Quasi-political districts created under special state laws to provide for water services to property owners. These districts have the power to tax, borrow and condemn.
a cooperative, self-governing public corporation set up as a subdivision of the State government, with definite geographic boundaries, organized and having taxing power to obtain and distribute water for irrigation of lands within the district; created under the authority of a State legislature with the consent of a designated fraction of the landowners or citizens.
A political entity responsible for securing and distributing water supplies for agricultural and municipal customers. The PUC does not have regulatory oversight of irrigation districts.
a corporation which exercises no governmental functions
a public corporation having some of the powers of a municipal corporation
the main purpose of an irrigation district is to develop, preserve and conserve water for beneficial use of those living within the district (Helix operates under the Irrigation District Law)
In the United States, a cooperative, self-governing public corporation set up as a subdivision of the state, with definite geographic boundaries, organized to obtain and distribute water for irrigation of lands within the district; created in District Court under authority of the state legislature with the consent of a designated fraction of the landowners or citizens and having taxing power.