Article 2. Contracts For Supply Of Water And Construction Of Works of California Water Code >> Division 21. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
A district may contract with any city, city and county,
county, or district organized under the laws of this state for a
water supply.
A district may enter into contracts with municipalities,
water districts of any type or kind, counties, cities and counties,
the State of California, or the United States, under such terms as
may be mutually advantageous, for the acquisition or construction of
the works authorized by this division, and each of the parties to
such contract may contribute to the cost of such acquisition or
construction such sums of money as may be agreed upon. Such contracts
shall provide for the operation and maintenance of the works thus
acquired and for the distribution and sale of any water that may be
stored or controlled by the parties thereto. Any surplus revenue
derived from such sale, after paying the cost of the operation and
maintenance of the works, may be distributed to the parties to the
contract in such proportions as may be agreed upon, or may be used
for extensions and improvements.
A district may enter into contracts with municipalities,
water districts of any type or kind, counties, cities and counties,
the State of California, or the United States, under such terms as
may be mutually advantageous, for the acquisition or disposal of
water or water rights or water storage facilities and rights, or any
interest in such water, water rights, or water storage facilities and
rights for any useful purpose.
A district, whenever the board deems it to be to the
advantage of the district so to do, may:
(a) Enter into contracts with municipalities, sanitary districts
or other incorporated bodies, either within or without the district,
providing for the delivery to the district of sewage or storm water
produced by or coming from such municipalities, sanitary districts,
or other incorporated bodies.
(b) Treat, purify, and recycle such water for beneficial use.
(c) Store, distribute, sell, or otherwise dispose of the water and
byproducts resulting from such treatment, purification, or
recycling.
The district may construct and operate the works necessary for
such purposes, and may acquire or construct and may maintain
pipelines, flumes, ditches, and reservoirs suitable or adaptable for
the prevention of the wastage of water.
Whenever the district receives a revenue from the sale of water
and byproducts in excess of the cost of operating and maintaining the
works authorized in this section, it may, for the purpose of
enlarging, extending, or improving such works, issue its certificates
of indebtedness payable out of such excess revenues, and pledge the
same for the payment of the indebtedness so created.