California Code
DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES

CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally

ARTICLE 1 - Water

Section 22075. - 22075. A district may do any act necessary to furnish...

Section 22076. - 22076. A district may do any act in order to...

Section 22077. - 22077. A district may deliver water for fire protection purposes....

Section 22078. - 22078. A district may control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat,...

Section 22078.5. - 22078.5. A district may impose a special tax pursuant to...

Section 22079. - 22079. No district furnishing water for residential use to a...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Watermaster Service

Section 22080. - 22080. As used in this article: (a) “Conduit” includes ditches,...

Section 22080.5. - 22080.5. Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster appointed...

Section 22081. - 22081. A district, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section...

Section 22081.5. - 22081.5. The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by...

Section 22082. - 22082. The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain...

Section 22082.5. - 22082.5. The headgate shall be of such construction that it...

Section 22083. - 22083. The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain...

Section 22083.5. - 22083.5. If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects...

Section 22084. - 22084. The owner of every reservoir which is subject to...

Section 22084.5. - 22084.5. If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses...

Section 22085. - 22085. The district may make such reasonable regulations to secure...

Section 22085.5. - 22085.5. The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams...

Section 22086. - 22086. Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates...

Section 22086.5. - 22086.5. The notice is legal notice to all persons interested...

Section 22087. - 22087. Any person who is injured by the action of...

Section 22087.5. - 22087.5. Such injunction shall be issued only in case it...

Section 22088. - 22088. Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes,...

Section 22088.5. - 22088.5. The possession or use of water when it has...

Section 22089. - 22089. Every person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 22089.5. - 22089.5. A watermaster has the power to arrest any person...

ARTICLE 2 - Drainage

Section 22095. - 22095. A district may provide for any and all drainage...

Section 22096. - 22096. All laws respecting irrigation by districts or respecting districts...

Section 22097. - 22097. The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the...

Section 22098. - 22098. Whenever it appears necessary to drain any land within...

Section 22099. - 22099. No drainage need be provided for land as to...

ARTICLE 3 - Electric Power

Section 22115. - 22115. Any district heretofore or hereafter formed may purchase or...

Section 22116. - 22116. All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and...

Section 22117. - 22117. The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the...

Section 22118. - 22118. The board and the officers, agents, and employees of...

Section 22119. - 22119. A district may distribute power without regard to any...

Section 22120. - 22120. A district may sell, dispose of, and distribute electric...

Section 22121. - 22121. Subject to the conditions in this article a district...

Section 22122. - 22122. Any use of water for generating electric power at...

Section 22123. - 22123. Any district providing electric power to areas outside its...

Section 22124. - 22124. Every district furnishing electrical power shall comply with Section...

ARTICLE 4 - Pension and Retirement Systems

Section 22140. - 22140. The board may establish or modify any existing plan...

Section 22141. - 22141. The district may maintain its own pension, retirement, disability...

Section 22143. - 22143. This article does not affect the authority of any...

Section 22144. - 22144. If a district has terminated a plan which did...

ARTICLE 5 - Flood Control

Section 22160. - 22160. The district may, but shall not be required to,...

Section 22161. - 22161. A district may, but shall not be required to,...

Section 22162. - 22162. The provisions of Section 22160 apply only to districts...

ARTICLE 6 - Sewage Disposal

Section 22170. - 22170. This article applies only if an election is called...

Section 22171. - 22171. The board may in its discretion by resolution call...

Section 22172. - 22172. The ballots shall have printed on them under the...

Section 22173. - 22173. The voters shall vote for or against the proposal...

Section 22174. - 22174. Notice of the election shall specify the purpose of...

Section 22175. - 22175. The election shall be held and the result determined...

Section 22176. - 22176. A district, whether heretofore or hereafter formed, may provide...

Section 22177. - 22177. A district may charge reasonable connection charges to defray...

Section 22178. - 22178. All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and...

Section 22179. - 22179. The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the...

Section 22180. - 22180. The board and the officers, agents, and employees of...

ARTICLE 7 - Recreational Facilities

Section 22185. - 22185. A district may construct, maintain, and operate recreational facilities...

Section 22186. - 22186. A district may fix and assess reasonable charges for...

CHAPTER 2 - Powers

ARTICLE 1 - Powers Generally

Section 22225. - 22225. Each district has the power generally to perform all...

Section 22226. - 22226. A district may construct the necessary works for the...

Section 22227. - 22227. A district may acquire the right to store water...

Section 22228. - 22228. A district may contract to perform and perform any...

Section 22230. - 22230. A district may make and perform any necessary contracts...

Section 22231. - 22231. A district by contract may acquire and operate any...

Section 22232. - 22232. A district may employ an expert in agriculture and...

Section 22233. - 22233. Any district and any county may enter into a...

Section 22234. - 22234. A district may contract to operate, maintain, or improve...

