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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.

31143. In addition to the other powers provided by law, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County, shall have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise such powers as may be appropriate to ensure that onsite waste water disposal systems, as defined in Section 6952 of the Health and Safety Code, along the San Lorenzo River do not pollute the river, its tributaries, and ground water:
(a) To carry on technical and other investigations, examinations, or tests, of all kinds, make measurements, collect data, and make analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to the water supply, use of water, water quality, nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water within the district as such activities relate to the use of public, combined, or private onsite waste water disposal systems.
(b) To require all persons discharging from onsite waste water disposal systems within the district to register the system with the district, and to charge annual registration fees in such amount as will defray all or a portion of the costs of exercising the powers provided in this article. Applications for permits for onsite waste water disposal systems within the district to the County of Santa Cruz shall be referred to the district for the district’s review and comment.
(c) To adopt and enforce regulations for onsite waste water disposal systems within the district, after holding a public hearing on reasonable notice thereof, to control and enhance the quality of the ground and surface waters of the district, in order to eliminate the pollution, waste, and contamination of water flowing into, through, or originating within watercourses, both natural and artificial, within the district, to prevent contamination, nuisance, pollution, or otherwise rendering unfit for beneficial use the surface or ground water used or useful in the district, and to expend such amounts as are necessary to exercise such powers from the funds of the district. Such regulations shall not be in conflict with state law or county ordinances.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1135, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.1.

31143.1. The district shall immediately do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional, or local law, order, regulation, or rule relating to water pollution or discharges from onsite waste water disposal systems within the area of the district. For such purpose, any authorized representative of the district, upon presentation of his credentials, or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or with the permission of the owner, shall have the right of entry to any premises on which an onsite waste water disposal system is located for the purpose of inspecting such system, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, order, regulation, or rule.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1135, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.2.

31143.2. (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31143 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board of directors may by regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance and to assess the cost of such abatement to the violator. If the violator maintains the nuisance upon real property in which he has a fee title interest, the assessment shall constitute a lien upon such real property.
(b) The amount of any costs incurred by the district in abating such a nuisance upon real property shall be added to the annual taxes next levied upon the real property subject to abatement and shall constitute a lien upon that real property as of the same time and in the same manner as does the tax lien securing such annual taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of district taxes shall be applicable to such assessment, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attached thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then a lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the delinquent and unpaid charges relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Any amounts of such assessments collected are to be credited to the funds of the district from which the costs of abatement were expended.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1135, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.3.

31143.3. (a) The owner of any real property upon which is located an onsite waste water 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 31143.2, 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 31143.2, 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. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.4.

31143.4. In order to avoid duplication, either the district or the County of Santa Cruz may contract with the other party for any services or activities authorized to be performed pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1135, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.5 - San Lorenzo Valley Water District › Section 31143.5.

31143.5. Any violation of a regulation of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31143 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), 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.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1135, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.

31144. In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Lompico County Water District, Santa Cruz County, shall have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise such powers as may be appropriate to ensure that onsite waste water disposal systems, as defined in Section 6952 of the Health and Safety Code, along the San Lorenzo River do not pollute the river, its tributaries, and groundwater:
(a) To carry on technical and other investigations, examinations, or tests, of all kinds, make measurements, collect data, and make analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to the water supply, use of water, water quality, nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water within the district as those activities relate to the use of public, combined, or private onsite waste water disposal systems.
(b) To require all persons discharging from onsite waste water disposal systems within the district to register the system with the district, and to charge annual registration fees in such amount as will defray all or a portion of the costs of exercising the powers provided in this article. Applications for permits for onsite waste water disposal systems within the district to the County of Santa Cruz shall be referred to the district for the district’s review and comment.
(c) To adopt and enforce regulations for onsite waste water disposal systems within the district, after holding a public hearing on reasonable notice thereof, to control and enhance the quality of the ground and surface waters of the district, in order to eliminate the pollution, waste, and contamination of water flowing into, through, or originating within watercourses, both natural and artificial, within the district, to prevent contamination, nuisance, pollution, or otherwise rendering unfit for beneficial use the surface or groundwater used or useful in the district, and to expend such amounts as are necessary to exercise these powers from the funds of the district. The regulations shall not be in conflict with state law or county ordinances.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.1.

