§ 4331 Watermaster Service Payment Deadline

Water Code·California

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•If a group doesn't pay their water bill by December 1st, they might not get water help next year.
•The water department can say no to helping if the bill isn't paid on time.
•This rule has been around since 1943.

Example

A farmers' group forgets to pay their water bill by December 1st.

The water department can refuse to help them with water for their crops the next year.

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§ 4331 Watermaster Service Payment Deadline

The department may refuse to render watermaster service to such service area during any calendar year next succeeding the first day of December of any year during which the association fails to pay the total amount apportioned to it on or before the first day of December of such year. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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watermaster service service area total amount apportioned December 1

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 4331.

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