Section 10710 Of Part 2.7. Groundwater Resources From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2.7.
10710
. Before a local agency may levy a water replenishment
assessment as authorized in Section 10709 or may otherwise fix and
collect rates for the extraction of groundwater pursuant to this
part, the local agency shall hold an election on the proposition of
whether or not the local agency shall be authorized to levy a water
replenishment assessment or to fix and collect rates for the
extraction of groundwater, and a majority of the votes cast at the
election shall be in favor of the proposition. The election shall be
conducted in the manner prescribed by the principal act of the local
agency.