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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4Ch. 5Art. 2§ 8789 Drainage District Assessment Adjustments

§ 8789 Drainage District Assessment Adjustments

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§ 8789 Drainage District Assessment Adjustments

Key Takeaways

  • •This law is about how land is taxed for drainage projects.
  • •If some land is left out of the taxed area because of a bypass channel, the tax amount must show that.
  • •The tax bill must clearly list two things: the tax for flood control and the tax for the land left out.

Example

Imagine a farm next to a river. The government builds a channel to redirect water, so part of the farm is no longer in the flood zone. The farm still gets a tax bill for drainage projects.

The tax bill must show two separate amounts: one for flood control and another for the part of the farm that’s no longer in the flood zone because of the channel.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8789 Drainage District Assessment Adjustments

The assessors shall, in the case of all assessments of the drainage district which may hereafter be levied by the board and all assessments which have heretofore been commenced but on which the assessment lists have not been made to conform with the decision of the board after equalization hearings held pursuant to the provisions of this part, state, as information for the board, in addition to the amount assessed by reason of the flood control features, opposite each sum assessed for each particular tract of land, in a separate column, the amount that they determine each tract is so assessed by reason of the severance of any lands not included in the assessed area which would have been included but for the location of a by-pass channel or channels provided for by another separate portion or project of the drainage district, adopted by the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

drainage districtflood control featuresby-pass channelassessment lists

Related Statutes

  • § 8776 Drainage District Assessor Qualifications
  • § 8777 Assessor Oath Requirements
  • § 8787 Drainage District Land Assessment
  • § 8788 Flood Control Assessment Breakdown
  • § 9356 Polling Place Division Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 8789.
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