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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 8 - ASSESSMENTS › CHAPTER 6 - North San Joaquin Water Conservation District › Section 75481.

75481. (a) The district may, by resolution of the board, provide a procedure for and collect the assessments by way of the tax bills of the county in which the district is located. The assessments shall appear as a separate item on the tax bill, shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county ad valorem property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same procedures, including sale in case of default, as are provided for those taxes.
(b) The district shall, on or before August l of each year, certify to the county auditor the assessments to be collected. The county may deduct from the revenue so collected for the district, an appropriate amount for the billing and collection services provided to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 8 - ASSESSMENTS › CHAPTER 6 - North San Joaquin Water Conservation District › Section 75481.5.

75481.5. Any assessments erroneously made by reason of inadvertence or clerical mistake may be refunded upon order of the board at any time after payment.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75501.

75501. “Person” or “operator” means public agencies, federal, state, and local, private corporations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, 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 of an affected county, or, if not separately assessed, the person who owns the land upon which a water-producing facility is located.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 228. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75502.

75502. “Ground water” means all water beneath the earth’s surface, but does not include water which is produced with oil in the production of oil and gas, or in a bona fide mining operation, or during construction operations, or from gravity or artesian springs.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75502.5.

75502.5. Notwithstanding Sections 75500 and 75502, for purposes of the United Water Conservation District, “groundwater” means all water beneath the earth’s surface, but does not include water that is produced with oil in the production of oil and gas, in a bona fide mining operation, during construction operations, or from gravity or natural springs. For the purpose of this section, “groundwater” includes water produced from artesian wells.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 833, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75503.

75503. “Production” or “producing” means the act of extracting ground water by pumping or otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75504.

75504. “Water-producing facility” means any device or method, mechanical or otherwise, for the production of water from the ground water supplies within the district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75505.

75505. “Accumulated overdraft” means the amount of water necessary to be replaced in the intake areas of the ground water basins within the district or any zone or zones thereof to prevent the landward movement of salt water into the fresh ground water body, or to prevent subsidence of the land within the district or any zone or zones thereof, as determined by the board from time to time.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75506.

75506. “Annual overdraft” means the amount, determined by the board, by which the production of water from ground water supplies within the district or any zone or zones thereof during the water year exceeds the natural replenishment of such ground water supplies in such water year.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75507.

75507. (a) “Water year” means July 1st of one calendar year to June 30th of the following calendar year.
(b) “Current water year” means the water year in which the investigation and report on the ground water conditions of the district is made, the hearing thereon held, and the determination is made by the board as to whether a zone or zones should be established and a ground water charge levied therein.
(c) “Preceding water year” means the water year immediately preceding the current water year.
(d) “Ensuing water year” means the water year immediately following the current water year.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 75508.

75508. “Agricultural water” means water first used on lands in the production of plant crops or livestock for market.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 75520.

75520. The provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 75560), 2 (commencing with Section 75570), and 3 (commencing with Section 75590) of Chapter 3 of this part apply only to districts in which a ground water charge is levied or proposed to be levied.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 75521.

75521. Ground water charges levied pursuant to this part are declared to be in furtherance of district activities in the protection and augmentation of the water supplies for users within the district or a zone or zones thereof which are necessary for the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 75522.

75522. The ground water charges are authorized to be levied upon the production of ground water from all water-producing facilities, whether public or private, within the district or a zone or zones thereof for the benefit of all who rely directly or indirectly upon the ground water supplies of the district or a zone or zones thereof and water imported into the district or a zone or zones thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 75523.

75523. The proceeds of ground water charges levied and collected upon the production of water from ground water supplies within the district or a zone or zones thereof shall be used exclusively by the board for the district purposes authorized by this division.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 1 - In General › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 75524.

75524. Any person or operator who augments the water supplies for use within the United Water Conservation District or a zone or zones thereof, by importing water from sources outside the district, and who stores that water in a basin within the district, may apply to the Board of Directors of the United Water Conservation District for a determination exempting that operator from the payment of any groundwater charge based upon the extraction of that water. The exemption shall be based upon the filing of an application for exemption and submission to the board of reasonable evidence of the following:
(a) The amount of water of acceptable quality imported into the district and spread or injected into a basin within the district.
(b) The portion of that imported water that effectively recharges the basin underlying the zone or zones into which it is injected or percolates.
(c) The amount of water produced by the applicant from the zone or zones overlying the areas effectively recharged by the importation and spreading or injection of that water.
(d) Even if the applicant had not imported and stored the water, it had a separate legal right and the ability to produce the quantity of water for which it seeks exemption, in addition to all other water produced by the applicant from the zone or zones involved.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 684, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 2 - Establishment of Zones and Registration of Water-Measuring Devices › Section 75540.

