California Water Code CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

• Section 60001.
  The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60002.
  “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch.
• Section 60003.
  “District” means a water replenishment district formed under the provisions of the Water Replenishment District Act, or this division.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60004.
  “Board” means the board of directors of a district.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60005.
  “Land” means land in the district or proposed district involved.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60006.
  “President” means the president of the board.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60007.
  “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60008.
  “General water replenishment district election” means the election required to be held in each district at the time of the general election in each even-numbered...
• Section 60009.
  “Special water district election” means any district election other than a general water replenishment district election.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60010.
  “Elector,” “voter,” and “precinct board” have respectively the same meaning as in the Elections Code, but an “elector” or “voter” shall also be a resident...
• Section 60011.
  “Person” means any public agency or public corporation, whether federal, state, or local, or any private corporation, firm, partnership, individual, or group of individuals.(Added by...
• Section 60012.
  “Water replenishment district” means a special water replenishment district.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60013.
  “Water year” means the period commencing on October 1st of one calendar year and ending on September 30th of the calendar year immediately following.(Added by...
• Section 60014.
  “Fiscal year” means the period commencing on July 1st of one calendar year and ending on June 30th of the calendar year immediately following.(Added by...
• Section 60015.
  “Ground water” means nonsaline water beneath the surface of the ground, whether or not flowing through known and definite channels.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 585.)
• Section 60016.
  “Nonsaline water” means water which has less than 1,000 parts of chlorides to 1,000,000 parts of water.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 585.)
• Section 60017.
  “Production” or “producing” means the extraction or extracting of ground water, by pumping or any other method, from shafts, tunnels, wells (including, but not limited...
• Section 60018.
  “Water-producing facility” means any device or method, mechanical or otherwise, for the production of ground water from the ground water supplies within a replenishment district.(Added...
• Section 60019.
  “Owner” means the person or persons owning any water-producing facility or any interest therein other than a lien to secure the payment of a debt...
• Section 60020.
  “Operator” means the person or persons operating a water-producing facility; the owner thereof shall be conclusively presumed to be such operator unless satisfactory showing be...
• Section 60021.
  “Producer” means any operator producing ground water.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60022.
  “Annual overdraft” means the amount, as determined by the board of directors of the replenishment district, by which the quantity of ground water removed by...
• Section 60023.
  “Accumulated overdraft” means the aggregate amount, as determined from time to time by the board of directors of the replenishment district, by which the quantity...
• Section 60024.
  “Principal county” means the county in which the greater portion of the land in a district or a proposed district is situated, if the district...
• Section 60025.
  “Participating county” is any county other than the principal county in which the district or proposed district is situated, if the district or proposed district...
• Section 60026.
  “Affected county” means each county in which some land of the district or proposed district is located.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
• Section 60027.
  “Replenishment assessment” means any assessment levied pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 60300).(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 389, Sec. 1.)
• Section 60028.
  “Contaminant” means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance, or substances, of a concentration which, if contained in water, will cause a significant impairment to...
• Section 60029.
  “Existing agency” shall mean any public corporation, agency, district, or political subdivision created prior or subsequent to the formation of a replenishment district under this...

Last modified: October 22, 2018