CHAPTER 2. Definitions [74010. - 74019.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 2.
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Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74010. Section 74010.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this division.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74012. Section 74012.

“District” means a water conservation district formed pursuant to the Conservation Act of California (Chapter 332, Statutes of 1919), the Water Conservation Act of 1929 (Chapter 166, Statutes of 1929), the Water Conservation Act of 1931 (Chapter 1020, Statutes of 1931), or this division.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74014. Section 74014.

“Principal county” means the county in which the lands within a district or a proposed district, or the greater portion thereof, are situated, and is the county in which the petition for the formation of a district is filed.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74017. Section 74017.

“President” means the president of the board of directors of a district and “secretary” means the secretary of the board of directors.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 74019. Section 74019.

“General district election” means the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year, after the organization of the district, at which directors for the district shall be elected to fill the offices of the directors whose terms of office shall then expire, in accordance with the provisions of this division and the Uniform District Election Law. The election shall be called and conducted and the results canvassed, returned, and declared pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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