SECTIONS 55330-55339 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 55330-55339

55330. A district may provide for the supplying of the inhabitants
of the district with water for irrigation, domestic, industrial, or
fire protection purposes, through facilities of the district or other
facilities, including but not limited to facilities of private water
companies, mutual water companies, and private water systems within
the district, and may provide for the development and conservation of
water supplies for those purposes.

55331. The district may do all things necessary or proper to
accomplish the purposes of this division.

55332. The district may appoint or employ and prescribe the
authorities and duties of a general manager, auditor, treasurer, and
other officers, employees, attorneys, and engineers necessary or
convenient for the business of the district, each of whom shall serve
at the pleasure of the board.

55333. The district may adopt and enforce all rules, regulations
and ordinances which may be necessary and proper for:
(a) The administration and government of the district.
(b) The acquisition, purchase or construction and use and
operation of the waterworks, property and other facilities of the
district.
(c) All other purposes of the district not in conflict with laws
of this State.

55333.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7
(commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the
Government Code.

55334. Any violation of a regulation or ordinance of a district is
a misdemeanor punishable by fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.

55335. A district may acquire and conserve water supplies from any
available source, including underground water basins within the same
county, imported supplies, streams, waste water and storm water.
A district may acquire, purify, treat and reclaim saline water or
sewage or both; may store, distribute, and sell the water and
byproducts resulting from such purification, treatment and
reclamation; and may acquire, construct and maintain pipelines,
flumes, ditches, reservoirs, sewage purification plants, sewage
collection systems, saline water demineralization plants, and such
other works and facilities as are necessary or convenient to carry
out these powers.

55335.5. A district may construct, maintain, and operate sewage
collection and treatment facilities and dispose of the effluent
therefrom in any lawful manner and also do all things necessary or
proper to accomplish such powers.

55336. Subject to Section 56133 of the Government Code, a district
may sell water to any person, firm, public or private corporation,
public agency, or other consumer outside the district when the
governing body finds that the district has a surplus of water above
that which is required by the consumers within the district.
Additionally, a district may sell water to any person, firm, public
or private corporation, public agency, or other consumer outside the
district when the governing body finds that the sale of the water is
required in response to an emergency as defined in Section 1102 of
the Public Contract Code.

55337. A district may construct, maintain, improve, and operate
recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or
other works owned or controlled by the district. A district may
prescribe reasonable rules and regulations to govern the use of the
recreational facilities and may fix and assess reasonable charges for
the use of the recreational facilities by members of the public.
Revenues from such charges may be expended for the following
purposes:
(a) To pay the operating and maintenance expenses of the
recreational facilities.
(b) To pay the interest on any bonded or other debt for the
recreational facilities.
(c) To provide a sinking or other fund for the payment of the
principal of any bonded or other debt for the recreational facilities
as it becomes due.
(d) To provide a reasonable surplus for improvements, extensions,
and enlargements of the recreational facilities.
This section shall be applicable only to districts located within
Ventura County.

55338. (a) The Department of Corrections and the Los Angeles County
Waterworks District No. 4 shall enter into a contract for the
district to meet the operational needs of the California State
Prison--Los Angeles County for water, to be supplied to the district
by the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency.
(b) The Department of Corrections shall use the water supplied to
it by the Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 4 pursuant to
subdivision (a) as its primary source of water and shall use the
Antelope Valley groundwater basin only as a supplementary source of
drinking water or as an emergency backup supply.
(c) Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code does not apply to any action undertaken pursuant to
subdivision (a) or (b).

55339. A district may contract with any state agency to finance any
district improvement if the term of the contract does not exceed 30
years. A contract between the district and a state agency that
creates an indebtedness or liability that exceeds the district's
annual revenue shall be repaid with revenue derived from the
imposition of standby charges pursuant to Section 55501.5.