California Water Code ARTICLE 2 - Water Distribution

• Section 22250.
  All water distributed by districts for irrigation purposes shall except when otherwise provided in this article be apportioned ratably to each landowner upon the basis...
• Section 22251.
  Any landowner may assign for use within the district his right to the whole or any portion of the water apportioned to him pursuant to...
• Section 22252.
  When any charges for the use of water are fixed by a district the water for the use of which the charges have been fixed...
• Section 22252.1.
  The board by the unanimous vote of all of the directors may specify a date prior to which applications for water for the ensuing irrigation...
• Section 22252.2.
  The action of a board in fixing or changing any such date shall be ineffective until notice thereof is given by publication once a week...
• Section 22252.3.
  In any year in which the board determines that the water supplies of the district will be inadequate to provide water in a quantity furnished...
• Section 22253.
  When a mutual water company has been formed to furnish water to certain specified land within a district, the district may contract for the delivery...
• Section 22254.
  If a district has contracted to deliver and is delivering water to a mutual water company for distribution to territory served by the latter, the...
• Section 22255.
  When its board deems it in the best interests of the district, the district may regulate the amount of water to be used to irrigate...
• Section 22256.
  A district may refuse to furnish water to any land to which it holds title by virtue of collector’s deeds to the district or to...
• Section 22257.
  Each district shall establish equitable rules for the distribution and use of water, which shall be printed in convenient form for distribution in the district....
• Section 22258.
  A district required by law or provisions of agreements under which all or part of the water supply of the district was acquired to furnish...
• Section 22259.
  If its board deems it to be for the best interests of the district, a district may enter into a contract for the lease or...
• Section 22261.
  Nothing in this article authorizes the sale of any water right.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
• Section 22262.
  No right in any water or water right owned by the district shall be acquired by use permitted under this article.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch.
• Section 22263.
  Nothing contained in this division authorizes any person to divert the water of any stream or conduit from its channel to the detriment of any...
• Section 22264.
  Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall not apply to districts except in...

Last modified: October 22, 2018