General comparison of water district acts

414 Pages·1994·12 MB·English

by  California. Dept. of Water Resources

state of California
The Resources Agency
Department of
Water Resources
General Comparison
of Water District Acts
Douglas P. Wheeler Pete Wilson David N. Kennedy
SecretarylorResources Governor Director
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Bulletin 155-94
General Comparison
of Water District Acts
March 1994
Douglas P. Wheeler Pete Wilson David N. Kennedy
Secretary for Resources Governor Director
The Resources State of Department of Water
Agency California Resources

FOREWORD
Thisisthetentheditionofthegeneralcomparison. Itreviews39generalacts(PartI)and
116specialacts(PartII). ItincludeslegislativechangesmadethroughJanuary 1, 1993. The
appendixsetsforthlegislativechangesmadebetweenJanuary 1, 1993,andJanuary 1, 1994.
Awordofcaution: Thereviewhasbeenpreparedasaguideforgeneralcomparison
only,andeachactmustbeexaminedformorespecificdetail. Becauseoftimeandspace
limitations,ithasnotbeenfeasibletocompareeverypossiblefeature. Wehaveselectedthose
portionsofthelawswhichhaveproventobeofmajorgeneral interest.
Allsuggestionsforimprovementsinformorsubstancewillbesincerelyappreciated.
DAVIDN. KENNEDY
Director
DepartmentofWaterResources
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FOREWARD
iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
PREFACE
xii
Purpose: — xii
Types ofDistrict Acts General and Special: xii
Entities Not Included: xii
Other Applicable Laws Affecting Districts: xiii
Repeals xvi
L PART
I
GENERAL DISTRICT ACTS
1
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS 5
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS 7
COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS 10
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS 13
COUNTY SERVICE AREAS 16
i COUNTY WATER AUTHORITIES 19
COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS 22
COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS 26
DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (1885 ACT) 29
DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (1903 ACT) 31
DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (1919 ACT) 34
FLOOD CONTROL AND FLOOD WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 36
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IRRIGATION DISTRICTS 38
LEVEE DISTRICTS (1905 ACT) 42
LEVEE DISTRICTS (1959 ACT) 44
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICTS 46
MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS 49
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS (1911 ACT) 53
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS (1935 ACT) 57
PROTECTION DISTRICTS (1880 ACT) 59
PROTECTION DISTRICTS (1895 ACT) 61
PROTECTION DISTRICTS (1907 ACT) 63
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS 65
RECLAMATION DISTRICTS 69
RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICTS 72
PART I -- GENERAL DISTRICT ACTS (continued) Page
REGIONAL PARK, PARK AND OPEN-SPACE, AND OPEN-SPACE
DISTRICTS 75
RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS 78
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 81
SANITARY DISTRICTS 84
SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS 87
STANISLAUS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL 89
STORM DRAIN MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS 91
STORM WATER DISTRICTS 93
TAHOE-TRUCKEE SANITATION AGENCY 95
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 98
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 101
WATER DISTRICTS 105
WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS 110
WATER STORAGE DISTRICTS 113
PART
II
SPECIAL DISTRICT ACTS 117
ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 118
ALPINE COUNTY WATER AGENCY 121
AMADOR COUNTY WATER AGENCY 123
AMERICAN RIVER FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 126
ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY 128
AVENAL COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT 131
BETHEL ISLAND MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 133
BIGHORN-DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY 135
BRANNAN-ANDRUS LEVEE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 138
BRISBANE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 140
CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 142
CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY 145
COLUSA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 149
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 151
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY STORM DRAINAGE DISTRICT 155
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WATER AGENCY 157
CRESTLINE-LAKE ARROWHEAD WATER AGENCY 159
DEL NORTE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 162
DESERT WATER AGENCY 164