§ 22080 As used in this article:(a) “Conduit” includes ditches, …
§ 22080.5 Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster appointed by a district …
§ 22081 A district, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 22080, may …
§ 22081.5 The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by an irrigation …
§ 22082 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain to the …
§ 22082.5 The headgate shall be of such construction that it can be locked and …
§ 22083 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain such water flow …
§ 22083.5 If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects to construct and …
§ 22084 The owner of every reservoir which is subject to regulation by a …
§ 22084.5 If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses to construct and …
§ 22085 The district may make such reasonable regulations to secure …
§ 22085.5 The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams or other …
§ 22086 Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates a …
§ 22086.5 The notice is legal notice to all persons interested in the diversion …
§ 22087 Any person who is injured by the action of any watermaster may apply …
§ 22087.5 Such injunction shall be issued only in case it is shown at the …
§ 22088 Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes, or …
§ 22088.5 The possession or use of water when it has been so denied by the …
§ 22089 Every person who violates any of the provisions of this article is …
§ 22089.5 A watermaster has the power to arrest any person violating any of the …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 11 > Part 5 > Chapter 1 > Article 1.5 - Watermaster Service

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Basic gas service: includes transmission, storage for reliability of service, and distribution of natural gas, purchasing natural gas on behalf of a customer, revenue cycle services, and after-meter services. See California Public Utilities Code 328.1
  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conduit: includes ditches, pipelines, and other means of diversion. See California Water Code 22080
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • District: means any irrigation district which includes land included within a watermaster service area for which a watermaster has previously been appointed by the Department of Water Resources, but which elects to provide watermaster service pursuant to the provisions of this article. See California Water Code 22080
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.