4960. This chapter is an additional and alternative method to...

Section 4961. - 4961. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of...

ARTICLE 2 - Resolution

Section 4965. - 4965. Before a district acquires or constructs any works under...

Section 4966. - 4966. The resolution of intention shall contain all of the...

Section 4967. - 4967. The owner of property that may be benefited by...

ARTICLE 3 - Notice, Hearing, and Election

Section 4970. - 4970. The time set for the hearing shall be not...

Section 4971. - 4971. The governing body shall cause the resolution to be...

Section 4972. - 4972. A copy of the resolution headed “Notice of Sewer...

Section 4973. - 4973. Both the posting and the publication shall be completed...

Section 4974. - 4974. At the time set for the hearing, the governing...

Section 4975. - 4975. If, before the conclusion of the hearing, a petition...

Section 4976. - 4976. If called, the election shall be held and conducted,...

Section 4979. - 4979. If the proposal is not rejected at a referendum...

ARTICLE 4 - Bonds

Section 4985. - 4985. The cost of the acquisition or construction of the...

Section 4986. - 4986. Bonds issued and sold under this chapter shall be...

Section 4987. - 4987. Each bond, except those of the last installment, or...

Section 4988. - 4988. The bonds shall bear interest, as the governing body...

Section 4989. - 4989. The governing body shall prescribe the form of the...

Section 4990. - 4990. The number of bonds to be paid each year...

Section 4991. - 4991. If the district is a city, the bonds shall...

Section 4992. - 4992. In the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds,...

Section 4993. - 4993. If the proceeds of the bonds for any reason...

Section 4994. - 4994. No error, defect, irregularity, informality, and no neglect or...

Section 4995. - 4995. Bonds may be made payable on a date subsequent...

Section 4996. - 4996. An action to determine the validity of bonds may...

Section 4997. - 4997. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued,...

ARTICLE 5 - Powers

Section 5000. - 5000. Any district may acquire, construct, and operate works within...

Section 5001. - 5001. It may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise,...

Section 5002. - 5002. It may issue and sell bonds for the acquisition...

Section 5003. - 5003. The governing body shall have supervision and control over...

Section 5004. - 5004. The governing body may take all steps and proceedings...

Section 5005. - 5005. It may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, a manager,...

Section 5006. - 5006. The governing body shall establish rules and regulations for...

Section 5007. - 5007. The governing body shall provide that all public ways...

Section 5008. - 5008. In the operation of the works, the district may...

Section 5009. - 5009. Whenever any community in the district is provided with...

Section 5010. - 5010. All works acquired or constructed under this chapter where...

Section 5011. - 5011. The governing body shall comply with all the conditions...

Section 5012. - 5012. Before awarding any contract for construction of works the...

Section 5013. - 5013. All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check...

Section 5014. - 5014. The bids shall be delivered to the clerk. The...

Section 5015. - 5015. The governing body may reject all bids if it...

Section 5016. - 5016. If the bids are rejected or if no bids...

Section 5017. - 5017. If the successful bidder fails, neglects, or refuses for...

Section 5018. - 5018. Each contractor shall, at the time of entering into...

Section 5019. - 5019. The contract shall provide that the work shall be...

Section 5020. - 5020. At the time of entering into the contract the...

Section 5021. - 5021. All provisions of the codes and general laws relating...

Section 5022. - 5022. In all respects not otherwise provided for in this...

ARTICLE 6 - Finances

Section 5025. - 5025. All necessary preliminary expenses incurred by the governing body...

Section 5026. - 5026. All compensation of employees, and all other expenses, incurred...

Section 5027. - 5027. After reimbursement and repayment to the district of all...

Section 5028. - 5028. The money received from the collection of the rates,...

Section 5029. - 5029. In the ordinance for the issuance of bonds the...

Section 5030. - 5030. In its discretion the governing body may provide in...

Section 5031. - 5031. All money received for premium and accrued interest shall...

Section 5032. - 5032. A district issuing bonds shall install and maintain a...

Section 5033. - 5033. The treasurer is custodian of the funds derived from...

Section 5034. - 5034. The treasurer shall give a proper surety bond for...

ARTICLE 7 - Rates and Collection

Section 5040. - 5040. The governing body shall establish just and equitable rates...

Section 5041. - 5041. The governing body shall establish rates that, beyond all...

Section 5042. - 5042. Whenever it appears that the rates are insufficient to...

Section 5043. - 5043. The governing body may establish variable rates for different...

Section 5044. - 5044. However, the rates may only be imposed and collected...

Section 5045. - 5045. If the users of all or any portion of...

Section 5046. - 5046. No rates shall be established until after a public...

Section 5047. - 5047. After introduction of the ordinance, resolution, or order fixing...

Section 5048. - 5048. After the hearing the ordinance, resolution, or order establishing...

Section 5049. - 5049. A copy of the schedule of the rates shall...

Section 5050. - 5050. The rates for any class of users or property...

Section 5051. - 5051. Any change or readjustment of the rates shall be...

Section 5052. - 5052. If the rate is not paid when due, on...

Section 5053. - 5053. The rates and penalties may be collected in the...

