Laws and Regulations, California Codes
Water Code, Division 31

• 81300: This division shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency A...
• 81301: The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Many separate cities, districts, and pu...
• 81302: Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of th...
• 81303: "Agency" means the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency.
• 81304: "Board" means the board of directors of the agency.
• 81305: "Eligible public entities" means the 24 public entities in San Mateo County, Alameda County, and San...
• 81306: "Project" means a work and all of the activities related to, or necessary for, the acquisition, cons...
• 81307: "Regional water system" means facilities for the storage, treatment, and transmission of water opera...
• 81307.5: "San Francisco" means the City and County of San Francisco.
• 81308: "Work" or "works" include, but is not limited to, reservoirs, water treatment plants, facilities for...
• 81309: "Zone" means an improvement district, assessment district, or area benefiting from a project.
• 81315: (a) The governing body of a public entity identified in Section 81305, by a majority vote of all of ...
• 81316: The governing board of the public entity adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 81315, not late...
• 81317: At the times and places specified in the resolutions adopted pursuant to Section 81315 or 81316, the...
• 81318: As soon as practicable after the completion of the public hearing described in Section 81317, and in...
• 81319: Not later than 10 days after the date of the adoption of the resolution required by Section 81318, t...
• 81325: Not later than 60 days from the date of the receipt of the resolutions pursuant to Section 81319, th...
• 81325.5: In making the determination required by Section 81325, the board of supervisors shall include all re...
• 81325.7: If the board of supervisors determines that the resolutions submitted are insufficient to form the a...
• 81326: The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County, not later than 10 days from the date of e...
• 81327: The Secretary of State, not later than 10 days from the date of the receipt of the certificate descr...
• 81328: The formation of the agency shall be effective on the date of the issuance of the Secretary of State...
• 81329: No invalidity or irregularity in any proceeding that does not substantially and adversely affect the...
• 81330: Any action or proceeding in which the validity of the formation of the agency, or any of the proceed...
• 81331: The formation of the agency, proceedings to increase its membership pursuant to Section 81456 or 814...
• 81335: The agency shall be governed by a board of directors.
• 81336: (a) The governing body of each member public entity shall appoint one member to the board of the age...
• 81336.5: (a) No incompatibility of office shall result from an elected official serving on the board of the a...
• 81337: Each director, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath of office a...
• 81338: (a) Each director shall serve a term of four years. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the directo...
• 81339: Each director may receive compensation in an amount prescribed by the board, not to exceed one hundr...
• 81400: A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The boa...
• 81401: The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the appointment of the initial dire...
• 81402: The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings. All meetings of the ...
• 81403: Subject to Section 81405, each director has one vote. The affirmative vote of a majority of the tota...
• 81404: Before the vote on any motion, resolution, or ordinance is taken, any director may call for weighted...
• 81405: (a) Weighted voting shall be based on the average deliveries of water during the 2000-01 fiscal year...
• 81406: (a) On all ordinances and resolutions, and on all questions to be decided by weighted voting, the ro...
• 81407: The board shall appoint a general manager, a financial officer, and a secretary. The board may estab...
• 81408: The board may employ other employees that the board determines are necessary or convenient and may d...
• 81409: The board may require, and establish the amount of, official bonds of officers and employees that ar...
• 81410: (a) Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government...
• 81415: The agency may exercise the powers that are expressly granted by this division, together with other ...
• 81416: The agency may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
• 81417: The agency may adopt regulations to carry out this division.
• 81418: (a) The agency may make contracts of any nature, including, but not limited to, contracts to employ ...
• 81419: The agency may take by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, lease, or eminent domain, and may hold, enj...
• 81420: The agency may plan, finance, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate facilities for the collectio...
• 81421: The agency may disseminate information concerning its activities.
• 81422: The agency may apply for and receive state and federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance...
• 81423: (a) The agency may assist any of the entities identified in Section 81460 that are subject to Part 2...
• 81425: The board shall adopt a budget for each fiscal year.
• 81426: The accounts of the agency shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing ...
• 81427: The agency may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue notes and bonds, as provided in this divi...
• 81428: (a) The agency may issue revenue bonds upon the adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of all...
• 81429: The agency may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds of the agency, whether due...
• 81430: The agency may issue negotiable promissory notes to acquire funds for any agency purpose. The notes ...
• 81431: The authority granted pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5...
• 81432: Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the agency are legal investments for all trust f...
• 81433: The board may impose assessments sufficient to pay the operating expenses included in the budget, wh...
• 81434: The agency may use proceeds of bonds authorized by this division for the construction, reconstructio...
• 81435: The agency may impose reasonable rates, fees, and charges on Stanford University, the California Wat...
• 81440: The agency may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings and in all courts and tribunals of com...
• 81441: All claims for money or damages against the agency are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 9...
• 81442: An action to determine the validity of any contract, or any bond, note, or other evidence of indebte...
• 81445: The agency may do all of the following: (a) Acquire water and water rights within or outside the sta...
• 81446: The agency may conduct studies of the water supplies available to its members, and their current and...
• 81447: The agency may provide, deliver, and sell water not needed for municipal, domestic, or industrial us...
• 81448: The agency may not sell water to any retail user within the boundaries of the agency. Sales to Stanf...
• 81449: Except as provided in Section 81452, the agency may exercise the right of eminent domain in the mann...
• 81450: The agency is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has...
• 81451: The agency may construct and operate works and facilities in, under, over, across, or along any stre...
• 81452: The agency may not acquire by eminent domain, interfere with, or exercise any control over, any wate...
• 81455: Any territory annexed to, or detached from, a member public entity, upon completion of the annexatio...
• 81456: (a) A public entity identified in Section 81305 that is not a member at the time the agency is forme...
• 81456.5: San Francisco may become a member of the agency pursuant to Section 81456.
• 81456.7: Not later than 10 days after the date on which any new member is admitted, the agency shall notify i...
• 81457: Membership of a public entity in the agency does not affect the identity or legal existence, nor imp...
• 81459: This division shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
• 81460: (a) The water delivery quantities set forth in subdivision (b) describe, for the purposes of this di...