CHAPTER 1. Powers and Purposes Generally
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.
§§ 22075–22186 · 61 sections
ARTICLE 1. Water §§ 22075–22079 · 6 sections
- § 22075 A district may do any act necessary to furnish sufficient water in the district for any beneficial use.
- § 22076 A district may do any act in order to put to any beneficial use any water under its control.
- § 22077 A district may deliver water for fire protection purposes.
- § 22078 A district may control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture and salvage any water including but not limited to sewage waters for the…
- § 22078.5 A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government…
- § 22079 No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s…
ARTICLE 1.5. Watermaster Service §§ 22080–22089.5 · 20 sections
- § 22080 As used in this article: (a) “Conduit” includes ditches, pipelines, and other means of diversion. (b) “District” means any irrigation district which includes…
- § 22080.5 Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster appointed by a district may be exercised by the watermaster directly or through the agency of a deputy…
- § 22081 A district, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 22080, may appoint one or more watermasters to regulate the use of water within the district.
- § 22081.5 The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by an irrigation district shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and…
- § 22082 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and serviceable headgate in the conduit through which the…
- § 22082.5 The headgate shall be of such construction that it can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster.
- § 22083 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain such water flow measuring devices at such points along the conduit as may be required and approved by the…
- § 22083.5 If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects to construct and maintain the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices provided for in…
- § 22084 The owner of every reservoir which is subject to regulation by a watermaster and which is located across or upon the bed of a natural stream or requires the…
- § 22084.5 If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses to construct and maintain the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the…
- § 22085 The district may make such reasonable regulations to secure distribution of water in accordance with determined rights as may be needed.
- § 22085.5 The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams or other sources of supply among the several conduits and reservoirs taking water therefrom and so adjust…
- § 22086 Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates a headgate to a conduit or the controlling works of a reservoir, he may attach to the headgate or…
- § 22086.5 The notice is legal notice to all persons interested in the diversion and distribution of the water of the conduit or reservoir.
- § 22087 Any person who is injured by the action of any watermaster may apply to the superior court of the county in which the injury takes place for an injunction.
- § 22087.5 Such injunction shall be issued only in case it is shown at the hearing that the watermaster has failed to distribute the water according to the rights as…
- § 22088 Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes, or interferes with any headgate, waterbox, or measuring device while it is under the control…
- § 22088.5 The possession or use of water when it has been so denied by the watermaster is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.
- § 22089 Every person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars…
- § 22089.5 A watermaster has the power to arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this article and to give him into the custody of the sheriff or other…
ARTICLE 2. Drainage §§ 22095–22099 · 5 sections
- § 22095 A district may provide for any and all drainage made necessary by the irrigation provided for by the district.
- § 22096 All laws respecting irrigation by districts or respecting districts shall also be so construed and enforced as to apply to drainage.
- § 22097 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting drainage and construction, operation, and control…
- § 22098 Whenever it appears necessary to drain any land within a district on account of the irrigation which has been done or which is intended to be done by the…
- § 22099 No drainage need be provided for land as to which the district is relieved from liability for seepage or flooding by reason of grant, waiver, prescription,…
ARTICLE 3. Electric Power §§ 22115–22124 · 10 sections
- § 22115 Any district heretofore or hereafter formed may purchase or lease electric power from any agency or entity, public or private, and may provide for the…
- § 22116 All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as…
- § 22117 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting electric power and the acquisition, operation, and…
- § 22118 The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its electric power…
- § 22119 A district may distribute power without regard to any assessments levied by it.
- § 22120 A district may sell, dispose of, and distribute electric power for use outside of its boundaries.
- § 22121 Subject to the conditions in this article a district may in the manner required by law make special appropriations of water for power purposes.
- § 22122 Any use of water for generating electric power at any given time of the year which is in excess of the water appropriated and beneficially used for irrigation…
- § 22123 Any district providing electric power to areas outside its boundaries shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations, and orders of the governing body of…
- § 22124 Every district furnishing electrical power shall comply with Section 8029.5 of the Public Utilities Code.
ARTICLE 4. Pension and Retirement Systems §§ 22140–22144 · 4 sections
- § 22140 The board may establish or modify any existing plan or system, so as to provide for a pension or retirement plan or system for the benefit of officers,…
- § 22141 The district may maintain its own pension, retirement, disability benefit and death benefit fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and…
- § 22143 This article does not affect the authority of any district to participate in the State Employees’ Retirement System or any county employees’ retirement system.
- § 22144 If a district has terminated a plan which did provide retirement benefits and has entered into a contract to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement…
ARTICLE 5. Flood Control §§ 22160–22162 · 3 sections
- § 22160 The district may, but shall not be required to, provide for, maintain and operate such works and facilities within or without its boundaries as the board may…
- § 22161 A district may, but shall not be required to, contract with the United States, the State, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any person, for…
- § 22162 The provisions of Section 22160 apply only to districts containing 200,000 acres or more.
ARTICLE 6. Sewage Disposal §§ 22170–22180 · 11 sections
- § 22170 This article applies only if an election is called and held as provided in this article and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal are “Yes.”
- § 22171 The board may in its discretion by resolution call an election to be held in the entire district or only in that portion of the district proposed to be served…
- § 22172 The ballots shall include instructions to voters that are consistent with the requirements of Section 13204 of the Elections Code.
- § 22173 The voters shall vote for or against the proposal by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” respectively.
- § 22174 Notice of the election shall specify the purpose of the election and the day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election, and shall be…
- § 22175 The election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district elections.
- § 22176 A district, whether heretofore or hereafter formed, may provide for the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of sewage collection and disposal…
- § 22177 A district may charge reasonable connection charges to defray in whole or in part the cost of providing sewage disposal service and may levy and collect annual…
- § 22178 All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all other acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as…
- § 22179 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting sewage disposal and the acquisition, operation, and…
- § 22180 The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its sewage…
ARTICLE 7. Recreational Facilities §§ 22185–22186 · 2 sections