SECTIONS 22225-22235 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 22225-22235

22225. Each district has the power generally to perform all acts
necessary to carry out fully the provisions of this division.

22226. A district may construct the necessary works for the
collection of water for the district.

22227. A district may acquire the right to store water in any
reservoir or to carry water through any conduit not owned or
controlled by the district and may grant to any owner or lessee of
the right to the use of any water the right to store the water in any
reservoir of the district or to carry the water through any conduit
of the district.

22228. A district may contract to perform and perform any agreement
with any number of persons or public corporations or agencies for
the exchange, transfer, or delivery to or by either or both parties
of any water right or water.

22230. A district may make and perform any necessary contracts to
carry out the purposes of the district.

22231. A district by contract may acquire and operate any needed or
desirable equipment to put water under its control to any beneficial
use.

22232. A district may employ an expert in agriculture and related
matters and other employees as may be deemed necessary to do any of
the following:
(a) Supervise the construction of works for the irrigation or
protection of land.
(b) Advise the owners of land or any persons engaged in farming
the land of methods of increasing the productiveness of the land or
as to any matters of husbandry.
(c) Conduct experiments as prescribed by the board.
(d) Perform duties for the general welfare of the people of the
district as prescribed by the board.

22233. Any district and any county may enter into a contract
agreeing to pay and apportion between them the costs of locating,
removing, repairing, or relocating any facilities owned or to be
owned by either party on the roads or other property of the other in
such proportion and upon such terms as the governing boards of the
parties shall determine to be equitable.

22234. A district may contract to operate, maintain, or improve
ditches and laterals not owned by the district upon petition of at
least two-thirds of the owners of land served by such ditches or
laterals.
In order to carry out the purposes of this section, a district may
make such contracts as the board deems necessary, including but not
limited to loan and repayment contracts, construction contracts, and
rental of equipment contracts.
The amendment of this section made at the 1963 Regular Session of
the Legislature does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory
of, the pre-existing law.

22235. A district may disseminate information to the public
concerning the rights, properties, and activities of the district.