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CA Pub Util Code § 13454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 13454.

13454.  The petition shall declare that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes within the area of the district described in the petition. The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 128.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 13455.

13455.  The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures with the affidavits of registration and shall certify to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 13456.

13456.  The board may initiate proceedings for the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes within the area of the district by passing a resolution declaring that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes, and describing its boundaries, which shall include all or any part of two or more public agencies. A public agency to be included may be described by name. No certified copy of the resolution need be filed with the secretary of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 128.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13481.

13481.  Within 60 days after receipt of the resolutions of the public agencies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, or the passage of the resolution of the board, the board shall, by resolution, designate the special district as “____ (here insert name) Municipal Utility District, Special District No. ____ (here insert number)” (all such special districts shall be numbered consecutively) and shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the proposed creation of the special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes and shall publish notice thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 128.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13482 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13482.

13482.  The notice of hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13483 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13483.

13483.  The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13484 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13484.

13484.  At or before the hearing, any person interested may file with the secretary of the district written objections to the creation of the special district or to the inclusion of his property therein. Upon the hearing the board shall hear and determine all protests and objections. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the board without further notice other than an order to be entered upon the minutes of its meeting fixing the time and place of the adjournment.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13485 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13485.

13485.  The board may reduce or enlarge the boundaries of the proposed special district, but the boundaries as enlarged shall be within the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13486 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13486.

13486.  The board shall not approve the creation of a special district containing territory in addition to the territory included in the resolutions or petitions filed with the secretary of the district, or in its own resolution, until notice of its intention to include such additional territory has been published for the time and in the manner prescribed for the original hearing on the matter and a hearing is had pursuant to the notice.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13487 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13487.

13487.  No public agency or portion thereof shall be included within the boundaries of a special district unless its legislative body consents by resolution, or unless the proceedings for the creation of the special district have been initiated by petition of the voters.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13488 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 13488.

13488.  If no protests are filed, or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall thereupon by resolution approve the creation of the special district either as originally described or as revised by the board.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 13511.

13511.  At any time after the board has approved the creation of the proposed special district, and fixed its boundaries, the board shall call and publish notice of an election within the proposed special district for the purpose of determining whether the proposed special district will be created and, if the board so determines, for the submission of a proposition for incurring a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any works, lands, structures, rights, or any other property necessary or convenient for the recovery of resources from solid waste or for the collection, treatment, or disposition of sewage matter for the special district. If the board determines that no bonded indebtedness is presently necessary, the board may call the election for the creation and establishment of the special district only, and a bond election may later be called.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 128.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 13512.

13512.  No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed special district. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election and may be consolidated therewith.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 13513.

13513.  If a proposition for incurring a bonded indebtedness is submitted at the same election with the proposal to create the special district, the votes cast on the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness shall be separately canvassed in the special district as a whole. The favorable vote of two-thirds of all the voters voting on the proposition of issuing bonds within the special district as finally established is required to authorize the issuance of the bonds.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment|Section 13531.

13531.  On the question of the creation of a special district, the returns of each public agency and of each parcel of unincorporated territory shall be canvassed separately, and the board shall order and declare the special district created and established if in each public agency and if in each parcel of unincorporated territory a majority of those who voted on the proposition of creating the special district voted in favor thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment|Section 13532.

13532.  A special district has no separate corporate existence but shall be deemed to be a taxing subdivision of the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Functions|Section 13561.

13561.  Connections of all sewers within the special district to intercepting sewers of the district shall be made at such points and in such manner and under such rules, regulations, terms, charges, and conditions as the board may prescribe.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Functions|Section 13562.

13562.  Nothing in this division shall require the district to construct any sewers other than intercepting and outfall sewers. The determination by the board of what are intercepting and outfall sewers within the meaning of this division is final and conclusive.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Functions|Section 13563.

13563.  Upon completion of sewage disposal facilities for any special district all sewage and industrial waste originating within the special district shall be disposed of through the sewage disposal facilities of the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Functions|Section 13564.

13564.  Without limiting in any way the foregoing provisions of this division, the respective public agencies within the district and the district may contract regarding the collection, treatment, or disposition of sewage.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Functions|Section 13565.

13565.  Each utility which a district is authorized to acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use pursuant to this division shall be considered to be a utility owned and operated by the district even though service therefrom is limited to a special district created as provided in this division.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 210.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13570.

13570.  The board shall supervise and regulate sewage disposal within a special district, including the fixing of standards, contracts, issuance of licenses or permits, practices and schedules for or in connection with waste water control and sewage disposal functions of such special district.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13571 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13571.

