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Updated 11/2009
Water Utilities
Contents
- Statutes Relating to Provision of Domestic Water
- Administration
- Finance
- Water Rates
- Planning
- Information Resources
- Related MRSC Pages
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 (
), 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 () 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 (), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA 816-R-03-015, September 2003 - One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series
- 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 (), 2011 Edition, Varela & Associates (Spokane)
Fire Hydrant Service
- Lane v. City of Seattle, 164 Wn. 2d 875 (10/16/2008) - Is it legal for the city water utility customers to pay for fire hydrants? No; provision of hydrant service is a governmental function. Following a decision regarding the payment for street lights, Seattle had its general fund pay for hydrant service, paying the cost from proceeds of a utility tax it levied on its water utility. The utility then raised its rates to pay for the tax. As to earlier (pre-tax) charges, Seattle must make refunds to its affected customers, plus interest. Furthermore, other jurisdictions who have secured hydrant service must pay Seattle for that service.
- Fire in the Hole: Cities Need to Reassess the Ways They Assess for Fire Hydrants (), David W. Findlay and Angie Sanchez Virnoche, FCS Group, and John Milne, Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, PS., AWC CityVision Magazine, November/December 2009
- Fire Service Impacts on Water Utilities: Managing the Effect of Lane vs. City of Seattle (), by Edward Cebron, FCS Group John Milne, Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S., September 2009 - This presentation is made available to you with compliments of FCS GROUP. Further posting, copying or distributing is copyright infringement; contact FCS GROUP Marketing at 425-867-1802 for additional permissions.
Water Rates
- A Guide for Financing and Rate-Setting Options for Small Water Systems (), 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
- Financial Help - See publications on Affordability and Rate-Setting - EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Utility Rate Design with Rate Checkup - Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University
- Water Rates: Paying for Drinking Water (), Washington Department of Health Fact Sheet, Publication No. 331-327, January 2011
- RFPs for Water Rate Study
- Connell Water and Sewer Rate Study (), 2008
- Olympia Water System Plan RFQ/P ()
- Walla Walla Water Rate Study RFP ()
- Connell Water and Sewer Rate Study (
- Sample Rate Studies
- Bainbridge Island Water, Sewer, and SSWM Utility Rates Presentation of Results (), November 18, 2009
- Friday Harbor Final Report for Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utility Rate Study (), prepared by FCS Group, June 2008
- Jefferson County PUD #1 Final Report for Water & Sewer Rate Study (), FCS Group, December 2007
- North Beach Water District Water Rate Study (), April 2008
- Puyallup 2004 waterworks utility rate and SDC study, prepared by Gray & Osborne, Inc. MRSC Library Loan
- Seattle Public Utilities, 2009-2011 Water Rate Study (), August 2008
- Snohomish City Council, Presentation of the Preliminary Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Revenue Requirement Results (), October 16, 2007, FCS Group
- Yakima 2004 Domestic Water Utility Rate Study Report (), Financial Consulting Solutions Group, Inc. (FCS Group)
- Bainbridge Island Water, Sewer, and SSWM Utility Rates Presentation of Results (
- Water, Sewer and 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 (), Washington State Department of Health, April 1997 - Available only for purchase
- Sample Comprehensive Water System Plans
- East Wenatchee Water District 2005 Comprehensive Water System Plan (), Final Approved Plan May 2006
- Issaquah Water System Plan
- Lynnwood Water System Plan ( 18 MB)
- Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District Water Comprehensive Plan, 2010
- Seattle Water System Plans
- Spokane Six Year Comprehensive Water Program 2004-09 ()
- 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