It shall be unlawful to produce water from within any area of benefit after one year following the levy of a replenishment assessment within such area, unless the well or other water-producing facility producing such water shall have a water-measuring device affixed thereto which is capable of measuring and registering the accumulated amount of water produced. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to minimal pumpers. The district by written agreement with any producer shall provide, install, maintain, own and read such water-measuring device. Violation thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 413. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 31638.5

  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • District: means the Coachella Valley Water District. See California Water Code 31630.5
  • produce: means the extraction of groundwater by pumping or any other method within the boundaries of the district or the diversion within the district of surface supplies which naturally replenish the groundwater supplies within the district and are used therein. See California Water Code 31630.5
  • Producer: means any individual, partnership, association or group of individuals, lessee, firm, private corporation, or any public agency or public corporation, including, but not limited to, the Coachella Valley Water District. See California Water Code 31630.5
  • year: means a calendar year unless the context indicates a contrary meaning. See California Water Code 31630.5
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