California Water Code ARTICLE 1 - Powers Generally

• Section 31000.
  County water districts shall be managed under the provisions of this division and may exercise the powers therein expressly granted or necessarily implied therefrom.(Added by...
• Section 31001.
  Each district has the power generally to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provisions of this division.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
• Section 31002.
  A district has perpetual succession.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
• Section 31003.
  A district may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
• Section 31004.
  A district may make contracts and employ labor to carry out the purposes of the district.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
• Section 31005.
  A district may have construction or other work performed by contract or may do the work under its own superintendence.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
• Section 31006.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any district formed under this division may, by resolution of the board of the district spread on its minutes,...
• Section 31007.
  The rates and charges to be collected by the district shall be so fixed as to yield an amount sufficient to do each of the...
• Section 31007.5.
  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...
• Section 31008.
  A district may provide for the pension of officers or employees and the creation of a special fund for the purpose of paying such pension...
• Section 31009.
  In any district authorized to provide fire protection services, the district board is authorized to enforce the provisions of Sections 4291 to 4296, inclusive, of...
• Section 31010.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 1450) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code, any district and any county may...
• Section 31011.
  A district may disseminate information to the public concerning the rights, properties, and activities of the district.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 330.)
• Section 31012.
  If, on or after the effective date of this section, substantially all of a district water system is acquired by another public agency by any...
• Section 31013.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mammoth County Water District may operate a propane gas distribution service for residents of the district and may...
• Section 31013.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mammoth Community Water District may acquire property and construct, maintain, operate, sell, and lease facilities, including, but not...
• Section 31014.
  Subject to the consent of the governing body of the county or city having jurisdiction over the highway or street, the Juniper-Riviera County Water District...
• Section 31014.5.
  The term “irrigation district” as used in Chapter 1046 of the Statutes of 1969 includes a county water district and the Orange County Water District.(Added...
• Section 31015.
  The Sierra Lakes County Water District shall not exercise any of the powers and purposes set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 31120), Article...
• Section 31016.
  (a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the district, including an ordinance fixing charges for the furnishing of commodities or services, the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018