ARTICLE 2. Inclusion of Cities [71070. - 71081.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 2.

in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71070. Section 71070.

As used in this article, “territory of a city” means the corporate area of the city and all territory as to which proceedings for annexation to the city have been commenced by a valid petition filed with the governing body of the city.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71071. Section 71071.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, if an application includes any portion of a city, the entire territory of the city, at the time of filing the application, shall be included within the boundaries of the proposed district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71072. Section 71072.

If an application includes any territory within the boundaries of a proposed city for which a valid petition for incorporation has been filed with the board of supervisors of the affected county, the entire area of the proposed city, at the time of filing the application, shall be included within the boundaries of the proposed district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71073. Section 71073.

If an application is filed, and proceedings for the formation of the district are commenced and prosecuted, in the manner and within the time specified by this part, the inclusion within the boundaries of the proposed district of any city to which territory is annexed, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the approval of the application, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the territory annexed to the city pursuant to the annexation proceedings is not included in the district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71074. Section 71074.

If an application is filed, and proceedings for the formation of the district are commenced and prosecuted, in the manner and within the time specified by this part, the inclusion within the boundaries of the proposed district of territory formed into a new city or annexed to an existing city, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the approval of the application, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the remainder of the corporate area of the city is not included in the district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71078. Section 71078.

The inclusion within the boundaries of a proposed district of territory formed into a new city or annexed to an existing city, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the filing of the formation petition, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the remainder of the corporate area of the city is not included in the district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71079. Section 71079.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if, prior to the filing of a formation petition, any portion of the corporate area of a city is included within an existing municipal water district, a district may be formed pursuant to this division to include the remainder of the corporate area of the city.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71080. Section 71080.

If, subsequent to the approval of an application which includes a portion of the corporate area of a city, but prior to the filing of the formation petition, such portion of the corporate area of the city is included within an existing municipal water district so that the entire corporate area of the city is included within such existing district, such portion of the corporate area of the city shall be omitted from the formation petition. Such omission shall not invalidate the approval of the application as to the remaining area of the proposed district.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 71081. Section 71081.

If, subsequent to the approval of an application of intention, but prior to circulating the formation petition, a valid petition is filed with, or a resolution is adopted by, the governing body of a city, the corporate area of which is included in a metropolitan water district organized under the Metropolitan Water District Act, to initiate formal proceedings for the annexation to the city of territory within the proposed municipal water district, in a manner which would result in automatic annexation to the metropolitan water district of the territory annexed to the city, the proponents of the formation of the municipal water district may omit from the proposed municipal water district all territory included in the petition or resolution for annexation. If such territory is omitted, no part of the city shall be included within the proposed municipal water district.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026