Title 57 — Title 57 WATER-SEWER DISTRICTS
15 chapters · 189 sections in this title.
RCW 57.20.015 Refunding general obligation bonds.
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(1) The board of commissioners of any district may by resolution, without submitting the matter to the voters of the district, provide for the issuance of refunding general obligation bonds to refund any outstanding general obligation bonds, or any part thereof, at maturity there…
RCW 57.20.018 Revenue bonds authorized—Use.
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(1) The commissioners may, without submitting a proposition to the voters, authorize by resolution the district to issue revenue bonds for the construction costs, interest during the period of construction and six months thereafter, working capital or other costs of the improveme…
RCW 57.20.0181 Additional revenue bonds for increased cost of improvements.
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Whenever a district shall have adopted a general comprehensive plan and bonds to defray the cost thereof shall have been authorized by resolution of the board of commissioners, and before the completion of the improvements the board of commissioners shall find by resolution that …
RCW 57.20.019 Additions and betterments.
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In the same manner as provided for the adoption of an original general comprehensive plan, a plan providing for additions and betterments to the original general comprehensive plan may be adopted. Without limiting its generality "additions and betterments" shall include any neces…
RCW 57.20.020 Revenue bonds—Special fund.
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(1) The commissioners shall have power and are required to create a special fund or funds for the sole purpose of paying the interest and principal of revenue bonds into which special fund or funds the commissioners shall obligate and bind the district to set aside and pay a fixe…
RCW 57.20.023 Covenants to guarantee payment of revenue bonds—Bonds payable from same source may be issued on parity.
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The board of commissioners may make such covenants as it may deem necessary to secure and guarantee the payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the district, including but not being limited to covenants for the establishment and maintenance of adequate reserv…
RCW 57.20.025 Refunding revenue bonds.
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The board of commissioners of any district may by resolution provide for the issuance of refunding revenue bonds to refund outstanding general obligation bonds and/or revenue bonds, or any part thereof, and/or all outstanding local improvement district bonds, at maturity thereof,…
RCW 57.20.027 Revenue warrants and revenue bond anticipation warrants.
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Districts may also issue revenue warrants and revenue bond anticipation warrants for the same purposes for which such districts may issue revenue bonds. The provisions of this chapter relating to the authorization, terms, conditions, covenants, issuance and sale of revenue bonds …
RCW 57.20.028 Warrants, when authorized—Procedure.
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(1) The board of commissioners of a district with revenues of five million dollars or more in each of the preceding three years that were audited in accordance with RCW 43.09.260 may by resolution adopt a policy to issue its own warrants for payment of claims or other obligations…
RCW 57.20.030 Local improvement guaranty fund.
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Every district in the state is authorized to create a fund for the purpose of guaranteeing, to the extent of such fund, and in the manner hereinafter provided, the payment of all of its local improvement bonds issued to pay for any local improvement within its confines. Such fund…
RCW 57.20.080 Guaranty fund—Subrogation of district as trustee.
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Whenever there shall be paid out of a guaranty fund any sum on account of principal or interest upon a local improvement bond, or on account of purchase of certificates of delinquency, the district, as trustee for the fund, shall be subrogated to all rights of the owner of the bo…
RCW 57.20.090 Rights and remedies of bond owner.
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The owner of any local improvement bonds guaranteed under the provisions of this section and RCW 57.20.030 and 57.20.080 shall not have any claim therefor against the district by which the same is issued, except for payment from the special assessments made for the improvement fo…
RCW 57.20.105 Vote on general indebtedness.
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The commissioners may submit to the voters of the district at any general or special election, a proposition that the district incur a general indebtedness payable from annual tax levies to be made in excess of the constitutional tax limitation for the construction of any part or…
RCW 57.20.110 Limitation of indebtedness.
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A district is authorized and empowered by and through its board of commissioners to contract indebtedness for its purposes, and the maintenance thereof not exceeding one-half of one percent of the value of the taxable property in the district, as the term "value of the taxable pr…
RCW 57.20.120 Additional indebtedness—Ballot proposition.
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A district may contract indebtedness in excess of the amount named in RCW 57.20.110, but not exceeding in amount, together with existing indebtedness, two and one-half percent of the value of the taxable property in that district, as the term "value of the taxable property" is de…
RCW 57.20.130 Bonds—Payment of interest.
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Any coupons for the payment of interest on bonds of any district shall be considered for all purposes as warrants drawn upon the general fund of the district issuing such bonds, and when presented to the treasurer of the county having custody of the funds of such district at matu…
RCW 57.20.135 Treasurer—Designation—Approval—Powers and duties—Bond.
