Title 57 - Water-sewer districts
- 57.02 - General provisions.
- 57.02.001 - Reclassification of water and sewer districts -- Previous actions valid.
- 57.02.010 - Petition signatures of property owners -- Rules governing.
- 57.02.015 - Board of commissioners may notify property owners about petitions -- Review of petitions -- Information.
- 57.02.020 - Claims against district.
- 57.02.030 - Title to be liberally construed.
- 57.02.040 - Water-sewer district activities to be approved -- Criteria for approval by county legislative authority.
- 57.02.045 - Approval by county legislative authority final, when -- Boundary review board approval.
- 57.02.050 - Multicounty districts -- Delegation of duties -- Exceptions.
- 57.02.070 - Ratification of actions for the formation, annexation, consolidation, or merger of water districts prior to July 10, 1982.
- 57.02.080 - Water-sewer districts desiring to merge into irrigation districts -- Procedure.
- 57.02.090 - Elections.
- 57.04 - Formation and dissolution.
- 57.04.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.04.020 - Districts authorized.
- 57.04.030 - Petition procedure -- Hearing -- Boundaries.
- 57.04.050 - Election -- Notice -- Excess tax levy.
- 57.04.055 - County auditor to conduct elections -- Expenses.
- 57.04.060 - District created -- Name -- Formation expenses.
- 57.04.065 - Change of name -- Procedure -- Effect.
- 57.04.070 - When two or more petitions filed.
- 57.04.080 - Act cumulative.
- 57.04.090 - Dissolution -- Legislative and court methods.
- 57.04.100 - Dissolution -- Election method.
- 57.04.110 - Dissolution when district's boundaries identical with municipality.
- 57.04.120 - Sewerage improvement districts located in counties with populations of from forty thousand to less than seventy thousand become sewer districts.
- 57.04.130 - Sewerage improvement districts operating as sewer districts become water-sewer districts -- Procedure.
- 57.04.140 - Formation -- Alternative method -- New development.
- 57.06 - Validation and construction.
- 57.06.010 - 1927 validation.
- 57.06.020 - 1931 validation.
- 57.06.030 - 1943 validation.
- 57.06.040 - 1943 validation.
- 57.06.050 - 1943 validation.
- 57.06.060 - 1945 validation.
- 57.06.070 - 1945 validation.
- 57.06.080 - 1945 validation.
- 57.06.090 - 1953 validation.
- 57.06.100 - 1953 validation.
- 57.06.110 - 1953 validation.
- 57.06.120 - 1959 validation.
- 57.06.130 - 1959 severability.
- 57.06.140 - 1975 validation.
- 57.06.150 - 1975 validation.
- 57.06.160 - 1975 validation.
- 57.06.170 - 1975 validation.
- 57.06.180 - 1988 validation.
- 57.06.190 - Sewer districts -- Validation -- 1959 c 103.
- 57.06.200 - Sewer districts -- Formation of districts validated.
- 57.06.210 - Sewer districts -- Validation of prior mergers.
- 57.08 - Powers.
- 57.08.005 - Powers.
- 57.08.007 - Concurrent service by two districts.
- 57.08.009 - Use of property not immediately necessary to district for park or recreational purposes.
- 57.08.011 - Authority to manage, operate, maintain, or repair public or private water system -- Contract.
- 57.08.012 - Fluoridation of water authorized.
- 57.08.014 - Authority to adjust or delay rates or charges for low-income persons -- Notice.
- 57.08.015 - Sale of unnecessary property authorized -- Notice.
- 57.08.016 - Sale of unnecessary property authorized -- Additional requirements for sale of realty.
- 57.08.017 - Application of sections to certain service provider agreements under chapter 70.150 RCW.
- 57.08.020 - Conveyance of water system to city or town.
- 57.08.030 - Election on conveyance -- Contract for operation of facilities.
- 57.08.035 - Effect when city or town takes over portion of water system.
- 57.08.040 - City or town may accept and agree to maintain system.
- 57.08.044 - Contracts for acquisition, use, operation, etc., authorized -- Service to areas in other districts.
- 57.08.047 - Provision of water, reclaimed water, sewer, or drainage service beyond district or city subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.08.050 - Contracts for materials and work -- Notice -- Bids -- Small works roster -- Waiver of requirements.
- 57.08.060 - Powers as to street lighting systems -- Establishment.
- 57.08.065 - Powers as to mutual systems -- Overlapping districts -- Operation of system of sewerage or drainage by former water district.
- 57.08.070 - Participation in volunteer firefighters' relief and pension fund.
- 57.08.081 - Rates and charges -- Delinquencies.
- 57.08.085 - Public property subject to rates and charges for drainage facilities.
