CA Water Code Section 56117

Payment from the operating fund shall be made upon claims allowed by the district board. Claims for money or damages against the district are governed by the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein. Claims not governed thereby or by other statutes or by ordinances or regulations authorized by law and expressly applicable to such claims, shall be prepared and presented to the board and all claims shall be audited and paid, in the same manner and with the same effect as are similar claims against the county.