31144.1. The district shall immediately do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional, or local law, order, regulation, or rule relating to water pollution or discharges from onsite waste water disposal systems within the area of the district. For that purpose, any authorized representative of the district, upon presentation of his credentials, or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or with the permission of the owner, shall have the right of entry to any premises on which an onsite waste water disposal system is located for the purpose of inspecting the system, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, order, regulation, or rule.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.2.

31144.2. (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31144 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board of directors may by regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance and to assess the cost of abatement to the violator. If the violator maintains the nuisance upon real property in which the violator has a fee title interest, the assessment shall constitute a lien upon the real property.
(b) The amount of any costs incurred by the district in abating such a nuisance upon real property shall be added to the annual taxes next levied upon the real property subject to abatement and shall constitute a lien upon that real property as of the same time and in the same manner as does the tax lien securing those annual taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of district taxes shall be applicable to the assessment, except that if any real property to which the lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attached thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of those taxes would become delinquent, then a lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to the real property and the delinquent and unpaid charges relating to the property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Any amounts of those assessments collected are to be credited to the funds of the district from which the costs of abatement were expended.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.3.

31144.3. (a) The owner of any real property upon which is located an onsite waste water disposal system, which system is subject to abatement as a public nuisance by the district, may request the district to replace or repair the system, as necessary. 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 31144.2, 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 the 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 the 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 31144.2, 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.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.4.

31144.4. In order to avoid duplication, either the district or the County of Santa Cruz may contract with the other party for any services or activities authorized to be performed pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.5.

31144.5. (a) Whenever, in the opinion of the board of directors, the public interest or convenience may require, the board of directors may undertake any work necessary or incidental to the prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of water pollution from public, combined, or private onsite waste water disposal systems, or to repair damages resulting therefrom.
(b) For purposes of this section, “water pollution” means actual or threatened pollution to the San Lorenzo River and its tributaries, ground and surface waters of the district, and water flowing into, through, or originating within watercourses, both natural and artificial, within the district.
(c) The work may be performed on private property with the prior written consent of the owner thereof, if the board of directors of the district, in the resolution of intention, determines that it is in the public interest to do so.
(d) The work or improvement shall be done and the cost thereof assessed and collected in accordance with the procedures of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code), or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code).
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.6 - Lompico County Water District › Section 31144.6.

31144.6. Any violation of a regulation of the district adopted pursuant to Section 31144 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each day of the violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any violation or threatened violation of a regulation of the district may also be enjoined by civil suit.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.7.

31144.7. In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Malaga County Water District, Fresno County, shall, within the boundaries of the district, have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise those powers that are appropriate for improving water quality and supply, reducing the use of water, and preventing nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water:
(a) To carry on technical and other investigations, examinations, or tests, of all kinds, make measurements, collect data, and make analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to the water supply, use of water, water quality, nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water, both within and without the district, including, but not limited to, those activities related to use of public, combined, or private septic and septic tank disposal systems.
(b) To regulate, prohibit, or control the discharge of pollutants, waste, or any other material into the district’s facilities by requiring dischargers to obtain a permit from the district prior to any discharge and by prohibiting the discharge of pollutants or other material which does or may cause a nuisance into the district’s facilities without first obtaining a permit from the district, but if a federal permit has been issued for the discharge, a permit may be issued by the district at no fee to the discharger; to require a fee to be collected prior to the issuance of a discharge permit, if the amount of the fee does not exceed the cost of issuing the permit; to require all permitholders to indemnify the district from any and all damages, penalties, or other expenses imposed on or required of the district by state or federal agencies due to any discharge by the permitholders into district facilities.
(c) To establish compliance with any federal, state, or local law, regulation, order, or rule relating to water pollution or the discharge of pollutants, waste, or any other material into the district’s facilities. For this purpose, any authorized representative of the district, upon presentation of his or her credentials or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, has the right of entry to any premises on which a water pollution, waste, or contamination source is located for the purpose of inspecting the source, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, regulation, order, or rule.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.71.