- 57.08.100 - Health care, group, life, and social security insurance contracts for employees', commissioners' benefit -- Joint action with other districts.
- 57.08.105 - Liability insurance for officials and employees.
- 57.08.107 - Liability insurance for officers and employees authorized.
- 57.08.112 - Association of commissioners -- Association to furnish information to legislature and governor.
- 57.08.120 - Lease of real property -- Notice, hearing -- Performance bond or security.
- 57.08.140 - RCW 39.33.060 to govern on sales by district for park and recreational purposes.
- 57.08.150 - Extensions by private party -- Preparation of plans -- Review by district.
- 57.08.160 - Authority to assist customers in the acquisition of water conservation equipment -- Limitations.
- 57.08.170 - Water conservation plan -- Emergency water use restrictions -- Fine.
- 57.08.180 - Sewer, drainage, and water connections without district permission -- Penalties.
- 57.08.190 - Cooperative watershed management.
- 57.12 - Officers and elections.
- 57.12.010 - Commissioners -- President and secretary -- Compensation.
- 57.12.015 - Increase in number of commissioners.
- 57.12.017 - Decrease in number of commissioners.
- 57.12.020 - Vacancies.
- 57.12.030 - Commissioners -- Terms.
- 57.12.035 - Commissioners -- Void in candidacy, fewer than one hundred residents in district.
- 57.12.039 - Commissioner districts.
- 57.16 - Comprehensive plan -- Local improvement districts.
- 57.16.010 - General comprehensive plan of improvements -- Approval of engineer, director of health, and city, town, or county -- Amendments.
- 57.16.015 - Expenditures before plan adopted and approved.
- 57.16.045 - Additions and betterments -- Annexed areas.
- 57.16.050 - Districts authorized -- Special assessments -- Bonds.
- 57.16.060 - Resolution or petition to form district -- Procedure -- Written protest -- Notice.
- 57.16.062 - Hearing -- Improvement ordered -- Divestment of power to order -- Notice -- Appeal -- Assessment roll.
- 57.16.065 - Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
- 57.16.070 - Hearing on assessment roll -- Notice.
- 57.16.073 - Sanitary sewer and potable water facilities -- Notice to certain property owners.
- 57.16.075 - Exemption of farm and agricultural land from special benefit assessments.
- 57.16.080 - Enlarged district.
- 57.16.090 - Review.
- 57.16.100 - Conclusiveness of roll -- Correction of errors.
- 57.16.110 - Segregation of assessment -- Procedure.
- 57.16.120 - Acquisition of property subject to local improvement assessments -- Payment.
- 57.16.140 - Excess sewer capacity or water supply not grounds for zoning decision challenge.
- 57.16.150 - Foreclosure of assessments -- Attorneys' fees.
- 57.16.160 - Review of sewer general comprehensive plan -- Time limitations -- Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline.
- 57.20 - Finances.
- 57.20.010 - General obligation bonds -- Term -- Issuance -- Excess bond retirement levies.
- 57.20.015 - Refunding general obligation bonds.
- 57.20.018 - Revenue bonds authorized -- Use.
- 57.20.0181 - Additional revenue bonds for increased cost of improvements.
- 57.20.019 - Additions and betterments.
- 57.20.020 - Revenue bonds -- Special fund.
- 57.20.023 - Covenants to guarantee payment of revenue bonds -- Bonds payable from same source may be issued on parity.
- 57.20.025 - Refunding revenue bonds.
- 57.20.027 - Revenue warrants and revenue bond anticipation warrants.
- 57.20.030 - Local improvement guaranty fund.
- 57.20.080 - Guaranty fund -- Subrogation of district as trustee.
- 57.20.090 - Rights and remedies of bond owner.
- 57.20.105 - Vote on general indebtedness.
- 57.20.110 - Limitation of indebtedness.
- 57.20.120 - Additional indebtedness -- Ballot proposition.
- 57.20.130 - Bonds -- Payment of interest.
- 57.20.135 - Treasurer -- Designation -- Approval -- Powers and duties -- Bond.
- 57.20.140 - Maintenance or general fund and special funds.
- 57.20.150 - Maintenance or general fund and special funds -- Use of surplus in maintenance or general fund.
- 57.20.160 - Maintenance or general fund and special funds -- Deposits and investments.
- 57.20.165 - Deposit account requirements.
- 57.20.170 - Maintenance or general fund and special funds -- Loans from maintenance or general funds to construction funds or other funds.
- 57.22 - Contracts for system extensions.
- 57.24 - Annexation of territory.
- 57.24.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.24.010 - Annexation authorized -- Petition -- Notice of hearing.
