California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE

PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 56000. - 56000. This part shall be known and cited as the...

Section 56001. - 56001. “District” as used in this part means any county...

Section 56002. - 56002. “District board” as used in this part means the...

Section 56003. - 56003. Districts may be formed, maintained and governed in any...

CHAPTER 2 - Formation

Section 56010. - 56010. Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district...

Section 56011. - 56011. A petition requesting the institution of proceedings for the...

Section 56012. - 56012. Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district...

Section 56013. - 56013. The district as formed may include unincorporated or incorporated...

Section 56014. - 56014. The time to be fixed for the hearing of...

Section 56015. - 56015. Prior to the time of hearing, the resolution shall...

Section 56016. - 56016. At the time provided in the resolution of intention...

Section 56017. - 56017. If written objection to the formation of the district...

Section 56018. - 56018. At the election only voters registered in the proposed...

Section 56018.1. - 56018.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 56018.2. - 56018.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 56018.3. - 56018.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 56018.4. - 56018.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall...

Section 56019. - 56019. At the conclusion of the hearing, or if an...

Section 56020. - 56020. The order of formation shall contain the name of...

CHAPTER 3 - Officers

Section 56030. - 56030. The governing body of a county drainage district is...

Section 56031. - 56031. The district board shall have power to fix the...

CHAPTER 4 - District Powers and Purposes

Section 56040. - 56040. The objects and purposes of a county drainage district...

Section 56041. - 56041. A county drainage district shall have the power: (a)...

Section 56042. - 56042. All ordinances of a county drainage district shall be...

CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey

Section 56050. - 56050. Before constructing any project and before calling any election...

Section 56051. - 56051. The engineer or engineers may, subject to the direction...

Section 56052. - 56052. When the engineer’s report is filed, the district board...

Section 56053. - 56053. Notice of the hearing shall be published by the...

Section 56054. - 56054. At the conclusion of the hearing the district board...

Section 56055. - 56055. If the district board approves and adopts the report...

Section 56059. - 56059. The engineer or engineers employed by the district board...

Section 56060. - 56060. A right of way in or across any public...

Section 56061. - 56061. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the...

CHAPTER 6 - Bonds

Section 56070. - 56070. After the approval and adoption of an engineer’s report...

Section 56071. - 56071. The resolution shall state all of the following: (a)...

Section 56072. - 56072. For the purposes of the bond election the district...

Section 56073. - 56073. An election board consisting of one inspector, one judge,...

Section 56074. - 56074. Only voters registered in the district are eligible to...

Section 56075. - 56075. The resolution calling the election shall be published pursuant...

Section 56076. - 56076. If two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor...

Section 56077. - 56077. The validity of the bonds after their issuance shall...

Section 56078. - 56078. The district board shall prescribe by resolution the form...

Section 56079. - 56079. The bonds shall be issued in such denominations as...

Section 56080. - 56080. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of...

Section 56081. - 56081. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on...

Section 56082. - 56082. The board may issue and sell the bonds of...

Section 56083. - 56083. The construction fund shall be applied exclusively to the...

Section 56084. - 56084. When the purposes and objects mentioned in the resolution...

Section 56085. - 56085. If the proposition of issuing bonds submitted at a...

Section 56086. - 56086. If bonds have been issued by the district and...

Section 56087. - 56087. Bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by...

Section 56088. - 56088. (1) An issue of bonds is hereby defined to...

Section 56089. - 56089. Bonds may be made payable on a date subsequent...

Section 56090. - 56090. If the result of any election upon the question...

CHAPTER 6.5 - Drainage Fees

Section 56095. - 56095. In addition to all of the powers enumerated in...

CHAPTER 7 - Application of Other Statutes

Section 56100. - 56100. The Improvement Act of 1911 and the Improvement Bond...

Section 56101. - 56101. In the application of those acts to proceedings under...

Section 56102. - 56102. The powers and duties conferred by those acts and...

Section 56103. - 56103. No assessment or bond hereafter levied or issued shall...

Section 56104. - 56104. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Special Assessment...

CHAPTER 8 - Finance and Taxation

Section 56110. - 56110. Annually, at least 15 days before the first day...

Section 56111. - 56111. The board of supervisors of the county shall annually,...

Section 56112. - 56112. If the district board fails to furnish to the...

Section 56113. - 56113. The tax shall be collected at the same time...

Section 56114. - 56114. The principal and interest on the bonds shall be...

Section 56115. - 56115. In any year, at least 15 days before the...

Section 56116. - 56116. The tax shall be levied and collected at the...

Section 56117. - 56117. Payment from the operating fund shall be made upon...

Section 56118. - 56118. The cost of preparing the engineer’s report, including the...

CHAPTER 9 - Annexation

Section 56130. - 56130. Territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, contiguous to a district,...