DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS 71000-73001›PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES 71590-71760›CHAPTER 6. Controversies 71750-71760

§ 71751

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

A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, and compromise, in the name of the district, any action or proceeding involving or affecting the ownership or use of water or water rights within the district, used or useful for any purpose of the district, or a common benefit to lands within the district or inhabitants of the district.

(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)

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