Title 34, Public Utilities.

The sanitary sewer service charges applicable to such churches and institutions as may under existing law be furnished water without charge by the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be predicated only on the quantity of water used in excess of the amount fixed by the Mayor i…

(a) The sanitary sewer service charges prescribed herein shall be applicable to all sanitary sewer services furnished by the sanitary sewage works of the District through any connection thereto for direct use by the government of the United States or any department, independent e…

Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the use of funds deposited to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as established by the Revenue Funds Availability Act of 1975 [D.C. Law 1-42] from being used for the construction, expansion, relocation, replacement, …

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia (or his designated agents), hereinafter called the Mayor, is hereby authorized to develop a plan for a sanitary interceptor and trunk sewer line to extend from Dulles International Airport to the District of Columbia system, hereinafter calle…

(a) Upon completion of the plan authorized by § 34-2131, the Mayor is authorized to provide for acquisition of rights-of-way, development of the detailed plans and specifications, and construction of the Potomac interceptor. When such interceptor is completed, it shall be operate…

For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, there is authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, the sum of $3,000,000, as the federal contribution toward the cost of planning, acquiring rights-of-way for, and constructing the Potomac in…

(a) The Mayor is authorized to acquire by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, any land or any interest in land located in Maryland or Virginia needed for construction and operation of the Potomac interceptor. Title to any such land or interest in land shall be taken i…

(a) Repealed. (b) WASA may provide grants to eligible District homeowners up to $2,500 to assist them in the replacement of the portion of their lead service line that is located on their private property. (c) Payments to eligible homeowners are subject to appropriation and the a…

(a) To be eligible for an assistance grant, a household must: (1) Have an aggregate income of 60% or less than the area median income for a household of like size in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the United State…

WASA shall administer the grants under this chapter. A household requesting a grant for assistance in replacing a lead service line on private property shall apply to WASA for the grant, and WASA shall determine whether the household meets the eligibility criteria of § 34-2153(a)…

The Mayor, in consultation with WASA, is authorized to promulgate rules and to establish procedures to implement this chapter.

The replacement of a lead service line that is located on private property and that is funded, in whole or in part, pursuant to this chapter shall not be the responsibility of the District or WASA. Neither the District nor WASA shall be liable for any negligent acts or acts of om…

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subsection, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC Water") shall not replace the portion of a water service line that is on public property unless it also replaces the portion of the lead water service l…

(a) There is established a lead water service line replacement payment assistance program ("Program"), to be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC Water"), to provide financial assistance to c…

DC Water shall provide: (a)(1) Public education about the risks of lead water service lines, including for residents who are non-English speakers or have a low level of literacy; and (2) Upon request, annual free lead test kits to property owners and lessees of commercial and res…

(a) Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC Water") shall transmit to the Mayor and the Council and publicly post on the DC Water website a report that includes the following information for the preceding fiscal ye…

(a) There is established a Lead Service Line Planning Task Force ("Task Force"), to be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE"), to develop an interagency plan for the removal and replacement of all lead water service lines by 2030 ("Plan"). (b) The Task …

(a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC Water") and the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") shall separately provide the Council with a report on agency spending of federal and local funds on lead water service line replacements, broken down by spend…

The Council of the District of Columbia hereby finds and declares that: (1) Providing water distribution services and sewage collection, treatment, and disposal to the District and portions of the Metropolitan Washington area is essential to ensure the health and safety of the ci…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Authority” means the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to § 34-2202.02(a). (1A) “Contaminant” means a physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. (2) “Cost” means …

(a) There is established, as an independent authority of the District government, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. The Authority shall be a corporate body, created to effectuate certain public purposes, that has a separate legal existence within the District go…

In addition to the delegation of powers contained in § 34-2202.08, the Authority shall possess the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued; (2) To have a seal and alter the seal at its pleasure; (3) To make, adopt, and alter by-laws, rules, and regulations for the administration…

(a)(1) The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors (“Board”) comprised of 11 members. (2)(A) Six Board members shall be District residents, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, of whom: (i) No more than 4 may be District employees or offi…

(a) The Board shall have the following duties: (1) To adopt and publish internal operating rules for the conduct of Board meetings; (2) To develop policies for the management, maintenance, and operation of water distribution and sewage collection, treatment, and disposal systems …