Section 5054. - 5054. The remedies specified for collecting and enforcing rates are...

Section 5055. - 5055. Until the principal and interest of the bonds are...

Section 5056. - 5056. After rates are fixed pursuant to this article, any...

ARTICLE 8 - Leases

Section 5060. - 5060. Any district owning or operating works may contract with...

Section 5061. - 5061. The governing body of the district may by ordinance...

Section 5062. - 5062. The necessary intercepting sewers and appurtenant works for connecting...

Section 5063. - 5063. The income received by the owner-district under the contract...

ARTICLE 9 - Annexation and Exclusion

Section 5070. - 5070. Territory which has become annexed to a district which...

Section 5071. - 5071. Territory which has been withdrawn from a district which...

Section 5072. - 5072. A city to which any territory has been annexed,...

CHAPTER 6 - General Provisions with Respect to Sewers

ARTICLE 1 - Rights of Way for Sewers and Drainage

Section 5400. - 5400. The board of supervisors of a county may vacate...

ARTICLE 2 - Sewage and Other Waste

Section 5410. - 5410. As used in this chapter: (a) “Waste” includes sewage...

Section 5411. - 5411. No person shall discharge sewage or other waste, or...

Section 5411.5. - 5411.5. (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or...

Section 5412. - 5412. Whenever the state department or any local health officer...

Section 5412.5. - 5412.5. (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or...

Section 5413. - 5413. Whenever the state department finds that a pollution or...

Section 5414. - 5414. With respect to any condition of contamination, the state...

Section 5415. - 5415. No provision in this chapter is a limitation on...

Section 5416. - 5416. (a) There shall be not less than one water...

ARTICLE 3 - Procedure for Abatement

Section 5460. - 5460. The state department or local health officer may issue...

Section 5461. - 5461. Any person who discharges sewage or other waste in...

Section 5462. - 5462. Any action taken pursuant to this article with respect...

Section 5463. - 5463. Any health officer or governing board of any city,...

Section 5464. - 5464. An owner or reputed owner, who has his or...

Section 5465. - 5465. (a) The procedures specified in this section may be...

ARTICLE 4 - Sanitation and Sewerage Systems

Section 5470. - 5470. The following words wherever used in this article shall...

Section 5471. - 5471. (a) In addition to the powers granted in the...

Section 5472. - 5472. After fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges are...

Section 5472.5. - 5472.5. The rates may be collected with the rates for...

Section 5473. - 5473. Any entity which has adopted an ordinance or resolution...

Section 5473a. - 5473a. Any entity may make the election specified in Section...

Section 5473.1. - 5473.1. The clerk shall cause notice of the filing of...

Section 5473.2. - 5473.2. At the time stated in the notice, the legislative...

Section 5473.3. - 5473.3. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body...

Section 5473.4. - 5473.4. On or before August 10 of each year following...

Section 5473.5. - 5473.5. Except as provided in Section 5473.8, the amount of...

Section 5473.6. - 5473.6. The tax collector shall include the amount of the...

Section 5473.7. - 5473.7. Thereafter the amount of the charges shall be collected...

Section 5473.8. - 5473.8. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement...

Section 5473.9. - 5473.9. The tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate...

Section 5473.10. - 5473.10. The entity may provide for a basic penalty of...

Section 5473.11. - 5473.11. (a) An entity shall notify the assessee shown on...

Section 5474. - 5474. An entity shall have the power by ordinance or...

Section 5474.1. - 5474.1. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6063...

Section 5474.2. - 5474.2. At the time stated in the notice the legislative...

Section 5474.3. - 5474.3. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body...

Section 5474.4. - 5474.4. On or before August 10 of each year following...

Section 5474.5. - 5474.5. The county auditor shall enter on the current assessment...

Section 5474.6. - 5474.6. (a) The tax collector shall include the amounts of...

Section 5474.7. - 5474.7. The tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate...

Section 5474.8. - 5474.8. Fees or charges imposed by an entity by ordinance...

Section 5474.9. - 5474.9. Revenues derived from fees or charges imposed pursuant to...

Section 5474.10. - 5474.10. The authority for the imposition of fees or charges...

CHAPTER 7 - Effect on Previous Laws

Section 5475. - 5475. No right or obligation accrued by the formation or...

CHAPTER 9 - Joint Municipal Sewage Disposal District Act

ARTICLE 5.5 - Claims

Section 5745. - 5745. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 10 - Regional Sewage Disposal Districts

Section 6096. - 6096. Claims for money or damages against the district are...

CHAPTER 11 - Assistance to Small Rural Communities

Section 6120. - 6120. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 6121. - 6121. The Legislature finds and declares that small rural communities...

Section 6122. - 6122. The department shall establish a Rural Community Facilities Technical...

Section 6123. - 6123. The program shall be administered by the Director of...

Section 6124. - 6124. The program shall be for the purpose of helping...

Section 6125. - 6125. The Rural Community Facility Grant Fund is hereby created...

Section 6126. - 6126. The department shall grant funds by contract with eligible...

Section 6127. - 6127. The department shall develop and adopt rules and regulations...