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Upon obtaining the approval of the county treasurer, the board of commissioners of a district with more than twenty-five hundred water customers or sewer customers may designate by resolution some other person having experience in financial or fiscal matters as the treasurer of t…
RCW 57.20.140 Maintenance or general fund and special funds.
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The treasurer shall create and maintain a separate fund designated as the maintenance fund or general fund of the district into which shall be paid all money received by the treasurer from the collection of taxes other than taxes levied for the payment of general obligation bonds…
RCW 57.20.150 Maintenance or general fund and special funds—Use of surplus in maintenance or general fund.
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Whenever a district has accumulated money in the maintenance fund or general fund of the district in excess of the requirements of that fund, the board of commissioners may in its discretion use any of that surplus money for any of the following purposes: (1) Redemption or servic…
RCW 57.20.160 Maintenance or general fund and special funds—Deposits and investments.
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Whenever there shall have accumulated in any general or special fund of a district money, the disbursement of which is not yet due, the board of commissioners may, by resolution, authorize the treasurer to deposit or invest such money in qualified public depositaries, or to inves…
RCW 57.20.165 Deposit account requirements.
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District money shall be deposited by the district in any account, which may be interest-bearing, subject to such requirements and conditions as may be prescribed by the state auditor. The account shall be in the name of the district except upon request by the treasurer, the accou…
RCW 57.20.170 Maintenance or general fund and special funds—Loans from maintenance or general funds to construction funds or other funds.
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The board of commissioners of any district may, by resolution, authorize and direct a loan or loans from maintenance funds or general funds of the district to construction funds or other funds of the district, so long as that loan or loans do not, in the opinion of the board of c…
RCW 57.22.010 Contracts—Conditions.
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If the district approves an extension to the system, the district shall contract with owners of real estate located within the district boundaries, at an owner's request, for the purpose of permitting extensions to the district's system to be constructed by such owner at such own…
RCW 57.22.020 Reimbursement to owner—Contract requirements.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the contract shall also provide, subject to the terms and conditions in this section, for the reimbursement to the owner or the owner's assigns for a period not to exceed fifteen years of a portion of the costs o…
RCW 57.22.030 Scope of reimbursement.
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The reimbursement shall be a pro rata share of construction and contract administration costs of the project. Reimbursement for projects shall include, but not be limited to, design, engineering, installation, and restoration.[ 1996 c 230 s 803; 1989 c 389 s 13.]Notes:Part headin…
RCW 57.22.040 Reimbursement—Procedures.
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The procedures for reimbursement contracts shall be governed by the following:(1) A reimbursement area shall be formulated by the board of commissioners within a reasonable time after the acceptance of the extension. The reimbursement shall be based upon a determination by the bo…
RCW 57.22.050 District participation in financing project.
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As an alternative to financing projects under this chapter solely by owners of real estate, districts may join in the financing of improvement projects and may be reimbursed in the same manner as the owners of real estate who participate in the projects, if the board of commissio…
RCW 57.24.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
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Actions taken under this chapter may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1996 c 230 s 901; 1989 c 84 s 58.]Notes:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
RCW 57.24.010 Annexation authorized—Petition—Notice of hearing.
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Territory within the county or counties in which a district is located, or territory adjoining or in close proximity to a district but which is located in another county, may be annexed to and become a part of the district. All annexations shall be accomplished in the following m…
RCW 57.24.020 Hearing procedure—Boundaries—Election, notice, judges.
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When such petition is presented for hearing, the legislative authority of each county in which the territory proposed to be annexed is located shall hear the petition or may adjourn the hearing from time to time not exceeding one month in all, and any person, firm, or corporation…
RCW 57.24.040 Election—Qualification of voters.
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(1) The annexation election shall be held on the date designated in the notice and shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state. If the original petition for annexation is signed by qualified voters, then only qualified voters at the date of electi…
RCW 57.24.050 Expense of election.
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All elections held pursuant to this chapter, whether general or special, shall be conducted by the county auditor of the county in which the district is located. The expense of all such elections shall be paid for out of the funds of such district.[ 1999 c 153 s 20; 1996 c 230 s …
RCW 57.24.060 Petition method is alternative to election method.
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The method of annexation provided for in RCW 57.24.070 through 57.24.100 shall be an alternative method to that specified in RCW 57.24.010 through 57.24.050.[ 1953 c 251 s 22.]