75540. Prior to the establishment of any ground water charge, the board shall establish a zone or zones within the district within which the ground water charge will be effective. Such zone or zones shall be established and may be amended to the extent and in the manner prescribed in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 75560) of this part. A zone may include the entire district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 2 - Establishment of Zones and Registration of Water-Measuring Devices › Section 75541.

75541. Within six months after the date of establishing a zone or zones, all water-producing facilities located within the boundaries of such zone or zones shall be registered with the district and, if required by the board, shall be measured with a water-measuring device satisfactory to the district, which shall be installed by the district or, at the district’s option, by the operator thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 2 - Establishment of Zones and Registration of Water-Measuring Devices › Section 75542.

75542. Any new water-producing facility constructed or reestablished after the period prescribed in Section 75541 shall be registered with the district and, if required by the board, measured with a water-measuring device satisfactory to the district within 30 days after the completion or reestablishment thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 2 - Establishment of Zones and Registration of Water-Measuring Devices › Section 75543.

75543. Any water-measuring device required by and satisfactory to any other public agency, county, or district, or zone thereof, the boundaries of which substantially contain the area of the district, may be declared by the board to be sufficient compliance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 2 - Establishment of Zones and Registration of Water-Measuring Devices › Section 75544.

75544. The registration form for water-measuring devices shall contain all of the following:
(a) Information as to the owner or owners of the land upon which each water-producing facility is located.
(b) A general description and location of each water-producing facility.
(c) The name and address of the person charged with the operation of each water-producing facility.
(d) The name or names and addresses of all persons owning or claiming to own an interest in the water-producing facility.
(e) Such other information as the district determines is necessary and requires.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 1 - Investigation and Report › Section 75560.

75560. The district shall annually cause to be made an engineering investigation and report upon ground water conditions of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 1 - Investigation and Report › Section 75561.

75561. The engineering investigation and report shall include all of the following:
(a) Information for the consideration of the board in its determination of the annual overdraft.
(b) Information for the consideration of the board in its determination of the accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the preceding water year.
(c) A report as to the total production of water from the ground water supplies of the district for the preceding water year.
(d) An estimate of the annual overdraft for the current water year and for the ensuing water year.
(e) The amount of water the district is obligated to purchase during the ensuing water year, and a recommendation as to the quantity of water needed for surface delivery and for replenishment of the ground water supplies of the district for the ensuing year.
(f) Such other information as the district desires.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75570.

75570. On or before the day of the regular meeting of the board in March of each year, the engineering investigation and report shall be delivered to the secretary in writing.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 255, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75571.

75571. The secretary shall publish a notice of the receipt of the engineering investigation and report and of a public hearing thereon to be held in April. The notice shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, 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 is held.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 255, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75572.

75572. 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 to call at the office of the district to examine the engineering investigation and report.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75573.

75573. The board shall hold a public hearing in April of each year, in the regular meeting place of the board, not sooner than 30 days after receipt of the engineering investigation and report. Any operator of a water-producing facility within the district, or any person interested in the condition of the groundwater or surface water supplies of the district, may in person, or by representative, appear and submit evidence at the public hearing concerning the groundwater conditions and the surface water supplies of the district. Appearances also may be made supporting or protesting the engineering investigation and report.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 255, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75574.

75574. The board shall, before the levy of the ground water charge, find and determine all of the following:
(a) The average annual overdraft for the immediate past 10 water years.
(b) The estimated annual overdraft for the current water year.
(c) The estimated annual overdraft for the ensuing water year.
(d) The accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the preceding water year.
(e) The estimated accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the current water year.
(f) The estimated amount of agricultural water to be withdrawn from the ground water supplies of the district for the ensuing water year.
(g) The amount of water other than agricultural water to be drawn from the ground water supplies of the district for the ensuing water year.
(h) The estimated amount of water necessary for surface distribution for the ensuing water year.
(i) The amount of water which is necessary for the replenishment of the ground water supplies of the district.
(j) The amount of water the district is obligated by contract to purchase.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 75575.

75575. The findings and determinations by the board are conclusive and binding upon all persons and parties.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75590.

75590. Prior to the end of the water year in which the hearing is held, and based upon the findings and determinations from the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not a zone or zones should be established and a ground water charge levied therein.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75591.