13571.  Without limiting in any way the provisions of this division, and in addition to the powers granted therein, the board may make and enforce such regulations for the control of quantity, quality and flow of waste water within the boundaries of a special district as are not in conflict with the general laws of the state. “Waste water” shall include all sewage, industrial and other wastes and waters, whether treated or untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a community sewer system connected to or directly into a district interceptor for treatment in sewage disposal facilities of a special district.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13572 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13572.

13572.  Rules and regulations pertaining to the control of quantity, quality or flow of waste water may provide for any or all of the following:(a) Periodic technical reports to the district from contributors or dischargers into the district’s system.(b) The issuance of permits or licenses by the district as a condition of discharging waste water for treatment in sewage disposal facilities of a special district.(c) The installation by the contributor or discharger of pretreatment works or facilities.(d) The installation by the contributor or discharger of waste water sampling and inspection facilities.(e) Procedures for enforcement of waste water standards and regulations adopted by the district and remedies for violation thereof.(f) Entry by the district upon private property to make surveys, inspections or samplings.(g) Such other provisions as are necessary to effectuate the control of the quantity, quality and flow of waste water within a special district.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13573 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13573.

13573.  No person shall discharge waste water into a community sewer system connected to or directly into a district interceptor which will result in contamination, pollution or a nuisance. All discharges of waste water which are, or could be, harmful to or unreasonably affect the sewage disposal facilities of a district, or which impair or unreasonably affect the operation and maintenance of such facilities, or which violate quantity, quality and flow standards adopted by the district, and all waste water discharges which unreasonably affect, or could unreasonably affect, the quality of the district’s treatment plant effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met by the district, shall constitute a nuisance for the purposes of this article.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13574 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13574.

13574.  Whenever a discharge of waste water is in violation of the district’s regulations or otherwise causes or threatens to cause a condition of contamination, pollution or nuisance, as defined in this article, the district may petition the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate, restraining the continuance of such discharge. In any civil action brought under this section, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceedings that irreparable damage will occur should the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction not be issued or that the remedy at law is inadequate and the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction shall issue without such allegations and without such proof.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13575.

13575.  (a) Any person who fails to comply with any order issued by the district, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the discharge, violation, or refusal occurs.(b) Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any order issued by the district for violation of rules regulating or prohibiting discharge of waste water which causes or threatens to cause a condition of contamination, pollution or nuisance, as defined in this article, may be liable civilly in a sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day in which the violation occurs.(c) The attorney of the district, upon request of the board, shall petition the superior court to impose, assess and recover the sums provided for in subdivisions (a) and (b). In determining the amount of the fine the court shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the nature and persistence of the violation, the length of time over which the violation occurs and corrective action, if any, attempted or taken by the discharger.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all civil fines imposed by the court for a violation of this section shall be distributed as follows:(1) Fifty percent shall be transferred into the general fund of the county in which the action to recover the fine was brought.(2) Fifty percent shall be transferred once a month to the treasurer of any municipal utility district in the county for deposit in the funds of the district.(e) Remedies under this section are in addition to and do not supersede or limit any and all other remedies, civil or criminal, but no liability shall be recoverable under this section for any violation for which liability is recovered under Section 13575.5.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1179, Sec. 1.5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13575.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13575.6.

13575.6.  Any party aggrieved by a final order issued by the board under Section 13575.5, after granting review of a hearing officer order, may obtain review of the order of the board in the superior court by filing in the court a petition for writ of mandate within 30 days following the issuance of the order by the board. Any party aggrieved by a final order of a hearing officer issued under Section 13575.5 for which the board denies review may obtain review of the order of the hearing officer in the superior court by filing in the court a petition of writ of mandate within 30 days following the denial of review by the board.If no aggrieved party petitions for writ of mandate within the time provided by this section, an order of the board or a hearing officer shall not be subject to review by any court or agency, except that the board may grant review on its own motion of an order issued under Section 13575.5 after the expiration of the time limits set by that section.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1179, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13575.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13575.7.

13575.7.  (a) Within 30 days after service of a copy of a decision and order issued by the board pursuant to Section 13575.5, any aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for writ of mandate for review thereof. Failure to file a petition shall not preclude a party from challenging the reasonableness and validity of a decision or order of a hearing officer or the board in any judicial proceedings brought to enforce that decision or order or for other civil remedies.(b) The evidence before the court shall consist of the record before the board, including the hearing officer’s record, and any other relevant evidence which, in the judgment of the court, should be considered to effectuate and implement the policies of this division. In every such case, the court shall exercise its independent judgment on the evidence.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall govern proceedings pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1179, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13576 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13576.

13576.  Any person who intentionally discharges waste water in any manner, in violation of any order issued by the district, which results in contamination, pollution or a nuisance, as defined in this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)
CA Pub Util Code § 13576.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 8 - Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery|ARTICLE 5.5 - Waste Water Control|Section 13576.5.

13576.5.  Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the district, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by the district, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1179, Sec. 5.)