ARTICLE 9.3. Alameda County Water District

Article 9.3 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 563, Sec. 1.

§§ 31142.20–31142.39 · 11 sections

• § 31142.20 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alameda County Water District Groundwater Protection Act.
• § 31142.22 This article only applies to all property within the boundaries of the Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City.
• § 31142.24 Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) “Aquifer” means a geologic…
• § 31142.26 The district may take the following actions within the boundaries of the Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City to carry out this article: (a) Adopt, by…
• § 31142.28 Any person applying for any land development permit or approval within the boundaries described in Section 31142.22 shall obtain documentation from the…
• § 31142.30 Any abandoned or unused well, exploratory hole, or other excavation that creates or threatens to create a water contamination hazard is a public nuisance. The…
• § 31142.32 If the district determines that a public nuisance exists, it shall, by certified mail, notify the record owner of the property to abate the public nuisance.…
• § 31142.34 If, after the hearing, the general manager determines that a public nuisance exists, the district shall, by certified mail, send a notice to the record owner…
• § 31142.36 If the public nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the district in the notice, the district may abate the public nuisance. Any entry upon…
• § 31142.38 (a) All costs incurred by the district in abating a public nuisance pursuant to this article are a lien upon the property. (b) Notice of the lien shall include…
• § 31142.39 All actions authorized by this article shall be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1341 et seq.) and…