{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"22841.5","citation":"Wat. Code, § 22841.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11"},{"name":"PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [22075. - 22982.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts [22825. - 22970.35.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Internal Organization [22840. - 22849.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 195.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more, the board shall, when changing the boundaries of the divisions of the district pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wat/21605\">21605</a>, make such boundaries coincide with general county election precincts as nearly as may be practicable while keeping such divisions as nearly equal in population as may be practicable.</p>","text":"In an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more, the board shall, when changing the boundaries of the divisions of the district pursuant to Section 21605, make such boundaries coincide with general county election precincts as nearly as may be practicable while keeping such divisions as nearly equal in population as may be practicable.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/internal-organization-22841-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}