Section 22235. - 22235. A district may disseminate information to the public concerning...

ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution

Section 22250. - 22250. All water distributed by districts for irrigation purposes shall...

Section 22251. - 22251. Any landowner may assign for use within the district...

Section 22252. - 22252. When any charges for the use of water are...

Section 22252.1. - 22252.1. The board by the unanimous vote of all of...

Section 22252.2. - 22252.2. The action of a board in fixing or changing...

Section 22252.3. - 22252.3. In any year in which the board determines that...

Section 22253. - 22253. When a mutual water company has been formed to...

Section 22254. - 22254. If a district has contracted to deliver and is...

Section 22255. - 22255. When its board deems it in the best interests...

Section 22256. - 22256. A district may refuse to furnish water to any...

Section 22257. - 22257. Each district shall establish equitable rules for the distribution...

Section 22258. - 22258. A district required by law or provisions of agreements...

Section 22259. - 22259. If its board deems it to be for the...

Section 22261. - 22261. Nothing in this article authorizes the sale of any...

Section 22262. - 22262. No right in any water or water right owned...

Section 22263. - 22263. Nothing contained in this division authorizes any person to...

Section 22264. - 22264. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12...

ARTICLE 3 - Charges

Section 22280. - 22280. Any district may in lieu in whole or in...

Section 22281. - 22281. A district may charge higher rates for the service...

Section 22281.1. - 22281.1. A district may establish a charge for the right...

Section 22282. - 22282. Whenever any charges for any service provided for by...

Section 22282.1. - 22282.1. A district may refuse service to any land if...

Section 22283. - 22283. A district may prescribe reasonable rules to carry out...

Section 22284. - 22284. A district may prescribe by rule that when any...

ARTICLE 5 - Supervision by Department

Section 22335. - 22335. During the construction of any works of a district...

Section 22336. - 22336. During the construction of any work to be paid...

Section 22337. - 22337. The board immediately after the publication of the statement...

Section 22338. - 22338. The department may at any time make an examination...

CHAPTER 3 - Property

ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition of Property

Section 22425. - 22425. A district may acquire by any means any property...

Section 22426. - 22426. Any property necessary for the purposes of the district...

Section 22427. - 22427. If any road, railroad, canal, or other property subject...

Section 22428. - 22428. If by a judgment or agreement a district is...

Section 22429. - 22429. The right is hereby granted to locate, construct, and...

Section 22430. - 22430. There is given, dedicated, and set apart for the...

Section 22431. - 22431. A district may construct any works across any watercourse,...

Section 22432. - 22432. A district may on terms its board deems for...

Section 22433. - 22433. A district may purchase pursuant to law property tax...

Section 22434. - 22434. Any district when it appears to its board to...

Section 22435. - 22435. A district may notwithstanding any other provisions of this...

Section 22436. - 22436. A district may in its name take conveyances, leases,...

Section 22437. - 22437. The title to all property acquired by a district...

Section 22438. - 22438. (a) A district which is the owner of an...

ARTICLE 2 - Eminent Domain

Section 22456. - 22456. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain...

Section 22457. - 22457. If the owner of any land, easement, or franchise...

Section 22458. - 22458. If a right to flood or otherwise interfere with...

ARTICLE 3 - Power Lines on Public Property

Section 22475. - 22475. There is granted to every district the right to...

Section 22476. - 22476. A district may not construct and operate electric light...

Section 22477. - 22477. Permission pursuant to Section 22476 is not necessary where...

Section 22478. - 22478. A district constructing lines pursuant to this article shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Property

Section 22500. - 22500. When a board determines by resolution entered upon the...

Section 22501. - 22501. A district may lease the right to produce any...

Section 22502. - 22502. All conveyances and leases of district property shall be...

Section 22503. - 22503. A district may sell, convey, lease, give and take...

Section 22505. - 22505. A district may lease any of its property to...

Section 22506. - 22506. When a board determines by resolution entered upon the...

ARTICLE 5 - Lease of Works

Section 22525. - 22525. This article provides an independent method of leasing and...

Section 22526. - 22526. A district may lease part or all of its...

Section 22527. - 22527. When the board contemplates the leasing of the works...

Section 22528. - 22528. The lease shall be made to the highest bidder,...

Section 22529. - 22529. The lease shall not interfere with any prior rights...

Section 22530. - 22530. A good and sufficient bond shall be required by...

ARTICLE 6 - Water Leases for Mechanical Purposes

Section 22550. - 22550. The provisions of this article apply only to leases...

Section 22551. - 22551. Whenever a district in the development of its works...

Section 22552. - 22552. Whenever the board desires to lease the use of...

Section 22553. - 22553. Immediately after the passage of the resolution the secretary...

Section 22554. - 22554. The notice of intention to lease the use of...

