California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS

PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title

Section 55000. - 55000. This division shall be known and may be cited...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 55010. - 55010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this...

Section 55011. - 55011. The definition of a word applies to any of...

Section 55012. - 55012. “District” means any county irrigation district or county waterworks...

Section 55013. - 55013. “Board” means the governing body of a district. (Added...

Section 55014. - 55014. “County” means the county within which the district or...

CHAPTER 3 - Applicability of Division

Section 55030. - 55030. This division shall not affect any other law relating...

Section 55031. - 55031. The provisions of this division shall be liberally construed...

PART 2 - FORMATION

CHAPTER 1 - Petition

Section 55100. - 55100. Any portion of a county, containing unincorporated territory, or...

Section 55101. - 55101. A district may be formed of two or more...

Section 55102. - 55102. A petition for the formation of a district may...

Section 55103. - 55103. The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting...

Section 55104. - 55104. The formation petition shall contain: (a) The name and...

Section 55105. - 55105. The petition shall be accompanied by a map showing...

Section 55106. - 55106. There shall also be filed with the petition a...

Section 55107. - 55107. The failure of the petition to contain any of...

Section 55108. - 55108. If the petitioners so desire, the petition may also...

Section 55109. - 55109. Upon the request of 25 or more freeholders, or...

CHAPTER 2 - Notice of Hearing

Section 55130. - 55130. Upon the presentation of a formative petition the board...

Section 55131. - 55131. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall cause...

Section 55132. - 55132. The notice shall be headed “Notice of the formation...

Section 55133. - 55133. The clerk shall also cause a notice, similar in...

Section 55134. - 55134. The date set for the hearing shall be at...

CHAPTER 3 - Hearing

Section 55150. - 55150. Any person interested, including any freeholder or qualified voter...

Section 55151. - 55151. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall endorse...

Section 55152. - 55152. The board shall hear and pass upon the petition...

Section 55153. - 55153. If any of the protests against the formation of...

Section 55154. - 55154. If any of the protests are against the extent...

Section 55155. - 55155. The board of supervisors shall not modify the boundaries...

Section 55156. - 55156. The board of supervisors shall not modify the boundaries...

Section 55157. - 55157. Written objections to the proposed modification may be filed...

Section 55158. - 55158. The board of supervisors shall hear and pass upon...

Section 55159. - 55159. If any objection is sustained, no further proceedings pursuant...

Section 55160. - 55160. The board of supervisors shall be deemed to have...

Section 55161. - 55161. If the board of supervisors determines that the formation...

Section 55162. - 55162. Notwithstanding anything in this division to the contrary, if...

CHAPTER 4 - Election

Section 55180. - 55180. Unless the board of supervisors proceeds pursuant to Section...

Section 55181. - 55181. The ordinance or resolution calling the special election shall...

Section 55182. - 55182. If a statement is made in the formation petition...

Section 55183. - 55183. For the purposes of the election, the board of...

Section 55184. - 55184. The ordinance or resolution ordering the holding of the...

Section 55184.1. - 55184.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 55184.2. - 55184.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 55184.3. - 55184.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 55184.4. - 55184.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall...

Section 55185. - 55185. In all particulars not recited in the ordinance or...

Section 55186. - 55186. If at the election a majority of the votes...

Section 55186.5. - 55186.5. The county clerk of the county shall immediately file...

Section 55187. - 55187. All acts and proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken by...

CHAPTER 5 - Formation of Zones With Formation of District

Section 55200. - 55200. A separate petition for the formation of a zone...

Section 55201. - 55201. The petition for the formation of a zone or...

Section 55202. - 55202. The board of supervisors may direct that notice of...

Section 55203. - 55203. The formation of a zone or zones pursuant to...

PART 3 - POWERS AND PURPOSES

CHAPTER 1 - Governing Body

Section 55300. - 55300. The powers of the district enumerated in this division...

Section 55301. - 55301. The board of supervisors of the county is the...

Section 55302. - 55302. The board of supervisors of the county may, at...

Section 55305. - 55305. (a) The board of directors may fix the compensation...

Section 55307. - 55307. Any board of directors in existence on the effective...

Section 55308. - 55308. The board of directors shall appoint a clerk who...

Section 55309. - 55309. The board of a district in existence on the...

Section 55310. - 55310. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 55301, the Board of...

Section 55310.2. - 55310.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 55301, the Board of Directors of...

Section 55311. - 55311. When a district is a subsidiary district of a...

