Section 51338 Of Article 3. Operation And Maintenance Assessments From California Water Code >> Division 15. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

. The board, by order entered upon its minutes and endorsed on or made a part of the operation and maintenance assessment roll or supplement, may direct that the payment of the assessment be made in one installment or in more than one annual or semiannual installment over a period not to exceed five years.