Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 57 Water-Sewer Districts - Chapter 57.08 Powers

57.08.005 Powers
A district shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire by purchase or condemnation, or both, all lands, property and property rights, and all water ...

57.08.007 Concurrent service by two districts
Except upon approval of both districts by resolution, a district may not provide a service within an area in which that service is available from ...

57.08.009 Use of property not immediately necessary to district for park or recreational purposes
A district may operate and maintain a park or recreational facilities on real property that it owns or in which it has an interest that ...

57.08.011 Authority to manage, operate, maintain, or repair public or private water system -- Contract
A district may enter into a contract with any person, corporation, or other entity, public or private, that owns a water system located in the ...

57.08.012 Fluoridation of water authorized
A water district by a majority vote of its board of commissioners may fluoridate the water supply system of the water district. The commissioners may ...

57.08.014 Authority to adjust or delay rates or charges for low-income persons -- Notice
In addition to the authority of a district to establish classifications for rates and charges and impose such rates and charges, a district may adjust ...

57.08.015 Sale of unnecessary property authorized -- Notice
The board of commissioners of a district may sell, at public or private sale, property belonging to the district if the board determines that the ...

57.08.016 Sale of unnecessary property authorized -- Additional requirements for sale of realty
(1) There shall be no private sale of real property where the appraised value exceeds the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars. Subject to ...

57.08.017 Application of sections to certain service provider agreements under chapter 70.150 RCW
RCW 57.08.015, 57.08.016, 57.08.050, and 57.08.120 shall not apply to agreements entered into under authority of chapter 70.150 RCW if there is compliance with the ...

57.08.020 Conveyance of water system to city or town
That water districts duly organized under the laws of the state of Washington shall have the following powers in addition to those conferred by existing ...

57.08.030 Election on conveyance -- Contract for operation of facilities
(1) Whenever any district shall have installed a distributing system of water mains and laterals, and as a source of supply of water shall be ...

57.08.035 Effect when city or town takes over portion of water system
Whenever a city or town located wholly or in part within a water district shall enter into a contract with the commissioners of a water ...

57.08.040 City or town may accept and agree to maintain system
Whenever any city or town is selling or proposes to sell water to a district, the city or town may by ordinance accept a conveyance ...

57.08.044 Contracts for acquisition, use, operation, etc., authorized -- Service to areas in other districts
A district may enter into contracts with any county, city, town, or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, or with any private person or corporation, ...

57.08.047 Provision of water, sewer, or drainage service beyond district subject to review by boundary review board
The provision of water, sewer, or drainage service beyond the boundaries of a district may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board ...

57.08.050 Contracts for materials and work -- Notice -- Bids -- Small works roster -- Requirements waived, when
(1) All work ordered, the estimated cost of which is in excess of ten thousand dollars, shall be let by contract and competitive bidding. Before ...

57.08.060 Powers as to street lighting systems -- Establishment
In addition to the powers given districts by law, a district shall also have power to acquire, construct, maintain, operate, and develop street lighting systems. ...

57.08.065 Powers as to mutual systems -- Overlapping districts -- Operation of system of sewerage or drainage by former water district
(1) A district shall have power to establish, maintain, and operate a mutual water, sewerage, drainage, and street lighting system, a mutual system of any ...

57.08.070 Participation in volunteer firefighters' relief and pension fund
See chapter 41.24 RCW. ...

57.08.081 Rates and charges -- Delinquencies
(1) Subject to RCW 57.08.005(6), the commissioners of any district shall provide for revenues by fixing rates and charges for furnishing sewer and drainage service ...

57.08.085 Public property subject to rates and charges for drainage facilities
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 90.03.525, any public entity and public property, including state of Washington property, shall be subject to rates and charges ...

57.08.100 Health care, group, life, and social security insurance contracts for employees', commissioners' benefit -- Joint action with other districts
Subject to chapter 48.62 RCW, a district, by a majority vote of its board of commissioners, may enter into contracts to provide health care services ...

57.08.105 Liability insurance for officials and employees
The board of commissioners of each district may purchase liability insurance with such limits as it may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting its ...

57.08.107 Liability insurance for officers and employees authorized
See RCW 36.16.138. ...

57.08.112 Association of commissioners -- Association to furnish information to legislature and governor
See RCW 44.04.170. ...

57.08.120 Lease of real property -- Notice, hearing -- Performance bond or security
A district may lease out real property which it owns or in which it has an interest and which is not immediately necessary for its ...

57.08.140 RCW 39.33.060 to govern on sales by district for park and recreational purposes
The provisions of RCW 57.08.015, 57.08.016, and 57.08.120 shall have no application as to the sale or conveyance of real or personal property or any ...

57.08.150 Extensions by private party -- Preparation of plans -- Review by district
A district may not require that a specified engineer prepare plans or designs for extensions to its systems if the extensions are to be financed ...

57.08.160 Authority to assist customers in the acquisition of water conservation equipment -- Limitations
Any district is hereby authorized, within limits established by the Constitution of the state of Washington, to assist the owners of structures in financing the ...

57.08.170 Water conservation plan -- Emergency water use restrictions -- Fine
A district may adopt a water conservation plan and emergency water use restrictions. The district may enforce a water conservation plan and emergency water use ...

57.08.180 Sewer, drainage, and water connections without district permission -- Penalties
It is unlawful and a misdemeanor to make, or cause to be made, or to maintain any connection with any sewer, drainage, or water system ...

57.08.190 Cooperative watershed management
In addition to the authority provided in RCW 57.08.005, a water district, sewer district, or water-sewer district may participate in and expend revenue on cooperative ...