31144.71. (a) For the common benefit of the district and for the purpose of managing the groundwater basin and managing, replenishing, regulating, and protecting the groundwater supplies within the district, the Malaga County Water District may exercise any of the following powers:
(1) Provide for the conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water resources within the district.
(2) Store water in underground water basins or reservoirs within or outside of the district.
(3) Exchange water.
(4) Distribute water to persons in exchange for ceasing or reducing groundwater extractions.
(5) Transport, reclaim, purify, treat, inject, extract, or otherwise manage and control water for the beneficial use of persons or property within the district and to improve and protect the quality of groundwater supplies within the district.
(b) The district may, pursuant to Sections 31020 and 31021, enter into an agreement or agreements with other public agencies for the purpose of participating in basinwide groundwater management activities.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.72.

31144.72. In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Malaga County Water District may levy and collect fees or charges in the manner provided for in this division for activities undertaken pursuant to Section 31144.71.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.73.

31144.73. The district shall biennially prepare a written report on the district’s activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies of the district. The report shall include, among other information the board may order, a financial analysis of the district’s water utility system; information as to the present and future water requirements of the district, the water supply available to the district, and future capital improvement and maintenance and operating requirements; a method of financing those requirements; a recommendation as to whether or not a groundwater charge should be levied in any zone or zones of the district during the ensuing water year and, if any groundwater charge is recommended, a proposal of a rate per acre-foot for all water other than agricultural water for the zone or zones.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.74.

31144.74. As used in connection with the groundwater charge authorized by this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(a) “District” means the Malaga County Water District.
(b) “Person,” “owner,” or “operator” means federal, state, or local agencies, private corporations, firms, or partnerships, and individuals or groups of individuals, whether legally organized or not. “Owner” or “operator” also means the person to whom a water-producing facility is assessed by the county assessor, or, if not separately assessed, the person who owns the land upon which a water-producing facility is located.
(c) “Groundwater” means nonsaline water beneath the natural surface of the ground, whether or not flowing through known and definite channels. “Nonsaline water” means water which has less than 1,000 parts of chlorides to 1,000,000 parts of water, both quantities measured by weight.
(d) “Production” or “producing” means the extraction or extracting of groundwater, by pumping or any other method, from shafts, tunnels, wells (including, but not limited to, abandoned oil wells), excavations or other sources of groundwater, for domestic, municipal, irrigation, industrial, or other beneficial use, but does not mean or include the extraction of groundwater produced in the construction or reconstruction of a well, or water incidentally produced in a bona fide mining or excavation operation or water incidentally produced in the bona fide construction of a tunnel, unless the groundwater so extracted shall be used or sold by the producer for domestic, municipal, irrigation, industrial, or other beneficial use.
(e) “Water-producing facility” means any device or method, mechanical or otherwise, for the production of water from the groundwater supplies within the district or a zone thereof.
(f) “Water production statement” means the certified statement filed by the owner or operator of a water-producing facility with the district of the production of groundwater from the facility in a specified period.
(g) “Water year” means July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the following calendar year.
(h) “Agricultural water” means water primarily used in the commercial production of agricultural crops or livestock.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.75.

31144.75. On the second Tuesday in February of each even-numbered year, the report shall be delivered to the clerk of the district board in writing. The clerk shall publish, pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, a notice of the receipt of the report and of the public hearing to be held on the second Tuesday in March in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district, at least 10 days prior to the date at which the public hearing regarding the report shall be held. The notice, among other information which the district may provide therein, shall contain an invitation to all operators of water-producing facilities within the district, or any person interested in the district’s activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies of the district, to call at the offices of the district to examine the report. A public hearing shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of each even-numbered year in the chambers of the board, at which time any operator of a water-producing facility in the district, or any person interested in the district’s activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies of the district, may in person, or by representative, appear and submit evidence concerning the subject of the report.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.76.

