Section 25690.

25690. The board of supervisors may acquire, develop, distribute, and sell water to the county and its inhabitants for domestic, irrigation, agricultural, and other beneficial uses. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25691.

25691. For purposes of this article the board may acquire water rights by purchase or condemnation and may file applications for the appropriation of unappropriated waters. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25692.

25692. The board may acquire, construct, repair, and manage a water system, pumps, aqueducts, reservoirs, and all other works necessary or proper for supplying water for the use of the county and its inhabitants. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25693.

25693. For the purposes of this article, the county may incur a bonded indebtedness, upon the conditions, in the manner, and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Division 3 of this title. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25694.

25694. Any tax for the purposes of this article may be levied only if a proposal therefor, specifying the purpose, the rate of tax, and the number of years for which the tax is to be levied, is submitted to the qualified electors of the county, at a general or special election, and is approved […]

Section 25695.

25695. When the acquisition, improvement, development or construction of a water supply system is completed, and the board of supervisors so finds and determines, the management and control of that water system vests in the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25696.

25696. In managing and controlling a water system, the board of supervisors has authority, upon such terms and conditions as the board shall prescribe, to establish the rate or rates for the use of water furnished or provided by the county. All revenues derived from such charge, are available solely for payment of the cost […]

Section 25697.

25697. In any year a tax may be levied for the maintenance of the water system in the county at a rate calculated to raise a sum of money equal to the amount of the excess, if any, of the amount of the estimated cost of such maintenance over the estimated amount of revenues derived […]

Section 25698.

25698. No tax for the purposes of this article may be levied for acquisition, improvement, development, construction, maintenance or operation upon property within incorporated cities maintaining a municipal water system until approved by a vote of the electors thereof as provided in Sections 25693, 25694 and 25697. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Section 25699.

25699. The board of supervisors may establish a committee or board to advise and make recommendations to the board of supervisors with respect to the water resources of the county. The members appointed to the committee or board so established shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for their necessary and actual expenses incurred […]