(a) The Office of People's Counsel ("OPC"), established by § 34-804, may: (1) Represent District of Columbia ratepayers at administrative hearings when these hearings involve the interests of users of the products of or services furnished by the Authority; (2) Represent the inter…

(a) The Board, by the affirmative vote of 8 of its members, shall employ a General Manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the Authority. The General Manager shall not be a member of the Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The General Manager shal…

(a) Beginning in January 2014, the Authority shall conduct testing of the District’s drinking water for, at a minimum, regulated contaminants included in the Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for Public Water Systems set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 141.40. (…

(a) There is established the Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel (“Panel”) for the purpose of providing information to the public and guidance to the Mayor and the General Manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“General Manager”) on levels of unregulate…

(a) The Panel established under § 34-2202.06e shall be composed of 9 experts who, at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge in at least one of the following professional fields: (1) Water quality; (2) Water treatment; (3) Toxicology; (4) Public health; (5) Civil engineering; or (6) Env…

(a) By July 1, 2013, the Authority shall initiate a study that tests for the presence of endocrine disruptor compounds in wastewater effluent. (b) The Authority shall present the findings of the study to the Panel, the General Manager, the Mayor, and the Council within 30 days of…

(a) Upon receipt of the report from the Panel set forth in § 34-2202.06e, the General Manager shall create and implement a plan that considers potential remediation options and continued testing for unregulated contaminants and endocrine disruptor compounds in a manner consistent…

(a) There is established the Water and Sewer Authority Enterprise Fund (“Fund”) which shall be the successor to the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund established pursuant to § 47-375(g). The Fund shall be operated by the Authority in accordance with generally accepted accounting pr…

The Council delegates to the Authority the power of the Council under section 490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (§ 1-204.90) to issue revenue bonds to finance, refinance, or assist in the financing or refinancing of any undertakings of the Authority pursuant to this c…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the Authority may at any time, and from time to time, issue revenue bonds (including refunding bonds, notes, or other obligations), by resolution, in one or more series to finance or refinance any cost. The resolution shal…

(a) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for sale of its bonds in accordance with this chapter, including the following: (1) The date a note or bond bears; (2) The denomination; (3) Any interest rate or rates, or variable rate or rates changing from time to time, o…

The District pledges to the Authority and any holders of bonds that, except as provided in this chapter, the District will not limit or alter rights vested in the Authority to fulfill agreements made with holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the h…

(a) The District retains the right to direct the Authority to purchase its own bonds and notes, subject to the terms and conditions of § 34-2202.10(h), for the purpose of dissolving or altering the Authority after such bonds and notes are cancelled or defeased. (b) The District f…

(a) The Authority’s bonds shall no longer be considered outstanding and unpaid and shall be deemed fully met and discharged for the purposes of § 34-2202.07(e) and the security provided by the pledges of and liens on, revenues, assets, and property, if the Authority: (1) Deposits…

Except as provided in § 34-2202.17(b), Chapter 3A of Title 2 [§ 2-351.01 et seq.] shall not apply to the Authority.

(a) Except as provided in this section and in § 34-2202.17(b), no provision of § 1-601.01 et seq., shall apply to employees of the Authority except as follows: (1) Subchapters V and XVII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall apply to all employees of the Authority; and (2) Subchapters XI…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on March 27, 2027. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) The Authority shall collect and abate ch…

(a) Within one year of March 25, 2009, the Authority shall establish, together with the District Department of the Environment (“DDOE”), a low-impact design incentive program within the DDOE, to reduce the surface area that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the g…

(a)(1) The Mayor shall establish a financial assistance program to assist nonprofit organizations located in the District with a payment of their impervious area charges. To be eligible for the program, a nonprofit organization shall: (A) Show significant hardship in paying its i…

(a) Until the initial meeting of the Board, but for not longer than 180 days from April 18, 1996, the existing management structure of the Water and Sewer Utility Administration, Department of Public Works shall serve as the operator of the Authority, thereafter, the Water and Se…

This chapter shall not serve as an amendment, alteration, modification, or repeal of any contract or any regional agreement to which the District government is a party, including the 1985 Blue Plains Intermunicipal Agreement.