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CA Water Code § 31148 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 10 - Stinson Beach County Water District|Section 31148.

31148.  (a) The owner of any real property upon which is located a sanitary sewage, septic, or septic tank disposal system, which system is subject to abatement as a public nuisance by the district, may request the district to replace or repair, as necessary, such system. If replacement or repair is feasible, the board of directors, in its sole discretion, may provide for the necessary replacement or repair work.(b) The person or persons employed by the board of directors to do the work shall have a lien, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 31147, for work done and materials furnished, and the work done and materials furnished shall be deemed to have been done and furnished at the request of the owner. The district, in the discretion of the board of directors, may pay all, or any part, of the cost or price of the work done and materials furnished; and, to the extent that the district pays the cost or price of the work done and materials furnished, the district shall succeed to and have all the rights, including, but not limited to, the lien, of such person or persons employed to do the work against the real property and the owner.(c) As an alternative power to the enforcement of the lien provided in subdivision (b), the board of directors may, by ordinance adopted by two-thirds vote of the members, fix the costs of replacement or repair; fix the times at which such costs shall become due; provide prior to the replacement or repair for the payment of the costs in installments over a period, not to exceed 15 years; establish a rate of interest, not to exceed 8 percent per annum, to be charged on the unpaid balance of the costs; and provide that the amount of the costs and the interest shall constitute a lien, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 31147, against the respective lots or parcels upon which the work is done.(d) With the written consent of the owner and the lienholder, if other than the district, the board of directors may issue an improvement bond pursuant to the improvement bond provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Part 5 (commencing with Section 6400) of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code), to represent and be secured by the lien established pursuant to subdivision (b). The bond may be delivered to the lienholder if other than the district or may be sold by the board of directors at public or private sale. The amount of the bond shall be the amount of the lien, including incidental expenses allowable under the Improvement Act of 1911. The bond term and interest rate shall be determined by the board of directors within the limits established by the Improvement Act of 1911 and other applicable provisions of law.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1257, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 31149 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 10 - Stinson Beach County Water District|Section 31149.

31149.  Any violation of a regulation of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31145 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of such a violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any violation or threatened violation of a regulation of the district may also be enjoined by civil suit.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 412. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Water Code § 31149.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 11 - Power Generation|Section 31149.1.

31149.1.  A district may, by using any water or water supplies furnished to the district or used by the district, construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of hydroelectric power from the water, and the transmission lines for the conveyance thereof.“Plant for the generation of hydroelectric power” includes water driven generators and appurtenant facilities for the generation of electric power and structures for the protection of the generators on appurtenant facilities.The plant or plants so constructed shall be operated in a manner which is compatible with the proper operation of the district’s water storage, transmission, and distribution system. Construction of the plant or plants and transmission lines may be financed by the issuance of general obligation bonds or revenue bonds or any other method of financing district works authorized in this division.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 79, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 31149.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 11 - Power Generation|Section 31149.2.

31149.2.  The hydroelectric power plant or plants and transmission lines constructed pursuant to this article may be leased for operation by, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity. The power generated may be used by a district for its own purposes, or for the production or transmission of water, but shall not be offered for sale directly by a district to customers other than such a public utility or public agency. The power to acquire works and facilities shall not include, and nothing in this article shall be interpreted to allow, the acquisition of property already employed in the generation of hydroelectric energy for public utility purposes, except by mutual agreement between the district and the owner of that property.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 79, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 31149.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 11 - Power Generation|Section 31149.3.

31149.3.  (a) The North Marin County Water District may construct, maintain, and operate one or more plants for the generation of power from wind or solar radiation, and the transmission lines for the conveyance thereof, and in connection therewith shall have all the powers set forth in this article for the generation of hydroelectric power.(b) Notwithstanding Section 31149.1, the North Marin County Water District may use any water for the generation of hydroelectric power subject, however, to any limitations or provisions contained in Section 106.7, Part 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2, or any other provisions of law. The hydroelectric power shall be developed so as to meet the direct and indirect energy requirements of the district for the proper operation of the district’s water storage, transmission, and distribution system.(c) The authority contained in subdivision (b), in the case of sole projects of the North Marin County Water District, may only be exercised by the district if the project is approved by the board of supervisors of the county in which the project is located or, in the case of joint projects, may only be exercised by the district if the project is approved by contract with the public agency acting as lead agency on the project.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 468, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 31149.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 11 - Power Generation|Section 31149.4.

31149.4.  Notwithstanding Section 31149.1 or any other provision of law, the Sierra Lakes County Water District may construct works for generating hydroelectric power, at Lake Dulzura and Lake Serena and on Serena Creek in Placer County, and may operate and maintain the works, or contract for that operation or maintenance.Construction of the works authorized by this section may be financed by the issuance of general obligation bonds or revenue bonds or any other method of financing authorized by law for public agencies. The power generated may be used by the district for its own purposes, but shall not be offered for sale directly by the district to customers other than a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity.Any of the powers may be exercised jointly with other public agencies authorized to exercise those powers. The power to acquire works and facilities does not include, and nothing in this section authorizes, the acquisition of property already employed in the generation of hydroelectric energy for public utility purposes, except by mutual agreement between the district and the owner of that property. The authority to construct, maintain, and operate works pursuant to this section applies only to works constructed and maintained after January 1, 1984.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 795, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 31149.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally|ARTICLE 11 - Power Generation|Section 31149.5.

31149.5.  (a) The Marina County Water District may finance, construct, maintain, operate, lease, use, and sell power to any public utility or public agency from one or more plants within the district’s boundaries for the cogeneration of electric power in conjunction with facilities for removing dissolved solids and impurities from seawater, and may finance, construct, maintain, operate, and lease the transmission lines for the conveyance of the power.(b) Prior to January 1, 1996, the district may not exercise the authority set forth in subdivision (a) to provide water that is a substitute for water from the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s seawater intrusion project.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 456, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 31150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31150.