75591. If the board determines that a zone or zones should be established and a ground water charge levied therein, it shall establish the zone or zones and levy, assess, and affix the charge against all persons operating ground water-producing facilities within the zone or zones during the current or ensuing water year. However, the board may waive any minimal charge, the collection of which is determined by the board not to result in net economic benefit to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1208, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75592.

75592. The charge shall be computed at a fixed and uniform rate per acre-foot for agricultural water, and at a fixed and uniform rate per acre-foot for all water other than agricultural water. However, a different fixed and uniform rate per acre-foot may be used to compute the charge for all water other than agricultural water used for irrigation purposes on parks, golf courses, schools, cemeteries, and publicly owned historical sites.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 718, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75593.

75593. Different rates may be established in different zones; provided, however, that in each zone the rate for agricultural water shall be fixed and uniform and the rate for water other than agricultural water shall be fixed and uniform.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75594.

75594. Except as provided in Section 75595, any ground water charge in any year shall be established at a fixed and uniform rate for each acre-foot for water other than agricultural water which is not less than three times nor more than five times the fixed and uniform rate established for agricultural water. However, any groundwater charge in any year for water other than agricultural water used for irrigation purposes on parks, golf courses, schools, cemeteries, and publicly owned historical sites may be established at a fixed and uniform rate for each acre-foot which shall not be less than the rate established for agricultural water, nor more than the rate established for all water other than agricultural water.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 718, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75595.

75595. In any county which has a population of 503,000 or more and less than 600,000, any ground water charge in any year shall be established at a fixed and uniform rate for each acre-foot for water other than agricultural water in such proportion to the fixed and uniform rate established for agricultural water as the board shall determine.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75596.

75596. Any ground water charge levied pursuant to this part shall be in addition to any general tax or assessment levied within the district or a zone or zones thereof; provided, that in any fiscal year, the sums raised by any ground water charge levied by the district in any zone or zones, shall not produce funds for district purposes that would exceed such amount as is deemed necessary by the district board to be used in furtherance of district purposes in the replenishment, augmentation, and the protection of water supplies for users within the district or a zone or zones thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 133.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75598.

75598. In addition to the information required to be given to the board of supervisors and the auditor of each affected county pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 75350) of Part 8 of this division, the board shall at the same time annually furnish the board of supervisors and the auditor of each affected county the estimated sum of a ground water charge which the board intends to levy in any zone or zones.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75600.

75600. 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 ground water charge.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 3 - Levy › Section 75601.

75601. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may amend the report prepared pursuant to Section 75561 at any time during the water year. Upon completion of any amended report, the board shall deliver the report to the secretary.
(b) The secretary shall publish a notice of the receipt of the amended report and of a public hearing. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 75571.
(c) The board shall hold a public hearing within 30 days after the receipt of the amended report. Persons may appear and submit evidence at the public hearing concerning the groundwater conditions and the surface water supplies of the district. Any person may protest or support the amended report.
(d) The board may modify a groundwater charge levied pursuant to Section 75591 if, in the judgment of the board, based on the findings and determinations from the hearing held pursuant to subdivision (c), the modification is necessary.
(e) Any groundwater charge modified pursuant to subdivision (d) is subject to Sections 75592, 75593, 75594, 75595, and 75596.
(f) Upon the modification of the groundwater charge pursuant to subdivision (d), the board shall notify, in writing, the board of supervisors and the auditor of each county of the modification.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75610.

75610. The district, after the levying of the ground water charge, shall give notice thereof to each operator of each water-producing facility in the zone or zones as disclosed by the records of the district, which notice shall state the rate for each class of water of the ground water charge for each acre-foot of water to be produced during the ensuing water year. The notice may be sent by postal card or by other first-class mail and with postage prepaid by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75611.

75611. After the establishment of a ground water charge, each operator of a water-producing facility within the affected zone or zones of the district, until such time as such water-producing facility has been permanently abandoned, shall file with the district, on or before the 31st day of January and on or before the 31st day of July in each year, a statement setting forth the total production in acre-feet of water for the preceding six-month period (excluding the month in which the statement is due), a general description or number locating each water-producing facility, and the method or basis of the computation, of such water production.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75612.

75612. If no water has been produced from a water-producing facility during the preceding six-month period, a statement shall be filed with the district, setting forth that no water has been produced during such period. Such statement shall be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75613.

75613. The ground water charge is payable to the district on or before the last date upon which the water production statement is required to be filed and is computed by multiplying the production in acre-feet of water for each classification as disclosed in the statement by the ground water charge for each classification of water.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75614.

