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CA Water Code § 35422.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35422.5.

35422.5.  As an alternative, and in addition, to other methods set forth in this article regarding the apportionment of water, a district may enter into long-term water service contracts with the holders of title to land for the apportionment of all or any part of its water supply. Long-term water service contracts may provide that all water charges provided for, when due, are a lien on the land in the nature of assessments and may be collected and enforced in the manner provided in this division for the collection and enforcement of assessments. Any lien pursuant to this section has the same force, effect, and priority as an assessment lien, if the contract is recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the land is located.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 667, Sec. 14. Effective September 20, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 35423 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35423.

35423.  A district may establish, print, and distribute equitable rules and regulations for the sale and distribution of water. A district may provide therein that water shall not be furnished to (1) persons who violate the rules and regulations or against whom there are delinquent water, standby, facility, or other charges, or penalties or interest on any such charges, or (2) land against which there is a delinquent assessment.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 287, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 35424 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35424.

35424.  After equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water have been published once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county, any violation thereof is a misdemeanor and the violator shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200). When equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water are amended, the district may publish a summary of the amendments to the rules and regulations with an Internet address and a physical location where the complete text of the amended rules and regulations may be viewed.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 38. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 35425 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35425.

35425.  If its board deems it to be for the best interests of the district, a district may enter into a contract for the lease, sale, or use of any surplus water not then necessary for use within the district, for use either within or without the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35427 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35427.

35427.  Nothing in this article authorizes the sale of any water right.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35428 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35428.

35428.  No right in any water or water right owned by the district shall be acquired by use permitted under this article.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35429 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution|Section 35429.

35429.  The board may grant to the owner or lessee of a right to the use of any water permission to store the water in any reservoir of the district or to carry it through any conduit of the district.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 393, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 35450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35450.

35450.  A district may fix and change a date prior to which applications for water for the ensuing irrigation season are to be received for all crops, or for annual crops and new plantings, and may require a cash deposit to be made at the time of application for each acre for which application is made.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35451.

35451.  The action of a district fixing or changing any date prior to which applications for water are to be received is ineffective until notice of the date is given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the office county. The date fixed is effective for each year thereafter unless changed by the board.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35452.

35452.  The cash deposit shall, in the discretion of the board, be forfeited as to each acre not using the water applied for if the district has a sufficient supply of water available at the time the water is to be used.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35453.

35453.  In the event of water shortage the district may, with respect to the shortage area, give preference to or serve only the land for which application was filed prior to the application date fixed and the land for which no application was required.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35454.

35454.  If the available water is inadequate to serve all of the land as to which applications for water are filed pursuant to Section 35450, the district may require the owners of land which is proposed to be planted to annual crops or to new plantings to take a proportionate percentage reduction in the water they would normally use thereon and may require the owners of land which is planted to permanent crops to take a reasonable proportionate percentage reduction in the water they would normally use in an amount not exceeding the percentage reduction required of plantings to annual crops and new plantings.The provisions of this section shall be effective only if more than one-half of the district’s revenue for that year will be derived from charges made for the sale of water.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35454.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35454.5.

35454.5.  In any year in which the board of a district not having meters or other volumetric measuring instruments or facilities to measure substantially all agricultural water to be delivered concludes the available water supply will be inadequate to serve all land entitled to service that will probably desire such service, the district may establish reasonable annual water requirements for growing each type of crop grown or likely to be grown in the district in that year; determine the maximum acreage of each crop that each holder of title to land, or his duly authorized agent or tenant, may irrigate with district water by dividing the quantity of water apportioned or apportionable to him by such reasonable annual water requirements so established by the district; limit the acreage of each crop that each such holder of title to land, or his duly authorized agent or tenant, may irrigate with district water to the maximum acreage or acreages so determined; and refuse to deliver water to, or assess penalities on, a holder of title to land, or his duly authorized agent or tenant, who uses district water on a greater acreage of such crops.Nothing in this section shall prohibit or limit the application of the provisions of Section 35453 or 35454. This section provides a means of measuring the allocation of water to lands based on the type of crop grown and does not authorize a district to designate the crops to be grown on such land.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 78.)
CA Water Code § 35455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Water|Section 35455.

35455.  Nothing in this article restricts or limits existing powers of a district to control and provide for distribution of water.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35470.

35470.  Any district formed on or after July 30, 1917, may, in lieu in whole or in part of raising money for district purposes by assessment, make water available to the holders of title to land or the occupants thereon, and may fix and collect charges therefor. Pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, the charges may include standby charges to holders of title to land to which water may be made available, whether the water is actually used or not. The charges may vary in different months and in different localities of the district to correspond to the cost and value of the service, and the district may use so much of the proceeds of the charges as may be necessary to defray the ordinary operation or maintenance expenses of the district and for any other lawful district purpose.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 35470.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35470.1.

35470.1.  If the procedures set forth in this article as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this article in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 35470.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35470.5.

35470.5.  The district may, by resolution, provide that a penalty not in excess of 10 percent shall be added to water, standby, facility, or other charges which are delinquent, and the delinquent charges shall bear interest at a rate not in excess of 11/2 percent per month. For purposes of this section, the district shall establish the period or date after which the charges shall become delinquent if they remain unpaid. The delinquency dates established in Part 7 (commencing with Section 36550) and Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 37200) for unpaid assessments, which may include standby or other charges for the use of district water that has been made a part of the assessment, shall not apply to the addition of penalties and interest to delinquent charges, pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 779, Sec. 7. Effective October 10, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 35471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35471.

35471.  Any funds derived pursuant to Section 35470 in excess of the amount necessary for operating or maintenance expenses and other lawful district purposes shall be applied by the treasurer upon the payment of interest on general obligation bonds or to create a sinking fund.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1044.)
CA Water Code § 35472 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35472.

