Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 57.08.065 (2026)

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(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 two or three of the systems, or separate systems.

(2) Where any two or more districts include the same territory as of July 1, 1997, none of the overlapping districts may provide any service that was made available by any of the other districts prior to July 1, 1997, within the overlapping territory without the consent by resolution of the board of commissioners of the other district or districts.

(3) A district that was a water district prior to July 1, 1997, that did not operate a system of sewerage or drainage prior to July 1, 1997, may not proceed to exercise the powers to establish, maintain, construct, and operate any system of sewerage or drainage without first obtaining written approval and certification of necessity from the department of ecology and department of health. Any comprehensive plan for a system of sewers or drainages or addition thereto or betterment thereof, proposed by a district that was a water district prior to July 1, 1997, shall be approved by the same county and state officials as were required to approve such plans adopted by a sewer district immediately prior to July 1, 1997, and as subsequently may be required.

[ 1999 c 153 s 10; 1997 c 447 s 17; 1996 c 230 s 313; 1981 c 45 s 11; 1979 c 141 s 69; 1967 ex.s. c 135 s 3; 1963 c 111 s 1.]

Notes:

Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.

Finding—Purpose—1997 c 447: See note following RCW 70.05.074.

Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.

Legislative declaration—"District" defined—Severability—1981 c 45: See notes following RCW 36.93.090.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1971–2019 · leading case: Nisqually Delta Ass'n v. City of DuPont, 627 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1981).

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Nisqually Delta Ass'n v. City of DuPont, 627 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1981). · cites it 2× “96 RCW; or (2) The assumption by any city or town of all or part of the assets, facilities, or indebtedness of a special purpose district which lies partially within such city or town; or (3) The establishment of or change in the boundaries of a mutual water and sewer system or…”

Water Dist. No. 105, King Cnty. v. State, 485 P.2d 66 (Wash. 1971). · cites it 2× “The title to the 1967 act, now being challenged, was passed by the legislature subsequent to the water district’s resolution and reads as follows: An Act relating to water districts; authorizing the leasing out of real property; amending section 1, chapter 111, Laws of 1963 and…”

Snohomish Cnty. Builders Ass'n v. Snohomish Health Dist., 508 P.2d 617 (Wash. Ct. App. 1973). “State, supra, a similar challenge with reference to RCW 57.08.065 (authorizing water districts to establish sewer systems) was disposed of with the following comment at page 344: The plaintiff argues, however, that the delegation of authority to the respective agencies does not…”

Ronald Wastewater Dist., Res. v. Olympic View Water & Sewer Dist., Apps. (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Pursuant to former RCW 57.08.065(LAws OF 1963, ch. 111,§ 1 (1963)), Olympic was subject to former Title 56 RCW for purposes of providing sewer services.”

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