Article 4. Construction On Rights Of Way of California Water Code >> Division 12. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.

A district may construct any works along, under, or across any street, water course, railway, or conduit in a manner that will afford security for life and property. The district shall restore the property crossed as near as may be to its former state or so as not to have impaired unnecessarily its usefulness.

Every company whose right of way is intersected or crossed by works of the district shall unite with the district in forming the intersections and crossings and grant the rights therefor.

The right is hereby granted to locate, construct, and maintain any of the works of a district on any land which is now or hereafter owned by the State, and a district has the same rights and privileges appertaining to the rights of way as are granted to municipalities within the State.