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Wash. Rev. Code § 57.08.012 (2026)

Fluoridation of water authorized

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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 cause the proposition of fluoridation of the water supply to be submitted to the electors of the water district at any general election or special election to be called for the purpose of voting on the proposition. The proposition must be approved by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition to become effective.
[ 1988 c 11 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: Parkland Light & Water Co. v. Tacoma-Pierce Cnty. Bd. of Health, 90 P.3d 37 (Wash. 2004).
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Parkland Light & Water Co. v. Tacoma-Pierce Cnty. Bd. of Health, 90 P.3d 37 (Wash. 2004). · cites it 13× “We reverse and hold that the resolution conflicts with RCW 57.08.012, which gives water districts the power to control the content of their water systems and, with that power, the authority to fluoridate their water.”
Parkland Light & Water Co. v. Tacoma-Pierce Cnty. Bd. of Health, 151 Wash. 2d 428 (Wash. 2004). · cites it 13× “We reverse and hold that the resolution conflicts with RCW 57.08.012, which gives water districts the power to control the content of their water systems and, with that power, the authority to fluoridate their water.”
Protect the Peninsula's Future v. City of Port Angeles, 304 P.3d 914 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “41 RCW is ambiguous and therefore this court must defer to the Board of Pharmacy’s ruling that the Cities’ fluorides are legend drugs. This argument misrepresents the record.”
City of Port Angeles v. Our Water-Our Choice!, 170 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2010). “16, 2010) (listing water districts). If it had, it is unlikely this case would have come before *10 us.”
Port Angeles v. Our Water-Our Choice!, 239 P.3d 589 (Wash. 2010). “aspx (last visited Sept. 16, 2010) (listing water districts).”
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