2011 California Code
Water Code
DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500 - 29978]
ARTICLE 6. Sewage Disposal
Section 22171


CA Water Code § 22171 (through 2012 Leg Sess) What's This?

The board may in its discretion by resolution call an election to be held in the entire district or only in that portion of the district proposed to be served to determine whether or not the district should provide for sewage disposal service. The ballots shall contain the following statement of the proposal:

Shall the ____ Irrigation District provide for sewage disposal, or acquire existing sewage disposal facilities, within that portion of its boundaries as hereinafter described not now provided with adequate sewage collection and disposal works.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ballots of any district which is required to obtain the approval of the local agency formation commission before it may provide sewage disposal shall contain the following statement of the proposal:

Shall the ____ Irrigation District provide for sewage disposal, or acquire existing sewage disposal facilities, within that portion of the district, and in the manner, set forth in the proposed application to the ____ Local Agency Formation Commission, dated ____, a copy of which application is on file in the office of the district.

Such proposal shall be followed by the words Yes and No on separate lines with a small enclosed space after each of the two words.

(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 199.)

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