31144.76. (a) Prior to the end of the water year in which the hearing is held, and based upon the findings and determinations at the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not a groundwater charge should be levied in any zone or zones. If the board determines that a groundwater charge should be levied, the board shall levy, assess, and affix the charge or charges against all persons operating water-producing facilities within that zone or zones during the ensuing water year. The charge shall be computed at a fixed and uniform rate per acre-foot for all water other than agricultural water. The rates shall be established each year in accordance with a budget for that year and shall be at a fixed and uniform rate for all water other than agricultural water.
(b) Any groundwater charge levied pursuant to this article shall be in addition to any general tax or assessment levied within the district or any zone or zones thereof.
(c) Clerical errors occurring or appearing in the name of any person or in the description of the water-producing facility where the production of water therefrom is otherwise properly charged, or in the making or extension of any charge upon the records which do not affect the substantial rights of the assessee or assessees, shall not invalidate the groundwater charge.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.78.

31144.78. Upon good cause shown, an amended statement of water production may be filed or a correction of the records may be made at any time within six months of filing the water production statement. If pursuant to Section 31144.79, the owner or operator has been notified of a determination by the district that the production of water from the water-producing facility is in excess of that disclosed by the sworn statement covering the water-producing facility, and that owner or operator fails to protest the determination in the manner and in the time set forth in Section 31144.79, the owner or operator shall be precluded from later filing an amended water production statement for that period for the water-producing facility.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Purposes Generally › ARTICLE 9.7 - Malaga County Water District › Section 31144.79.

31144.79. (a) If the district has probable cause to believe that the production of water from any water-producing facility is in excess of that disclosed by the sworn statements covering the water-producing facility, or if no statements are filed covering any water-producing facility, the district may cause an investigation and report to be made concerning the production of water from each such water-producing facility. The district may fix the amount of water production from any such water-producing facility at an amount not to exceed the maximum production capacity of the water-producing facility.
(b) After the determination has been made by the district, a written notice thereof shall be mailed to the person operating the water-producing facility at the address shown by the district’s records. The determination made by the district shall be conclusive on all persons having an interest in the water-producing facility, and the groundwater charge, interest, and penalties thereon, shall be paid forthwith, unless that person files with the board within 15 days after the mailing of the notice, a written protest setting forth the ground or grounds for protesting the amount of production so fixed. Upon the filing of that protest, the board shall hold a hearing at which time the total amount of the water production and the groundwater charge thereon shall be determined, which shall be conclusive if based upon substantial evidence. If the water production statement was filed and the amount disclosed thereon was paid within the time required under this article, and the board finds that the failure to report the amount of water actually produced resulted from excusable or justifiable circumstances, the board may waive the charge of interest on the amount found to be due. A notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the protestant at least 10 days before the date fixed for the hearing. Notice of the determination by the board shall be mailed to each protestant, who shall have 30 days from the date of mailing to pay the groundwater charge, interest, or penalties provided under this article.
(c) Notice as required in this section shall be given by deposit thereof in any postal facility regularly maintained by the government of the United States in a sealed envelope with postage paid, addressed to the person on whom it is served at the name and address disclosed by the records of the district. This service is complete at the time of deposit.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.)
2023 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 31146.

31146. The district shall immediately do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional or local law, order, regulation or rule relating to water pollution or the discharge of pollutants, waste or any other material within the area of the district. For such purpose, any authorized representative of the district, upon presentation of his credentials, or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall have the right of entry to any premises on which a water pollution, waste, or contamination source, including, but not limited to, septic tanks, is located for the purpose of inspecting such source, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, order, regulation, or rule.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 925.)
2023 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 31147.

31147. (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31145 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board may by regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance and to assess the cost of such abatement to the violator. If the violator maintains the nuisance upon real property in which he has a fee title interest, the assessment shall constitute a lien upon such real property.
(b) The amount of any costs incurred by the district in abating such a nuisance upon real property, shall be added to, and become part of, the annual taxes next levied upon the real property subject to abatement and shall constitute a lien upon that real property as of the same time and in the same manner as does the tax lien securing such annual taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of district taxes shall be applicable to such assessment, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attached thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then a lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the delinquent and unpaid charges relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Any amounts of such assessments collected are to be credited to the funds of the district from which the costs of abatement were expended.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 925.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)