2007 California Water Code Article 1. Water

CA Codes (wat:22075-22079)

22075.  A district may do any act necessary to furnish sufficient
water in the district for any beneficial use.



22076.  A district may do any act in order to put to any beneficial
use any water under its control.



22077.  A district may deliver water for fire protection purposes.



22078.  A district may control, distribute, store, spread, sink,
treat, purify, recapture and salvage any water including but not
limited to sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the
district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters
therein.



22078.5.  A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article
3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of
Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.  The special taxes
shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property
within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at
a lower rate than improved property.



22079.  No district furnishing water for residential use  to a
tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the
furnishing of water to or for the tenant's residential use from any
subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous
tenant.  The district may, however, require that service to
subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or
property owner.