35472.  For the purpose of providing funds to pay revenue bonds and interest when due the board shall fix and collect charges for the sale of water.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35473 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35473.

35473.  The charges to pay revenue bonds and interest thereon when due shall be fixed by the board before April 1st of each year.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35474 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35474.

35474.  The charges to pay revenue bonds and interest thereon shall be fixed by the board upon a flat rate per acre or connection or on a metered basis or on a combination of a flat rate and metered basis and shall be sufficient to raise the amount specified on the face of the bonds when issued and one year’s interest thereon unless the district has accumulated a surplus fund in the treasury of the district which is available for the payment of all bonds and interest that will accrue for payment during the current year, in which event the charges may be made so that the aggregate amount to be raised by the sale of water when added to the surplus fund equals the face value of the bonds that will mature within one year and the interest thereon.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 6, Sec. 2. Effective February 4, 1980.)
CA Water Code § 35475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35475.

35475.  The charges to pay revenue bonds and interest thereon may include a stand-by or carrying charge notwithstanding the water is not actually used, under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35476 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35476.

35476.  The charges to pay revenue bonds and interest thereon may be made payable in advance before service of water is made to the land.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35477 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35477.

35477.  The collection of charges to pay revenue bonds and interest thereon shall be continued each year until all revenue bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully redeemed and paid.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
CA Water Code § 35478 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35478.

35478.  All revenue bond redemption and interest charges are a first lien on all revenues received from the sale of water unless the district, by a limitation clearly expressed in the ballots used at the election at which the bonds are voted and in all the bonds, limits the charge and lien to a part of the revenues of the district or to a fixed portion of all revenues from the sale and use of water.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 6, Sec. 3. Effective February 4, 1980.)
CA Water Code § 35479 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35479.

35479.  The district may elect, if it is using the alternative provisions for levy, collection and enforcement of district assessments by the county as provided in Part 7.5 hereof, to have the county levy and collect standby charges. If the district so elects, it shall certify to the county auditor of each county in which the district is located and the county assessor in each county in which the district is located on or before the fourth Monday in August of each year in which a standby charge is to be levied and collected for the fiscal year commencing on that July 1, the following information for purposes of such levy, assessment and collection:(a) The amount of the acreage standby charge levied by the district, both by acre and total amount estimated to be collected for the entire district;(b) The assessee parcels and assessee names for each parcel of land in the district against whom a standby charge is being levied and the acreage assessed to such person according to the district records, and the total amount of the charge to be paid by each assessee parcel.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 357.)
CA Water Code § 35480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35480.

35480.  The county assessor and county auditor shall thereafter add to the tax bills for each assessee and assessee parcel as so certified, in addition to the other charges, the standby charges of the district.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1153.)
CA Water Code § 35481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35481.

35481.  The county tax collector and treasurer shall thereupon collect, receive and disburse to the district the standby charges as collected with the regular tax payments to the county.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1153.)
CA Water Code § 35482 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 4 - Charges|Section 35482.

35482.  No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The district may, however, require that service to subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1251, Sec. 8.)
CA Water Code § 35500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 5 - Sewers|Section 35500.

35500.  A district may acquire, construct, operate, and furnish facilities and services, within or without the district, for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage, waste, and storm water and may contract with any persons, firms, public or private corporations or public agencies or other users concerning facilities and services for said purposes. The district may only furnish such services outside the district by means of facilities designed primarily to serve inside the district. Before a district may so furnish such services without the district and within the boundaries of another district or a municipality which has the same or similar powers, including a California water district, with respect to such facilities and services, it shall secure the consent of the governing body of such other district or municipality to do so. This section, to the extent it relates to service outside the district, shall only apply in the case of California water districts where two California water districts are contiguous to each other.(Amended by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 90.)
CA Water Code § 35501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 5 - Sewers|Section 35501.

35501.  The district may prescribe, revise, and collect rates or other charges for the services and facilities furnished pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 351.)
CA Water Code § 35502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 5 - Sewers|Section 35502.

35502.  The district may provide that such rates or other charges may be collected with the water rates of the district and that all rates shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item, and that in the event of failure to pay the whole or any part thereof, the district may discontinue any and all service for which such bill is rendered, but this provision shall not be construed to prohibit the collection of rates or charges by the district in any other lawful manner.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 351.)
CA Water Code § 35503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 5 - Sewers|Section 35503.

35503.  Upon providing a sewer system in any area of the district, the district may declare the further maintenance or use of cesspools, septic tanks, or other local means of sewage disposal in such area to be a public nuisance and may require all buildings used by human beings to be connected with the sewer system within such period, not less than 120 days from the completion of the sewer system, as may be prescribed by the district; provided that such buildings to be connected are within 150 feet of the system.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 351.)
CA Water Code § 35504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Powers|ARTICLE 5 - Sewers|Section 35504.

35504.  A district may not exercise any of the powers granted a district by this article unless the board first submits to the voters of the district at an election a proposition as to whether or not the powers may be exercised by the district and a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of the proposition. Such proposition may be submitted at, or at an election consolidated with, the election at which a proposition to issue bonds of the district, or for an improvement district therein, for the purposes specified in this article is submitted. A proposition to issue bonds of the district, or for an improvement district therein, for the purposes specified in this article which has been submitted at, or at an election consolidated with, an election under this section before the effective date of the amendment of this section enacted at the 1964 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature is hereby ratified and confirmed and any bonds authorized at said election may be issued as legal obligations of the district or improvement district. Only one election need be held to authorize a district to exercise any of the powers granted by this article or any later amendments thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 90.)