Title 87, Title 87 IRRIGATION
16 chapters · 399 sections in this title.
RCW 87.84.005 Purpose—Districts authorized.
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The growing population of the state of Washington, coupled with increasing amounts of available leisure time have greatly expanded the need for and use of the larger lakes in the state of Washington, both by Washington state residents and guests from other states and countries. I…
RCW 87.84.010 Eligibility.
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Any irrigation district having the major portion of an inland navigable body of water within its exterior boundaries and which has filed with the department of ecology and been granted a water right certificate for fifty thousand acre feet of water or more shall be eligible to be…
RCW 87.84.020 Petition to convert irrigation district to an irrigation and rehabilitation district, contents—Bond for costs.
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A petition to convert an existing irrigation district to an irrigation and rehabilitation district shall be signed by at least fifty holders of title or evidence of title to land within the district. The petition shall contain the following:(1) The legal description of the proper…
RCW 87.84.030 Notice and hearing on petition.
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A notice of hearing and a hearing on the petition shall be held as provided by RCW 87.03.020.[ 1961 c 226 s 4.]
RCW 87.84.040 Notice and election.
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A notice of election and election shall be held to determine whether the electors desire to convert the existing irrigation district to an irrigation and rehabilitation district.The notice of election and election shall be governed by the applicable provisions of chapter 87.03 RC…
RCW 87.84.050 Purposes of organization.
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In addition to the purposes for which irrigation districts may be organized under RCW 87.03.010, an irrigation and rehabilitation district may also be organized or maintained to further the recreational potential of the area and to further the rehabilitation or improvement of inl…
RCW 87.84.060 Directors—Powers, rights and authority of directors and district.
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The directors of the irrigation and rehabilitation district shall be the same as of the irrigation district and the directors shall retain all power, rights and authority heretofore granted to them or hereafter granted to them as directors of an irrigation district under any prov…
RCW 87.84.061 Directors—Additional powers.
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The water in any natural or impounded lake, wholly or partially within the boundaries of an irrigation and rehabilitation district, together with all use of said water and the bottom and shore lines to the line established by the highest level where water has been or shall be sto…
RCW 87.84.070 District rehabilitation—Assessments—Election—Notice and hearing.
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(1)(a) The directors of the district shall annually determine the amount of money necessary to carry on the rehabilitation operations of the district and shall classify the property therein in proportion to the benefits to be derived from the rehabilitation operations of the dist…
RCW 87.84.071 Special assessments inferior to existing city or town L.I.D. assessments.
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The special assessments provided for in RCW 87.84.070 shall be subject to and inferior to existing local improvement district assessments of any city or town which is included within the boundaries of an irrigation and rehabilitation district. The collection of local improvement …
RCW 87.84.080 Rules and regulations—Authorized—Publication—Hearing.
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The directors of an irrigation and rehabilitation district shall have the authority to pass rules and regulations to accomplish district purposes. The rules and regulations shall (except in case of emergency) be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the…
RCW 87.84.090 Rules and regulations—Violation as misdemeanor—Jurisdiction—Penalty—Review.
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The directors may enact rules and regulations, the violation of which shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, and the district judges in said district shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such offenses. Penalty for violation shall not exceed a five hundred dollar fine or six mont…
RCW 87.84.100 Rules and regulations—Sheriff to enforce.
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The sheriff's department of any county in which an irrigation and rehabilitation district is located shall enforce the rules and regulations of the district.[ 1963 c 221 s 8.]Notes:Severability—1963 c 221: See note following RCW 87.84.005.
RCW 87.84.110 Corporate powers and authority.
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An irrigation and rehabilitation district shall possess all the usual powers of a municipal corporation and shall have the authority to sue and enforce its rules and regulations.[ 1963 c 221 s 9.]Notes:Severability—1963 c 221: See note following RCW 87.84.005.
RCW 87.84.120 City, town, county, powers not restricted—Title 79 RCW not modified.
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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed so as to restrict the governing body of any city, town or county located on or adjacent to an inland body of water controlled by an irrigation and rehabilitation district from conducting or carrying out governmental or proprie…