75614. Whenever any water-producing facility in an affected zone is permanently abandoned, the operator thereof shall give written notice of such abandonment to the district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75615.

75615. If any operator of a water-producing facility fails to pay the ground water charge when due, the district shall charge interest at the rate of one percent (1%) each month on the delinquent amount of the ground water charge.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75616.

75616. If any operator of a water-producing facility fails to register the water-producing facility, or fails to file the water production statements as required by this article, the district shall, in addition to charging interest as provided in Section 75615, assess a penalty charge against such operator in an amount of 10 percent of the amount found by the district to be due.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75617.

75617. The board may, at the time of fixing the ground water charge, establish a method or methods to be used in computing the amount of water produced from a water-producing facility which is not measured by a measuring device.
Such methods may be based upon any or all or a combination of the following criteria:
(a) The size of water-producing facility discharge opening.
(b) The area served by the water-producing facility.
(c) The number of persons served by the water-producing facility.
(d) The use of land served by the water-producing facility.
(e) The crops grown on land served by the water-producing facility.
(f) Any other criteria which may be used to determine with reasonable accuracy the amount of water produced from a water-producing facility.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75618.

75618. 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 prior to the final date for filing the next semiannual water production statement.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75619.

75619. 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 such 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 such water-producing facility.
The district may fix the amount of water production from such water-producing facility at an amount not to exceed the maximum production capacity of such water-producing facility; provided, however, that where a water-measuring device is permanently attached thereto, the record of production, as disclosed by such water-measuring device, shall be presumed to be accurate and the burden is upon the district to establish to the contrary.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75620.

75620. After the determination has been made by the district pursuant to Section 75619, a written notice thereof shall be mailed to the person operating the water-producing facility at his address as shown by the district’s records.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75621.

75621. A determination made by the district pursuant to Section 75619 shall be conclusive on all persons having an interest in the water-producing facility involved, and the ground water charge, and the interest and penalties thereon, shall be paid forthwith, unless any such person files with the board, within 10 days after the mailing of the notice of the determination, a written protest setting forth the ground or grounds for protesting the amount of production so fixed.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75622.

75622. Upon the filing of a protest, the board shall hold a hearing, at which time the total amount of the water production and the ground water charge thereon shall be determined. Such determination shall be conclusive if based upon substantial evidence.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75623.

75623. 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 at the hearing shall be mailed to each protestant, who shall have 10 days from the date of mailing to pay the ground water charge, and the interest and penalties thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 4 - Collection › Section 75624.

75624. Notice as required in Sections 75620 and 75623 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 his name and address as disclosed by the records of the district. The service is complete at the time of deposit.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 5 - Court Actions › Section 75630.

75630. The superior court of the county in which a water-producing facility within the district lies may issue a temporary restraining order upon the filing by the district of a petition or complaint setting forth that the person named therein as defendant is the operator of a water-producing facility which has not been registered with the district, or that such defendant is delinquent in the payment of a ground water charge.
Such temporary restraining order shall be returnable to the court on or before 10 days after its issuance.
Service of process is completed by posting a copy of the summons and complaint upon the water-producing facility or the parcel of land upon which it is located and by personal service upon the named defendant.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 5 - Court Actions › Section 75631.

75631. The court in such action may issue and grant an injunction restraining and prohibiting the named defendant from the operation of any water-producing facility when it is established at the hearing that the defendant has failed to register such water-producing facility with the district or that the defendant is delinquent in payment of ground water charges thereon.
The court may provide that the injunction so made and issued shall be stayed for a period not to exceed 10 days to permit the defendant to register the water-producing facility or to pay the delinquent ground water charge.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 5 - Court Actions › Section 75632.

75632. The right to proceed for injunctive relief granted by this article is an additional right to those which may be provided elsewhere in this division or otherwise allowed by law. The procedure provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, regarding injunctions, shall be followed except insofar as it is otherwise provided in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 411.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 5 - Court Actions › Section 75633.

75633. The district may bring a suit in any court having jurisdiction against any operator of a water-producing facility within the district for the collection of any delinquent groundwater charge. The court may, in addition to allowing recovery of costs to the district as allowed by law, fix and allow as part of the judgment interest and penalties as provided in Sections 75615 and 75616.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 412.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75634.

75634. For the purposes of this article, “district” means the United Water Conservation District.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75634.5.

