SECTIONS 35420-35429 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 35420-35429

35420. All water distributed for irrigation purposes, except as
otherwise provided in this article, shall be apportioned ratably to
each holder of title to land upon the basis of the ratio which the
last assessment against his land for district purposes bears to the
whole sum assessed in the district for district purposes.

35421. Water sold to holders of title to land pursuant to Section
35470 shall be apportioned ratably to each holder of title to land
making application therefor under such rules and regulations as the
board may from time to time establish.

35422. Where revenue bonds have been issued payable from revenues
to be derived from the sale of water for the irrigation of land all
water distributed for irrigation purposes shall be apportioned
ratably to each holder of title to land making application therefor
pursuant to rules and regulations established by the board.

35422.5. As an alternative, and in addition, to other methods set
forth in this article regarding the apportionment of water, a
district may enter into long-term water service contracts with the
holders of title to land for the apportionment of all or any part of
its water supply. Long-term water service contracts may provide that
all water charges provided for, when due, are a lien on the land in
the nature of assessments and may be collected and enforced in the
manner provided in this division for the collection and enforcement
of assessments. Any lien pursuant to this section has the same force,
effect, and priority as an assessment lien, if the contract is
recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which
the land is located.

35423. A district may establish, print, and distribute equitable
rules and regulations for the sale and distribution of water. A
district may provide therein that water shall not be furnished to (1)
persons who violate the rules and regulations or against whom there
are delinquent water, standby, facility, or other charges, or
penalties or interest on any such charges, or (2) land against which
there is a delinquent assessment.

35424. After equitable rules and regulations for the distribution
of water have been published once a week for two weeks in a newspaper
of general circulation published in each affected county, any
violation thereof is a misdemeanor and the violator shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty
dollars ($50) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200). When
equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water are
amended, the district may publish a summary of the amendments to the
rules and regulations with an Internet address and a physical
location where the complete text of the amended rules and regulations
may be viewed.

35425. If its board deems it to be for the best interests of the
district, a district may enter into a contract for the lease, sale,
or use of any surplus water not then necessary for use within the
district, for use either within or without the district.

35427. Nothing in this article authorizes the sale of any water
right.

35428. No right in any water or water right owned by the district
shall be acquired by use permitted under this article.

35429. The board may grant to the owner or lessee of a right to the
use of any water permission to store the water in any reservoir of
the district or to carry it through any conduit of the district.