Opinion No. (2005)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE BARBARA S. MATTHEWS, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a water district organized under the California Water District Law enter into an agreement with a land developer for the construction of oversized water facilities to support anticipated growth in the area and enter into agreements with subsequent developers to reimburse the first developer for the construction costs of the oversized facilities? CONCLUSION A water district organized under the California Water District Law may enter into an agreement with a land developer for the construction of oversized water facilities to support anticipated growth in the area and enter into agreements with subsequent developers to reimburse the first developer for the construction costs of the oversized facilities. ANALYSIS We are informed that a water district organized under the California Water District Law (Wat. Code, §§ 34000-38501; "Act") 1 provides drinking water, irrigation water, and sewer services to the residents of its service area. While much of the land is zoned agricultural, land…