California Code
DIVISION 2 - WATER
PART 4 - DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IN WATERMASTER SERVICE AREAS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 4000. - 4000. As used in this part, “service area” applies to...

Section 4001. - 4001. As used in this part, “conduit” includes ditches, pipe...

Section 4002. - 4002. Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster may...

Section 4003. - 4003. As used in this part, “fiscal year” means the...

CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Watermaster Service Areas

Section 4025. - 4025. The department shall divide the State into watermaster service...

Section 4026. - 4026. Service areas shall be created from time to time...

Section 4027. - 4027. The rights may be ascertained and determined by any...

Section 4028. - 4028. When rights are ascertained and determined by agreement, the...

Section 4028.5. - 4028.5. When rights are ascertained and determined by court decree,...

Section 4029. - 4029. Upon the creation of a service area the department...

Section 4030. - 4030. From time to time the department shall record supplemental...

Section 4032. - 4032. Service areas may be enlarged, reduced, consolidated, or abolished...

CHAPTER 3 - Watermasters

Section 4050. - 4050. (a) Upon written request submitted to the department by...

Section 4051. - 4051. The department may from time to time discontinue watermaster...

Section 4052. - 4052. The watermaster shall be properly qualified and shall perform...

Section 4053. - 4053. Watermasters, in addition to compensation for their services, shall...

CHAPTER 4 - Construction and Maintenance of Works and Measuring Devices

ARTICLE 1 - By Owners of Conduits

Section 4100. - 4100. The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by...

Section 4101. - 4101. The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain...

Section 4102. - 4102. The headgate shall be of such construction that it...

Section 4103. - 4103. The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain...

Section 4104. - 4104. If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects...

ARTICLE 2 - By Owners of Reservoirs

Section 4125. - 4125. The owner of every reservoir which is subject to...

Section 4126. - 4126. If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses...

CHAPTER 5 - Distribution of Water in Service Areas

ARTICLE 1 - Procedure of Distribution

Section 4150. - 4150. The department may make such reasonable regulations to secure...

Section 4151. - 4151. The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams...

Section 4152. - 4152. Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates...

Section 4153. - 4153. The notice is legal notice to all persons interested...

ARTICLE 2 - Remedies for Improper Distribution

Section 4160. - 4160. Any person who is injured by the action of...

Section 4161. - 4161. Such injunction shall be issued only in case it...

CHAPTER 6 - Offenses

Section 4175. - 4175. Every person who wilfully and without authority opens, closes,...

Section 4176. - 4176. The possession or use of water when it has...

Section 4177. - 4177. Every person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 4178. - 4178. A watermaster may arrest any person violating any of...

CHAPTER 7 - Expenses of Distribution

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4200. - 4200. The department may incur such expense and make such...

Section 4201. - 4201. All of the cost of administration of a service...

ARTICLE 2 - Statement and Budget

Section 4225. - 4225. The department shall, prior to June 15th of each...

Section 4226. - 4226. The budget shall include all of the following: (a)...

Section 4227. - 4227. The statement shall also contain an apportionment of the...

Section 4228. - 4228. In all cases where a water right is owned...

ARTICLE 3 - Apportionment of Expense

Section 4251. - 4251. One-tenth of the budget for the service area shall...

Section 4252. - 4252. In all cases of rights to divert the direct...

Section 4253. - 4253. In all cases where rights exist to store or...

Section 4254. - 4254. In making an apportionment to any owner of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Payment and Collection

Section 4275. - 4275. Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section...

Section 4276. - 4276. The auditor shall enter the amounts of the respective...

Section 4277. - 4277. The board of supervisors of each county in which...

Section 4278. - 4278. Apportionments levied pursuant to this article shall be collected...

Section 4279. - 4279. All money raised by such apportionments shall be accounted...

ARTICLE 5 - Payment by and Collection From State Agencies and Public Entities

Section 4300. - 4300. If the owner of the right is a county,...

Section 4301. - 4301. Service on such owners may be made personally, or...

Section 4302. - 4302. Each such owner shall, on or before the 10th...

Section 4303. - 4303. If the owner of the right is a county,...

Section 4304. - 4304. If the owner of the right is a public...

Section 4305. - 4305. At any time after 30 days after any payment...

ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Method of Payment by Owners

Section 4325. - 4325. The procedure set forth in this article for collecting...

Section 4326. - 4326. Whenever all the owners of rights to water within...

Section 4327. - 4327. The statement shall be submitted on or before the...

Section 4329. - 4329. The association shall pay the total amount apportioned to...

Section 4330. - 4330. The department shall deposit the money in the Water...

Section 4331. - 4331. The department may refuse to render watermaster service to...

Section 4334. - 4334. All of the provisions of this chapter relating to...

Section 4335. - 4335. If, at the time of creation of a service...

CHAPTER 8 - The Water Resources Revolving Fund

Section 4351. - 4351. Separate accounts shall be established in the fund to...

Section 4357. - 4357. The expenditures for the supervision of the distribution of...

Section 4358. - 4358. Any money remaining in the watermaster service area accounts...

CHAPTER 9 - Alternative Distribution Procedure

Section 4400. - 4400. The foregoing provisions of this part shall be applicable...

Section 4401. - 4401. Insofar as the foregoing provisions of this part may...

Section 4402. - 4402. In the event an order or decree of court...

Section 4403. - 4403. A certified copy of the order or decree shall...

Section 4404. - 4404. Obligations to pay for the respective allocations of cost...

Section 4406. - 4406. The total sum thus made available shall be subject...

Section 4407. - 4407. Any moneys collected or received by the department for...