CHAPTER 2 - General Powers

Section 55330. - 55330. A district may provide for the supplying of the...

Section 55331. - 55331. The district may do all things necessary or proper...

Section 55332. - 55332. The district may appoint or employ and prescribe the...

Section 55333. - 55333. The district may adopt and enforce all rules, regulations...

Section 55333.5. - 55333.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

Section 55334. - 55334. Any violation of a regulation or ordinance of a...

Section 55335. - 55335. A district may acquire and conserve water supplies from...

Section 55335.5. - 55335.5. A district may construct, maintain, and operate sewage collection...

Section 55336. - 55336. Subject to Section 56133 of the Government Code, a...

Section 55337. - 55337. A district may construct, maintain, improve, and operate recreational...

Section 55338. - 55338. (a) The Department of Corrections and the Los Angeles...

Section 55339. - 55339. A district may contract with any state agency to...

CHAPTER 4 - Property

Section 55370. - 55370. A district may acquire property by purchase, gift, devise,...

Section 55371. - 55371. The board may sell, exchange, or lease any property,...

Section 55371.5. - 55371.5. If the board determines that the property is needed...

Section 55372. - 55372. If the board determines the value of the property,...

Section 55373. - 55373. If the board determines the property, or interest in...

Section 55374. - 55374. Whenever any portion of the territory of a district...

Section 55375. - 55375. The municipal corporation may use the leased distributing system...

Section 55376. - 55376. The board shall, in the lease, reserve the right...

Section 55377. - 55377. Any improvement provided for in this division may be...

Section 55378. - 55378. The board of supervisors of any county which employs...

CHAPTER 5 - Use of the Improvement Act of 1911

ARTICLE 1 - Authorization to Use Improvement Act of 9

Section 55385. - 55385. Whenever in the opinion of the governing body of...

Section 55386. - 55386. The district shall be formed, the work or improvement...

ARTICLE 2 - Terms and Definitions

Section 55400. - 55400. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms...

Section 55401. - 55401. “City” means and includes county waterworks district. (Added by...

Section 55402. - 55402. “City council” or “legislative body” means and includes the...

Section 55403. - 55403. “Clerk” means and includes the secretary of the governing...

Section 55404. - 55404. “Council chambers” means and includes the place designated by...

Section 55405. - 55405. “Treasurer” means and includes the county treasurer. (Added by...

Section 55406. - 55406. “Superintendent of streets” or “streets superintendent” means and includes...

Section 55407. - 55407. “Right of way” means and includes any parcel of...

Section 55408. - 55408. All references to municipal officers and matters mean and...

PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 55500. - 55500. The board may control and order the expenditure of...

Section 55501. - 55501. The board may fix and collect rates or charges...

Section 55501.1. - 55501.1. Any water service standby or immediate availability charge which...

Section 55501.5. - 55501.5. A district may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and...

Section 55502. - 55502. The receipts from the rates or charges may also...

Section 55502.1. - 55502.1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the board may...

Section 55503. - 55503. The board may borrow funds from the county, other...

Section 55503.5. - 55503.5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, such funds, when...

Section 55503.6. - 55503.6. The district shall pay interest on all funds borrowed...

Section 55504. - 55504. Where a district has an assessed valuation of less...

Section 55505. - 55505. The board may by resolution establish a revolving fund...

Section 55506. - 55506. Any money belonging to the district or paid into...

Section 55507. - 55507. A district may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and...

CHAPTER 2 - Bonds

ARTICLE 1 - Issuance and Sale

Section 55520. - 55520. The board may issue and sell the bonds of...

Section 55521. - 55521. The board by an order entered upon its minutes,...

Section 55522. - 55522. The board shall designate an amount, not less than...

Section 55523. - 55523. The board may determine and fix a date for...

Section 55524. - 55524. The bonds shall be issued in such denomination or...

Section 55525. - 55525. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of...

Section 55526. - 55526. The interest coupons of the bonds shall be numbered...

Section 55527. - 55527. In case any officer whose signature or countersignature appears...

Section 55528. - 55528. The principal and interest on the bonds shall be...

Section 55529. - 55529. The board may divide the principal amount of any...

Section 55530. - 55530. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the board...

Section 55531. - 55531. District or zone bonds may be made payable on...

Section 55532. - 55532. The proceeds of such bonds may be used for...

Section 55533. - 55533. Any bonds issued by the district may be subject...

Section 55534. - 55534. When bonds are made callable, a statement to that...