75634.5. For the purpose of investigating compliance with any provisions of this division or any district ordinance, the district may inspect any water-producing facility within the boundaries of the district. The district shall give notice to the operator by certified mail not less than 15 days in advance of the scheduled inspection. The inspection shall be made with the consent of the operator of the water-producing facility or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75635.

75635. In addition to those remedies set forth in Sections 75615 and 75616, if the operator of a water-producing facility fails to file a water production statement or pay delinquent groundwater charges when due, the district may assess an administrative charge to recover the cost of collection of delinquent unpaid charges. The board may provide by ordinance that in excusable or justifiable circumstances, the administrative charge may be reduced or waived.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75635.5.

75635.5. (a) In addition to the district’s right to bring a suit against any operator of a water-producing facility within the district for the collection of any delinquent groundwater charges, interest, and penalties as provided in Section 75633, as a provisional remedy in the action the district may seek a writ of attachment against the property of any named defendant in the suit and the district shall not be required to furnish a bond or other undertaking as provided in The Attachment Law (Title 6.5 (commencing with Section 481.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure).
(b) The district may recover costs and administrative charges in a suit against any operator of a water-producing facility within the district for the collection of any delinquent groundwater charges, interest, and penalties in accordance with Section 75633 or as otherwise provided in this article.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75636.

75636. In accordance with Section 75614, when an operator provides notice to the district of the abandonment of a water-producing facility or a water-producing facility is in fact abandoned, the district may affix seals to the facility.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75637.

75637. (a) As an alternative to bringing suit pursuant to Section 75633, the district may collect any delinquent groundwater charges and any interest, penalties, costs, and administrative charges. The collection shall be in the same manner as would be applicable to the collection of delinquent assessments, water charges, or tolls.
(b) As an additional remedy, the district may order, after a public hearing, an operator to cease extraction of groundwater from a water-producing facility until all delinquent fees and charges are paid. The district shall give notice to the operator by certified mail not less than 15 days in advance of the public hearing.
(c) The remedies specified in this section for the collection and enforcement of fees are cumulative, and the district may pursue them alternatively or use them consecutively as determined by the board.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75637.5.

75637.5. Following the issuance of an injunction restraining the operation of a water-producing facility in accordance with Section 75631 and the termination of any stay, as a condition of allowing future operation of the facility, the district may require the operator to post a cash deposit or bond with the district providing future assurance of payment of delinquent groundwater charges. The district may require the cash deposit or bond to be in an amount equal to the amount of delinquent groundwater charges due for the preceding six-month period.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Procedure for Levy and Collection › ARTICLE 6 - United Water Conservation District › Section 75638.

75638. The remedies specified in this article are cumulative and the district may pursue them alternatively or use them concurrently as determined by the board of directors of the district.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 552) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 4 - Crimes › Section 75640.

75640. Any person who fails to register a water-producing facility, as required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75540) of this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 4 - Crimes › Section 75641.

75641. Any person who produces water from any water-producing facility required to be registered pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75540) of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor unless such facility has been registered with the district within the time required by Chapter 2 and, if required by the board, has a water-measuring device affixed thereto capable of registering the accumulated amount of water produced therefrom.
Each day of operation in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 9 - GROUND WATER CHARGE › CHAPTER 4 - Crimes › Section 75642.

75642. Any person who injures, alters, removes, resets, adjusts, manipulates, obstructs, or in any manner interferes or tampers with, or procures or causes or directs any person to injure, alter, remove, reset, adjust, manipulate, obstruct, or in any manner interfere or tamper with, any water-measuring device affixed to any water-producing facility as required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75540) of this part, so as to cause such device to improperly or inaccurately measure and record the water production, or any person who, with intent to evade any provision or requirement of this part, files with the district any false or fraudulent water production statement, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Exclusion › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 75750.

75750. The boundaries of a district may be changed and tracts of land may be excluded therefrom, in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
Neither such change of the boundaries of the district nor such exclusion of lands from the district shall impair or affect its organization, or its right in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges of whatever kind or nature; nor shall it affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which the district was or may become liable or chargeable, had such change of its boundaries not been made, or had not such land been excluded from the district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Exclusion › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 75751.

75751. A guardian, executor, or an administrator of an estate, who is appointed as such under the laws of this state, and who, as such guardian, executor, or administrator, is entitled to the possession of the lands belonging to the estate which he represents, may, on behalf of his ward or the estate which he represents, upon being authorized by the proper court, sign and acknowledge a petition for exclusion of lands, and may show cause, as provided in this chapter, why the boundaries of the district should not be changed.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)