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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 TheResourcesAgency StateofCalifornia DepartmentofWaterResources @ Copiesofthisbulletin $20.00 maybeobtained from: DepartmentofWaterResources P.O.Box942836 Sacramento,CA94236-0001 iUlakecheclcspayableto: DEPARTMENTOFWATERRESOURCES Californiaresidentsaddcurrentsalestax ONTHECOVER:Anaerialviewof theSacramento-SanJoaquinDelta. Department of Water Resources 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 m TABLE OF CONTENTS \ Page 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 . . 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