31150.  Districts may cooperate and contract with the United States, under the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto or any other act of Congress heretofore or hereafter enacted permitting cooperation.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31151.

31151.  The cooperation and contract may be for any or all of the following purposes:(a) Acquisition, extension, or operation of works for irrigation or drainage or flood control, or the development of electric or other power.(b) A water supply.(c) Assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31152.

31152.  Districts may carry out and perform the terms of any contract so made.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31153.

31153.  To carry out the preceding sections of this article a district has all powers, rights, and privileges possessed by irrigation districts and may exercise those powers, rights, and privileges in the same manner as irrigation districts as provided in the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31154.

31154.  If any provision of the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law is held unconstitutional, that decision shall not affect the validity of the adoption by reference in this article of the remaining portions of that law.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31155.

31155.  In any contract made between a county water district and the United States pursuant to this article, the land which may be charged with any taxes or assessments under the contract shall be designated and described.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31156.

31156.  The contract shall not include any land which is not susceptible of service with water from the water works or system contemplated in the contract.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31157 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31157.

31157.  The proceedings for voting at an election upon a proposal to contract with the United States pursuant to this article shall be had insofar as applicable in the manner provided in Articles 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of this division.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1235.)
CA Water Code § 31158 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31158.

31158.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law, or any provision of this division or other law, when any district has contracted with the United States pursuant to this article or any other law for the purposes set forth in Section 31151, if the revenues of the district from water rates are, or in the judgment of the board are likely to be, inadequate to pay all charges payable to the United States or otherwise under the contract, then any tax or assessment levied for the payment of any of those charges in any manner provided by law shall be levied only upon land, exclusive of improvements and personal property, in the portion of the district to be served with water under the contract as therein described or thereunder modified.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31159.

31159.  Every county water district which executes a contract with the United States for the purposes set forth in Section 31151 shall, within the meaning of the act of Congress approved August 11, 1916, entitled “An act to promote the reclamation of arid lands” and of the act of Congress approved May 15, 1922, entitled “An act to provide for the application of the reclamation law to irrigation districts,” be deemed to be an irrigation district organized and created under the irrigation district laws of this State.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31160.

31160.  Public land of the United States within any such county water district is subject to assessment and taxation for all purposes of such district to the extent provided in said acts of Congress upon full compliance therewith by the county water district.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31161.

31161.  Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and recreational purposes, the district may do either of the following:(a) Establish and operate recreational facilities and appliances upon the water of the lake and the land adjacent thereto.(b) Lease the water and land to others for those purposes.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 1 - Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law|Section 31162.

31162.  The operation of all facilities and appliances permitted by Section 31161 shall be in accordance with rules and regulations applicable thereto adopted by the board subject to the provisions of Section 531 of the Fish and Game Code.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 2 - Water Service to Indian Land|Section 31175.

31175.  A district may contract with the United States, upon such terms the board finds to be to the best interest of the district, for permanent or temporary service of water to Indian lands lying within the exterior boundaries of the district.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 3 - Inclusion in Municipal Utility District|Section 31180.

31180.  A county water district may be annexed to or included within the territory of any municipal utility district organized under the Municipal Utility District Act.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 3 - Inclusion in Municipal Utility District|Section 31181.

31181.  The annexation or inclusion shall not destroy the identity or legal existence of the county water district notwithstanding the identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose of the municipal utility district to which or into which the county water district is included or annexed or the transfer of any property by the county water district to the municipal utility district.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Cooperation|ARTICLE 3 - Inclusion in Municipal Utility District|Section 31182.

31182.  The annexation may be effected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing at Section 13801) of Division 6, Public Utilities Code.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.)
CA Water Code § 31300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - In General|Section 31300.

31300.  A district may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds or other evidences of the indebtedness, and may refund or retire any indebtedness or lien against the district or its property.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - In General|Section 31301.

31301.  The district may issue warrants to pay its formation expenses bearing interest at 6 percent per year from date of issue until funds are available to pay the warrants.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - In General|Section 31302.

31302.  The auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands made against the district when the demands have been approved or authorized by the board, or at least three members thereof, and by the general manager; or, in his absence or inability to act, by an officer or director therefor authorized by the board.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 31303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - In General|Section 31303.

31303.  Any money belonging to a district may be deposited or invested and drawn out as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, as now or hereafter amended. References in that chapter to “treasurer” shall mean, for the purposes of a district, the auditor thereof and to “auditor” shall mean, for the purposes of a district, the secretary thereof. This section provides for a deposit and investment procedure separate from that provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 31335).(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 460.)
CA Water Code § 31304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - In General|Section 31304.

31304.  The district, or the district on behalf of an improvement district thereof, may issue negotiable promissory notes which shall be payable from general taxes, revenues, and other available funds of the district or the improvement district, as the case may be, other than taxes levied for the payment of principal and interest on any bonded indebtedness of the district or an improvement distict therein. The notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding 8 percent per annum and shall mature and be payable not later than five years from the date of issue. The balance of such notes unpaid shall not at any one time exceed 2 percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district or the improvement district, as the case may be, or, if said assessed valuation is not obtainable, 2 percent of the county auditor’s estimate of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district, or the improvement district, as evidenced by his certificate; provided, however, that a district which has been formed for less than 18 months may borrow an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or an amount not exceeding 2 percent of the assessed valuation or estimated valuation of the taxable property in the district, whichever is greater.No district shall borrow, pursuant to this section, for purposes other than flood control, in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000); provided, however, that any district with an assessed valuation in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) may borrow, pursuant to this section, for purposes other than flood control, an amount not exceeding 1 percent of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 130.)