ARTICLE 2 - Additional Bond Issues

Section 55550. - 55550. Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district...

Section 55551. - 55551. The board shall then fix a date upon which...

Section 55552. - 55552. If at the election a majority of the votes...

Section 55553. - 55553. The provisions contained in Articles 1 and 5 of...

ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds

Section 55580. - 55580. The board may issue refunding bonds of the district...

Section 55581. - 55581. The board shall by resolution determine the amount of...

Section 55582. - 55582. In the resolution the board shall call an election...

Section 55583. - 55583. The resolution shall fix the time of the election,...

Section 55584. - 55584. In all particulars not set forth in this article...

Section 55585. - 55585. The resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6066...

Section 55586. - 55586. If at the election a majority of the votes...

Section 55587. - 55587. The board shall, by order entered in its minutes,...

Section 55588. - 55588. Refunding bonds may be exchanged at par value for...

Section 55589. - 55589. In lieu of the exchange for outstanding bonds, the...

Section 55590. - 55590. Any bonds refunded and all interest coupons appurtenant thereto...

Section 55591. - 55591. Taxes for the payment of principal and interest of...

ARTICLE 4 - Adoption of the Revenue Bond Law of 191

Section 55610. - 55610. The Revenue Bond Law of 1941 is applicable to...

ARTICLE 5 - Validating Proceedings

Section 55630. - 55630. An action to determine the validity of bonds may...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Bonds as Legal Investments

Section 55640. - 55640. The bonds of the district or those issued for...

ARTICLE 6 - Zones

Section 55650. - 55650. Zones may be established within a district for any...

Section 55651. - 55651. Zones may be established within the district by either...

Section 55652. - 55652. The petition shall contain: (a) The boundaries of the...

Section 55653. - 55653. The petition shall be accompanied by a map showing...

Section 55654. - 55654. The failure of the petition to contain any of...

Section 55655. - 55655. The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting...

Section 55656. - 55656. Notice of the filing and hearing of the petition...

Section 55657. - 55657. The clerk shall also cause a notice, similar in...

Section 55658. - 55658. The date set for the hearing shall be at...

Section 55659. - 55659. A copy of the petition shall be filed with...

Section 55660. - 55660. At the time fixed for the hearing, the board...

Section 55661. - 55661. If the board determines that the proposed improvement will...

Section 55662. - 55662. If the board determines that the proposed improvement will...

Section 55663. - 55663. The board shall not modify the boundaries except after...

Section 55664. - 55664. Written objections to the proposed modification may be filed...

Section 55665. - 55665. The board shall hear and pass upon the objections...

Section 55666. - 55666. If the objections, or any of them, be sustained,...

Section 55667. - 55667. If no protests are filed, or if all protests...

Section 55668. - 55668. If the board determines that the petition is signed...

Section 55668.5. - 55668.5. Notwithstanding Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part...

Section 55669. - 55669. The board shall thereupon be authorized to issue bonds...

Section 55670. - 55670. If the petition for formation of the zone is...

Section 55671. - 55671. The board shall appoint three qualified electors residing in...

Section 55672. - 55672. The election shall be called by posting in three...

Section 55673. - 55673. The date set for the election shall be at...

Section 55674. - 55674. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the...

Section 55675. - 55675. The proposition submitted shall be in accordance with the...

Section 55676. - 55676. If 60 percent of the votes cast at the...

Section 55677. - 55677. Upon the establishment of the zone the board shall...

Section 55678. - 55678. The provisions in this division for the form, issuance,...

Section 55679. - 55679. The taxes and special rates or charges authorized by...

CHAPTER 3 - Taxes

Section 55700. - 55700. The board of supervisors may in any year levy...

Section 55701. - 55701. The board of supervisors shall levy a tax, each...

Section 55702. - 55702. Where the petition for formation contained a statement that...

Section 55703. - 55703. If the maturity of the indebtedness created by the...

Section 55704. - 55704. All taxes pursuant to this chapter shall be levied...

CHAPTER 4 - Claims

Section 55720. - 55720. All claims for money or damages against the district...

PART 5 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER 1 - Inclusion Generally

Section 55800. - 55800. Any portion or portions of a county containing unincorporated...

Section 55801. - 55801. Territory within the same county but not contiguous with...

PART 6 - REPEALS

Section 55990. - 55990. Chapter 370 of the Statutes of 1913 is hereby...

Section 55991. - 55991. The repeal effected by this part shall not be...