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DIVISION 16. COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS 55000-55991›PART 3. POWERS AND PURPOSES 55300-55408›CHAPTER 2. General Powers 55330-55339

§ 55336

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Subject to Section 56133 of the Government Code, a district may sell water to any person, firm, public or private corporation, public agency, or other consumer outside the district when the governing body finds that the district has a surplus of water above that which is required by the consumers within the district. Additionally, a district may sell water to any person, firm, public or private corporation, public agency, or other consumer outside the district when the governing body finds that the sale of the water is required in response to an emergency as defined in Section 1102 of the Public Contract Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 90.1. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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