- 57.24.020 - Hearing procedure -- Boundaries -- Election, notice, judges.
- 57.24.040 - Election -- Qualification of voters.
- 57.24.050 - Expense of election.
- 57.24.060 - Petition method is alternative to election method.
- 57.24.070 - Petition method -- Petition -- Signers -- Content -- Certain public properties excluded from local improvement districts.
- 57.24.080 - Petition method -- Hearing -- Notice.
- 57.24.090 - Petition method -- Resolution providing for annexation.
- 57.24.100 - Petition method -- Effective date of annexation -- Prior indebtedness.
- 57.24.170 - Annexation of certain unincorporated territory -- Authorized -- Hearing.
- 57.24.180 - Annexation of certain unincorporated territory -- Opportunity to be heard -- Effective date of annexation resolution -- Notice -- Referendum.
- 57.24.190 - Annexation of certain unincorporated territory -- Referendum authorized -- Petition -- Election -- Effective date of annexation.
- 57.24.200 - Expenditure of funds to provide certain information authorized -- Limits.
- 57.24.210 - Annexation of certain unincorporated territory with boundaries contiguous to two municipal corporations providing water or sewer service -- Procedure.
- 57.24.220 - Assumption of substandard water system -- Limited immunity from liability.
- 57.24.230 - Annexation of territory within cities -- Authorized -- Process.
- 57.24.240 - Annexation of territory within cities -- Hearing procedure -- Election notice.
- 57.24.250 - Annexation of territory within cities -- Election.
- 57.24.260 - Annexation of territory within cities -- Alternative method.
- 57.28 - Withdrawal of territory.
- 57.28.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.28.010 - Withdrawal authorized -- Petition.
- 57.28.020 - Petition of residents.
- 57.28.030 - Petition of landowners.
- 57.28.035 - Alternative procedure -- Resolution.
- 57.28.040 - Notice of hearing -- Bond for costs.
- 57.28.050 - Hearing -- Findings.
- 57.28.060 - Transmission to county legislative authorities.
- 57.28.070 - Notice of hearing before county legislative authority.
- 57.28.080 - Hearing -- Findings.
- 57.28.090 - Election on withdrawal.
- 57.28.100 - Notice of election -- Election -- Canvass.
- 57.28.110 - Taxes and assessments unaffected.
- 57.32 - Consolidation of districts -- Transfer of part of district.
- 57.32.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.32.010 - Consolidation authorized -- Petition method -- Resolution method.
- 57.32.020 - Certificate of sufficiency.
- 57.32.021 - Procedure upon receipt of certificate of sufficiency -- Agreement, contents -- Comprehensive plan.
- 57.32.022 - Certification of agreement -- Election, notice and conduct.
- 57.32.023 - When consolidation effective -- Cessation of former districts -- Rights and powers of consolidated district.
- 57.32.024 - Vesting of funds and property in consolidated district -- Outstanding indebtedness.
- 57.32.130 - Commissioners -- Number.
- 57.32.160 - Transfer of part of district -- Procedure.
- 57.36 - Merger of districts.
- 57.36.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.36.010 - Merger of districts authorized.
- 57.36.020 - Initiation of merger -- Procedure.
- 57.36.030 - Agreement -- Certification to county auditor -- Election -- Notice, conduct.
- 57.36.040 - When merger effective -- Cessation of merging district -- Commissioners.
- 57.36.050 - Vesting of funds and property in merger district -- Outstanding indebtedness.
- 57.36.060 - Persons serving on both boards to hold only one position after merger.
- 57.42 - Disposition of property to public utility district.
- 57.46 - Voluntary contributions to assist low-income customers.
- 57.90 - Disincorporation of districts in counties with 210,000 population or more.
- 57.90.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 57.90.010 - Disincorporation authorized.
- 57.90.020 - Proceedings, how commenced -- Public hearings.
- 57.90.030 - Findings -- Order -- Supervision of liquidation.
- 57.90.040 - Distribution of assets.
- 57.90.050 - Assessments to retire indebtedness.
- 57.90.100 - Disposal of real property on abandonment of irrigation district right-of-way -- Right of adjacent owners.
- RCW Dispositions
- 57.24 - Annexation of territory
- 57.16 - Comprehensive plan — local improvement districts
- 57.32 - Consolidation of districts — transfer of part of district
- 57.20 - Finances
- 57.04 - Formation and dissolution
- 57.02 - General provisions
- 57.36 - Merger of districts
- 57.40 - Merger of water districts into sewer districts — merger of sewer districts into water districts
- 57.12 - Officers and elections
- 57.08 - Powers
- 57.28 - Withdrawal of territory
- Notes