2007 California Water Code Article 6. Alternative Method Of Payment By Owners

CA Codes (wat:4325-4335)

4325.  The procedure set forth in this article for collecting and
making available money for watermaster distribution is in lieu of
that set forth in the other provisions of this chapter.



4326.  Whenever all the owners of rights to water within any service
area, by agreement in writing, shall have organized themselves into
an association for the purpose of financing the distribution of the
water to which they are entitled and shall have agreed therein as to
the apportionment of the expense and the payment thereof and shall
have filed with the department a copy of the agreement duly certified
and authenticated by the president and secretary of the association,
the department shall thereafter submit the statement provided for in
this chapter to the association.



4327.  The statement shall be submitted on or before the first day
of September of the year preceding that for which it is made.



4329.  The association shall pay the total amount apportioned to it
to the department on or before the first day of December next
succeeding the receipt of the statement.



4330.  The department shall deposit the money in the Water Resources
Revolving Fund to the credit of the amount of the service area
affected.


4331.  The department may refuse to render watermaster service to
such service area during any calendar year next succeeding the first
day of December of any year during which the association fails to pay
the total amount apportioned to it on or before the first day of
December of such year.



4334.  All of the provisions of this chapter relating to the
expenses of service areas which are not in conflict with this article
shall apply to expenses of service areas under this article.



4335.  If, at the time of creation of a service area, all the owners
have formed an association by agreement in writing and have filed a
certified copy of the agreement as provided in this article, the
department need not file a certified copy of the order creating the
service area or a description of the land within the service area in
the office of any county recorder.