Water Management Districts | MidpageWater Management Districts
9-9-1Short Title.9-9-2Definitions.9-9-3Declaration of Benefits of Drainage, Etc.; Duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee.9-9-4Who May Sign Petitions.9-9-5Establishment of District - Jurisdiction Generally; Purposes.9-9-6Establishment of District - Maintenance of Record of Proceedings in Probate Court; District Record Book.9-9-7Establishment of District - Filing of Petition for Organization of District; Appointment, Etc., of Engineer; Report of Engineer.9-9-8Establishment of District - Jurisdiction of Probate Court in Which Petition Filed.9-9-9Establishment of District - Notice of Filing of Petition and of Hearing.9-9-10Establishment of District - Presentation of Opinion by Representative of State Committee.9-9-11Establishment of District - Filing of Objections to Organization of District; Hearing and Proceedings Upon Petition and Objections; Issuance of Order Declaring Organization of District; Dismissal of Petition and Issuance of Itemized Bill of Costs and Expenses.9-9-12Establishment of District - Appeal as to Inclusion in or Exclusion from District of Property.9-9-13Establishment of District - Effect of Order Establishing District.9-9-14Board of Water Management Commissioners - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office, Oath and Bond of Commissioners; Seal; Officers and Employees Generally; Meetings; Vacancies; Quorum.9-9-15Board of Water Management Commissioners - Powers and Duties Generally.9-9-16Board of Water Management Commissioners - Election of District Treasurer.9-9-17Board of Water Management Commissioners - Appointment, Etc., of Fiscal Agent.9-9-18Board of Water Management Commissioners - Auditing of District Accounts; Annual Report; Notice of Reports and Annual Meeting.9-9-19Compensation of District Officers and Employees.9-9-20Removal of Commissioners, Viewers or Other District Officers.9-9-21Right of Condemnation.9-9-22Right of Commissioners, Etc., to Enter Lands to Make Surveys, Etc.; Liability for Damages; Obstruction of Entrance.9-9-23Appointment of District Engineer, Etc.; Preparation, Adoption, Etc., of Report and Water Management Plan for Improvements in District.9-9-24Procedure as to Proposed Improvement Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.9-9-25Correction of Errors in or Amendments to Water Management Plan.9-9-26Transmittal of Certified Copy of Water Management Plan to Probate Court; Petition for Appointment of Viewers; Composition, Etc., of Board of Viewers; Qualifications and Appointment of Members.9-9-27Viewing and Assessment of Lands by Board of Viewers; Report of Findings.9-9-28Notice of Hearing on Report of Board of Viewers.9-9-29Filing of Exceptions to Report; Hearing Upon Exceptions and Report; Approval and Confirmation of Report; Dismissal of Proceedings and Dissolution of District; Transmittance of Copies of Court Decree and Report of Viewers; Filing Fee.9-9-30Appeal from Confirmation of Board of Viewers’ Report.9-9-31Tax Levy to Defray Expenses of Proposed Works and Improvements Generally; Water Management Tax Record; Additional Taxes.9-9-32Levy of Annual Installment of Tax; Form of Certificate and Order Directing Collection of Tax; Preparation of Tax Record; Proceedings as to Delinquencies.9-9-33Collection of Taxes on Property Divided, Sold or Transferred.9-9-34Compensation of Tax Collector; Failure of Collector to Make Prompt Payment of Tax to Treasurer.9-9-35Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Required; Records.9-9-36Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Failure Deemed Consent to Issuance of Bonds and Waiver of Defenses.9-9-37Bonds - Issuance.9-9-38Bonds - Sale; Disposition of Proceeds, Etc.9-9-39Bonds - Payment of Principal and Interest.9-9-40Bonds - Remedies and Proceedings Upon Default.9-9-41Bonds of District Employees, Etc.9-9-42Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Authority and Procedure for Letting Contracts.9-9-43Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Duties of Water Management Engineer; Payment of Contractor.9-9-44Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Default of Contractor.9-9-45Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Contractor’s Right of Entry Upon Lands, Etc.9-9-46Cost of Construction, Etc., of Bridges and Culverts When Public Ditch, Drain or Watercourse Crosses Public Highway.9-9-47Construction of Improvements Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.9-9-48Control and Supervision of Completed Improvements; Annual Tax for Repairs and Maintenance; Payment of Costs of Repairs and Maintenance; Injury, Damage or Obstruction of Improvements.9-9-49Rights of Landowners as to Use of Drains, Watercourses, Etc., as Outlets for Lateral Drains from Lands.9-9-50Annexation of Land to District.9-9-51Organization of District Over Lands of Watershed Conservancy District.9-9-52Organization of District Not to Preclude Inclusion of Lands in Another District, Etc.9-9-53Joint Works of Improvement with Adjoining States.9-9-54Procedure as to Warrants Not Paid Because of Lack of Funds.9-9-55Correction of Errors in Court Proceedings, Etc.9-9-56Drainage Districts to Continue and Be Known as Water Management Districts; Petition Requesting Additional Powers; Notice to Landowners and Proceedings.9-9-57Dissolution.9-9-58Construction of Article; Effect of Defect in Proceedings Upon Collection of Assessment; Remedies Provided in Article Exclusive.