CHAPTER 6. Groundwater Extraction Charges

Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 350, Sec. 1.

§§ 37960–37969 · 10 sections

• § 37960 The district may, by ordinance, levy groundwater extraction charges, including volumetric charges intended to provide an incentive for reduced water use, on…
• § 37961 The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the groundwater management activities of the district are of equal benefit to all operators of groundwater…
• § 37962 If any operator of any extraction facility fails to pay a groundwater extraction charge when due, the district may charge and collect interest at the rate of…
• § 37963 All moneys collected by the district pursuant to this act shall be available for expenditure by the district to carry out its groundwater management functions…
• § 37964 The district may, by ordinance, establish an operator’s extraction allocation for each groundwater extraction facility located within the district. The…
• § 37965 The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (a) Extraction allocations and extraction surcharges authorized pursuant to this chapter are necessary…
• § 37966 The maximum amount of the extraction surcharge shall be two hundred dollars ($200) per acre-foot of groundwater extracted in excess of the extraction…
• § 37967 If an operator of a groundwater extraction facility fails to pay the extraction surcharge when due, the district shall charge and collect a late penalty at the…
• § 37968 The district may bring a cause of action, in any court having jurisdiction, against an operator of a groundwater extraction facility for the collection of any…
• § 37969 In addition to any other authority, the district may order that an extraction surcharge or late penalty be a personal obligation of the operator or an…