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Water Utilities
Contents
- Statutes
- Administration
- Finance
- Rates
- Information Resources
- MRSC Related Page
Statutes Relating to Provision of Domestic Water
- Ch. 35.92 RCW - Municipal Utilities
- Ch 36.94 RCW - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems
- Ch. 54.16 RCW - Powers Public Utility Districts
- Ch 57.08 RCW - Powers Water-Sewer Districts
- RCW 87.03.015 - Powers of Irrigation Districts Enumerated
- Ch 70.116 RCW - Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977
- Rules and Regulations - Washington State Department of Health
Administration
- Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems (
977 KB), One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series, EPA 816-R-03-016, Environmental Protection Agency, September 2003
- Drinking Water System Management Handbook ( 212 KB) Administration of a drinking water system through financial, technical and managerial planning, developed by the Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, 2002
- Emergency Water Use Restrictions - MRSC
- Management Help - Small Public Water Systems and Capacity Development, Environmental Protection Agency
- Small Public Water Systems and Capacity Development - EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems ( 1.5 MB), One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series, EPA EPA 816-R-03-015, Environmental Protection Agency, September 2003
- Water and Sewer Code Provisions - MRSC
- Water System Management - Washington State Department of Health
Finance
- Environmental Finance Center (EFC) for US EPA Region 10 - Boise State University - Provides help to those facing the "how to pay" challenges of environmental protection. EFC-10 is committed to helping the regulated community build and improve the technical, managerial, and financial capabilities needed to comply with federal and state environmental protection laws
- Financial Help - Small Public Water Systems and Capacity Development, Environmental Protection Agency
- Utility Billing and Collection Issues - MRSC
- Water,Wastewater & Stormwater Funding Sources ( 56 KB), 2007-2009 Varela & Associates (Spokane)
Water Rates
- A Guide for Financing and Rate-Setting Options for Small Water Systems (186 KB), Andrea L. Williams. Special Report SR17-1999. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, November 1999
- Conservation Pricing - Water Rates - MRSC
- Information about Affordability and Rate-Setting - EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water, EPA 816-R-05-006 January 2006
- Public Water Supply Financial Capacity Developing Water Rates, Environmental Fact Sheet WD-WSEB-25-29, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Water Supply Engineering, 2002
- Utility Rate Design with Rate Checkup - Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University
- Water Rates: Paying for Drinking Water ( 69 KB), Washington Department of Health Fact Sheet, Publication No. 331-372, August 2005
- RFPs for Water Rate Study
- Connell - Water and Sewer Rate Study ( 27 KB), 2008
- Olympia, WA - Water System Plan RFQ/P ( 328 KB)
- Walla Walla, WA - Water Rate Study RFP ( 120 KB)
- Connell - Water and Sewer Rate Study (
- Sample Rate Studies
- Jefferson County PUD Water & Sewer Utility Rate Study Report ( 581) FCS Group, May 2007
- Puyallup 2004 waterworks utility rate and SDC study, prepared by Gray & Osborne, Inc. MRSC Library Loan
- Seattle Public Utilities, 2006-2008 Water Rate Study ( 267 KB), February, 2006
- Snohomish City Council, Presentation of the Preliminary Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Revenue Requirement Results ( 217 KB), October 16, 2007, FCS Group
- Yakima 2004 Domestic Water Utility Rate Study Report ( 256 KB), Financial Consulting Solutions Group, Inc. (FCS Group)
- Jefferson County PUD Water & Sewer Utility Rate Study Report (
- Water, Sewer & Stormwater Fees, Tax and User Fee Study, Association of Washington Cities MRSC Library Loan
Planning
- Planning Requirements for Public Water Systems - Washington State Department of Health
- Water System Planning Handbook ( 323 KB) - Washington State Department of Health, April 1997
- Sample Comprehensive Water System Plans
- East Wenatchee Water District 2005 Comprehensive Water System Plan ( 2.66 MB), Final Approved Plan May 2006
- Issaquah Water System Plans
- Lynnwood Water System Plan ( 18.5 MB)
- Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District - Water Comprehensive Plan, May 2001
- Seattle Water System Plans
- Spokane, WA - Six Year Comprehensive Water Program 2004-09 ( 3.25 MB)
- Sequim Water System Comprehensive Plan, Appendix 18 of 2005 Comprehensive Plan (Scroll down)
- East Wenatchee Water District 2005 Comprehensive Water System Plan (
Information Resources
- United States Environmental Protection Agency Ground Water and Drinking Water
- National Drinking Water Advisory Council
- Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University - EPA Environmental Finance Partner, Region 10
- Washington State Department of Health - Drinking Water Programs and Services
- Organizations
- American Water Works Association
- Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)
- Central Puget Sound Water Supplier's Forum
- Evergreen Rural Water of Washington - a non-profit organization serving the needs of small water and wastewater systems in Washington State
- National Rural Water Association
- Water Providers in Addition to Cities and Towns
- Washington State Department of Health Water System Data
- Cascade Water Alliance (Bellevue, Covington Water District, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Plateau Water & Sewer District, Skyway Water & Sewer District, Tukwila )
- Everett Drinking Water - Everett provides water to almost 80 percent of the residents in Snohomish County
- Pierce County Water Utility and Water System Planning
- Seattle Public Utilities List of Wholesale Water Customers - Cities and water districts
- Tacoma Water - Provides water service to customers in Tacoma, University Place and portions of Pierce and South King counties
- Water and Sewer Districts - MRSC
- Public Utility Districts that Provide Domestic Water
- Asotin County PUD
- Chelan County PUD
- Clallam County PUD - Water
- Clark County PUD - Water Services
- Cowlitz County PUD
- Jefferson County PUD
- Kitsap County PUD
- Klickitat PUD Water and Wastewater
- Mason County PUD #1
- Pacific County PUD - Water Services
- Pend Oreille County PUD - Water Services
- Skagit County PUD
- Snohomish County PUD - Water Resources
- Stevens County PUD
- Thurston County PUD
- Whatcom County PUD
- Irrigation Districts that Provide Domestic Water (Source DOH Water System Data)
- Badger Mountain Irrigation District – Benton County
- Burbank Irrigation District 4 - Walla Walla County
- Carnhope Irrigation District 7 – Spokane County
- Consolidated Irrigation Dist 14 - Walla Walla County
- Hutchinson Irrigation Dist #16 – Spokane County
- Hydro Irrigation District #9 – Walla Walla County
- Moab Irrigation Dist #20 – Spokane County
- Model Irrigation Dist #18 - Spokane County
- North Spokane Irrigation District 8 - Spokane County
- Orchard Avenue Irrigation Dist 6 - Spokane County
- Stemilt Irrigation District - Chelan County
- Trentwood Irrigation District 3 - Spokane County