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DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS 71000-73001›PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES 71590-71760›CHAPTER 2. Water 71610-71644›ARTICLE 2.5. Alternative Provisions for Standby Charges 71638-71638.4

§ 71638.1

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For property within a district, a portion thereof, or an improvement district, which property was previously charged or assessed for such purposes, the district by resolution may fix on or before the third Monday of August, in each fiscal year, a water standby assessment or availability charge in the district, in any portion thereof, or in any improvement district, to which water is made available by the district, whether the water is actually used or not.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 139.)

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