Section 22555. - 22555. At the time and place appointed the board shall...

Section 22556. - 22556. As soon after opening the proposals as may be...

Section 22557. - 22557. The rental accruing upon a lease of the use...

Section 22558. - 22558. If at any time the rental is not paid...

Section 22559. - 22559. All money collected on a lease shall be paid...

Section 22560. - 22560. Upon the letting of any lease, the board may...

Section 22561. - 22561. The lease may be for a period not exceeding...

CHAPTER 4 - Controversies

ARTICLE 1 - Actions and Proceedings

Section 22650. - 22650. A district may commence and maintain any actions and...

Section 22651. - 22651. In all actions or proceedings the board may sue,...

Section 22651.5. - 22651.5. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), any judicial...

Section 22652. - 22652. Service of summons upon a district may be made...

Section 22653. - 22653. Before an action or proceeding by the holders of...

Section 22654. - 22654. A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, compromise, and...

Section 22655. - 22655. A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, and...

ARTICLE 2 - Validating Proceedings

Section 22670. - 22670. An action to determine the validity of any contract...

ARTICLE 3 - Limitations

Section 22700. - 22700. No contest of any thing or matter herein provided...

Section 22701. - 22701. In any such action all findings of fact or...

ARTICLE 4 - Public Liability

Section 22727. - 22727. All claims for money or damages against the district...

ARTICLE 5 - Settlement of Damages to Water Rights of State Land

Section 22750. - 22750. In all controversies involving any damage to any and...

Section 22751. - 22751. The damages claimed in a controversy defined by this...

Section 22752. - 22752. The money collected in the settlement pursuant to this...

Section 22753. - 22753. The settlement of a controversy defined by this article...

Section 22754. - 22754. The tax title of the State to the land...

Section 22762. - 22762. An action to determine the validity of the Quantification...

CHAPTER 5 - Provisions Pertaining Only to 00,000-Acre Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Introduction

Section 22825. - 22825. The provisions of this chapter apply only to districts...

Section 22826. - 22826. Except as provided in this chapter every district containing...

ARTICLE 2 - Internal Organization

Section 22840. - 22840. (a) Each director of a district may receive a...

Section 22840.5. - 22840.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may...

Section 22841. - 22841. Notwithstanding Section 1304 of the Elections Code, the board...

Section 22841.5. - 22841.5. In an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more,...

Section 22842. - 22842. The board may: (a) Provide for and create divisions...

Section 22843. - 22843. All department heads, executives, and employees shall hold their...

Section 22844. - 22844. The board shall: (a) Elect an assessor and a...

Section 22845. - 22845. The treasurer, assessor, and collector shall each qualify by...

Section 22846. - 22846. The bond of the collector shall be in the...

Section 22846.5. - 22846.5. The bond of the treasurer shall be in a...

Section 22847. - 22847. The board may: (a) Appoint one person to hold...

Section 22848. - 22848. The same person may hold the office of president,...

Section 22849. - 22849. The board of supervisors of the office county shall...

ARTICLE 3 - Flood Protection

Section 22875. - 22875. Any district may expend sums that seem necessary to...

Section 22876. - 22876. The district may contribute funds for the purpose stated...

Section 22877. - 22877. A district may do all things necessary to insure...

Section 22878. - 22878. When the issuance of bonds by any district has...

Section 22879. - 22879. In addition to the powers conferred by Section 22878...

ARTICLE 5 - Assessments

Section 22950. - 22950. Every district by its board, each year within 15...

ARTICLE 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 22960. - 22960. Every district by its board may, in addition to...

Section 22961. - 22961. A reserve fund from assessments or other revenues for...

ARTICLE 7 - Runoff Elections

Section 22970. - 22970. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Part 4...

Section 22970.5. - 22970.5. The runoff election shall be held on the last...

Section 22970.10. - 22970.10. The governing body shall certify the two candidates who...

Section 22970.15. - 22970.15. The voters qualified to vote for the elective offices...

Section 22970.20. - 22970.20. Not less than seven days before any runoff election,...

Section 22970.25. - 22970.25. The county elections official shall commence the canvass of...

Section 22970.30. - 22970.30. Not later than the second Friday in December next...

Section 22970.32. - 22970.32. Officers elected at a runoff election shall take office...

Section 22970.35. - 22970.35. In all other respects a runoff election shall be...

CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Pertaining Only to the El Dorado Irrigation District

Section 22975. - 22975. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this division, the...

Section 22976. - 22976. This section provides for an alternative procedure for forming...

Section 22977. - 22977. In the event that the board of the El...

CHAPTER 7 - Provisions Pertaining Only to the Merced Irrigation District and the East Contra Costa Irrigation District

Section 22980. - 22980. For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Byron-Bethany...

Section 22981. - 22981. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the district,...

Section 22982. - 22982. This section provides an alternative procedure for forming an...