Section 357A.23 – City sewer and water franchise authorized.
357A.23 City sewer and water franchise authorized. Notwithstanding section 364.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, for the purposes of obtaining or qualifying for federal funding, a city may grant a franchise to a rural water district incorporated under this chapter or chapter 504, for a term of not more than forty years. In addition to the […]
Section 357A.24 – Detachment and attachment of areas between districts.
357A.24 Detachment and attachment of areas between districts. 1. The boards of two or more districts, or the boards of any district and a rural water system organized under chapter 504, may by concurrent action or agreement join in a petition to detach an area which is not being served by the facilities of one […]
Section 357A.25 – Property not security for debt.
357A.25 Property not security for debt. This chapter and chapter 384, as it applies to rural water districts, shall not be construed to mean that the real property of any rural water subscriber shall be used as security for any debts of a rural water district. However, the failure to pay water rates or charges […]
Section 357A.13 – Selling water.
357A.13 Selling water. If the capacity of the district’s facilities permits, the district may sell water by contract to any city, other district, or other person, public or private, not within the boundaries of a district. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.13]
Section 357A.14 – Attaching to district — inclusion of city — merger.
357A.14 Attaching to district — inclusion of city — merger. 1. An owner of real property outside a district which can be economically served by the facilities of the district, or thirty percent of the owners of all real property lying within the outside perimeter of a proposed addition, may petition to be attached to […]
Section 357A.15 – Taxing prohibited — refunds.
357A.15 Taxing prohibited — refunds. 1. A district shall not have power to levy any taxes. The facilities constructed or otherwise acquired by a district, including but not limited to ponds, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, check dams, and pumping installations, the revenues obtained by the district from the sale of water, and the revenue bonds or […]
Section 357A.16 – Detaching real property from district.
357A.16 Detaching real property from district. If it becomes apparent that any real property included within a district cannot economically or adequately be served by the facilities of the district, the owners of the real property may file with the auditor a petition to the supervisors requesting that the real property be detached from the […]
Section 357A.17 – Inactive district dissolved.
357A.17 Inactive district dissolved. A petition may be filed with the auditor requesting the supervisors to dissolve an inactive district. The petition shall: 1. State that the district owns no property of any kind exclusive of records, maps, plans, and files, and that all of its debts and obligations have been fully paid. 2. State […]
Section 357A.18 – Hearing.
357A.18 Hearing. 1. Upon the filing with the auditor of a petition under either section 357A.16 or section 357A.17, the auditor shall so inform the supervisors who shall fix a time for consideration of the petition. The supervisors may, but shall not be required to, hold a hearing thereon. After consideration of the petition, and […]
Section 357A.19 – Not exempt from other requirements.
357A.19 Not exempt from other requirements. This chapter does not exempt any district from the requirements of any other statute, whether enacted prior to or subsequent to July 1, 1970, under which the district is required to obtain the permission or approval of, or to notify, the department, the utilities division of the department of […]