Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74520. Section 74520.
A district may make surveys and investigations of the water supply and resources of the district.
CHAPTER 2. Water [74520. - 74527.]
Cal. Water Code - WAT 2.
in effectCal. Water Code - WAT § 74521. Section 74521.
A district may appropriate, acquire, and conserve water and water rights for any useful purpose.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74522. Section 74522.
A district may conserve, store, spread, and sink water and for such purposes may acquire or construct dams, damsites, reservoirs and reservoir sites, canals, ditches and conduits, spreading basins, sinking wells, and sinking basins.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74523. Section 74523.
A district may maintain, operate, and repair any of the works described in Section 74522.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74524. Section 74524.
A district may provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such works, facilities, or operations within or without the district boundaries as the board deems necessary to protect the land or property in the district from damage by flood or overflow.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74525. Section 74525.
A district may drill, construct, install, and operate wells, pumps, pipelines, conduits, valves, gates, meters, and other appurtenances to such wells, pipelines and conduits, and may pump water therefrom and thereby for sale, delivery, distribution, or other disposition.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74526. Section 74526.
A district may sell, deliver, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any water that may be stored or appropriated, owned, or controlled by the district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74527. Section 74527.
A district may fix the rates at which water may be sold by the district. The rates shall be uniform for like classes of service throughout the district.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026