Section 4740 Of Article 4. District Powers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
4740
. The district may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or
otherwise, in the name of the district, and own, control, manage, and
dispose of any interest in real or personal property necessary or
convenient for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a
sewerage system and sewage disposal or treatment plant, or a refuse
transfer or disposal system, or both. As used in this article "refuse"
shall include all of the following: (a) animal, fruit and vegetable
refuse; (b) offal; (c) leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees,
shrubs and grass; (d) inorganic refuse and rubbish; (e) garbage; (f)
anything thrown away as worthless.