RCW 57.24.070 Petition method—Petition—Signers—Content—Certain public properties excluded from local improvement districts.
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As an alternative method of annexation, a petition for annexation of an area contiguous to a district may be made in writing, addressed to and filed with the board of commissioners of the district to which annexation is desired. It must be signed by the owners, according to the r…
RCW 57.24.080 Petition method—Hearing—Notice.
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If the petition for annexation filed with the board of commissioners complies with the requirements of law, as proved to the satisfaction of the board of commissioners, it may entertain the petition, fix the date for public hearing thereon, and cause notice of the hearing to be p…
RCW 57.24.090 Petition method—Resolution providing for annexation.
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Following the hearing the board of commissioners shall determine by resolution whether annexation shall be made. It may annex all or any portion of the proposed area but may not include in the annexation any property not described in the petition. Upon passage of the resolution a…
RCW 57.24.100 Petition method—Effective date of annexation—Prior indebtedness.
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Upon the date fixed in the resolution the area annexed shall become a part of the district.No property within the limits of the territory so annexed shall ever be taxed or assessed to pay any portion of the indebtedness of the district to which it is annexed contracted prior to o…
RCW 57.24.170 Annexation of certain unincorporated territory—Authorized—Hearing.
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When there is, within a district, unincorporated territory containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to the district, the board of commissioners may resolve to annex that territory to the district. The reso…
RCW 57.24.180 Annexation of certain unincorporated territory—Opportunity to be heard—Effective date of annexation resolution—Notice—Referendum.
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On the date set for hearing under RCW 57.24.170, residents or property owners of the area included in the resolution for annexation shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard. The board of commissioners may provide by resolution for annexation of the territory described in the …
RCW 57.24.190 Annexation of certain unincorporated territory—Referendum authorized—Petition—Election—Effective date of annexation.
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The annexation resolution under RCW 57.24.180 shall be subject to referendum for forty-five days after the passage thereof. Upon the filing of a timely and sufficient referendum petition with the board of commissioners, signed by registered voters in number equal to not less than…
RCW 57.24.200 Expenditure of funds to provide certain information authorized—Limits.
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A district may expend funds to inform residents in areas proposed for annexation into the district of the following:(1) Technical information and data;(2) The fiscal impact of the proposed improvement; and(3) The types of improvements planned.Expenditures under this section shall…
RCW 57.24.210 Annexation of certain unincorporated territory with boundaries contiguous to two municipal corporations providing water or sewer service—Procedure.
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When there is unincorporated territory containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to two municipal corporations providing either water or sewer service, one of which is a water-sewer district, the legislativ…
RCW 57.24.220 Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.
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A district assuming responsibility for a water system that is not in compliance with state or federal requirements for public drinking water systems, and its agents and employees, are immune from lawsuits or causes of action, based on noncompliance with state or federal requireme…
RCW 57.24.230 Annexation of territory within cities—Authorized—Process.
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(1) If a district acquires either water facilities or sewer facilities, or both from a city, and the district and the city within which the facilities are located enter into an agreement stating that the district will seek annexation of territory within that city, the district co…
RCW 57.24.240 Annexation of territory within cities—Hearing procedure—Election notice.
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(1) If a resolution calling for an annexation election as provided in RCW 57.24.230 is presented for hearing, the legislative authority of each county in which the territory proposed for annexation is located shall hear the resolution or may adjourn and reconvene the hearing as d…
RCW 57.24.250 Annexation of territory within cities—Election.
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(1) The annexation election shall be held on the date designated in the notice and shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state. Qualified voters residing within the territory proposed for annexation shall be permitted to vote at the election.(2) I…
RCW 57.24.260 Annexation of territory within cities—Alternative method.
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The method of annexation provided for in RCW 57.24.230 through 57.24.250 is an alternative method and is additional to other methods provided for in this chapter.[ 2007 c 31 s 4.]
RCW 57.28.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
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Actions taken under this chapter may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1996 c 230 s 1001; 1989 c 84 s 59.]Notes:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
RCW 57.28.010 Withdrawal authorized—Petition.
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Territory within a district may be withdrawn therefrom in the following manner and upon the following conditions: The petition for withdrawal shall be in writing and shall designate the boundaries of the territory proposed to be withdrawn from the district and shall be signed by …
RCW 57.28.020 Petition of residents.
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The petition for withdrawal shall be filed with the county auditor of each county in which the district is located, and after the filing no person having signed the petition shall be allowed to withdraw the person's name therefrom. Within ten days after such filing, each county a…