Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 87. IRRIGATION |
Chapter 87.03. Irrigation districts generally. |
Section 87.03.001. Actions subject to review by boundary review board—Exceptions. |
Section 87.03.005. District proposed—Powers, when organized. |
Section 87.03.010. Certain purposes for which district may be formed. |
Section 87.03.013. Development of hydroelectric generation capabilities—Legislative finding, intent—Limitation. |
Section 87.03.015. Certain powers of district enumerated. |
Section 87.03.0155. Contract and formation powers. |
Section 87.03.016. District may provide street lighting—Limitations. |
Section 87.03.017. District may assist residential owners in financing for conservation of energy—When—Plan—Limitations. |
Section 87.03.0175. District assistance for conservation, improvement, preservation, and efficient use. |
Section 87.03.018. Creation of legal authority to carry out powers—Method—Indebtedness. |
Section 87.03.019. Cooperative watershed management. |
Section 87.03.020. Organization of district—Petition—Bond—Notice—Hearing—Order—Notice of election. |
Section 87.03.025. State lands situated in or taken into district—Procedure—Assessments, collection. |
Section 87.03.030. Elections are governed by irrigation district laws. |
Section 87.03.031. Absentee voting—Certification of inconvenience. |
Section 87.03.032. Absentee voting—Notice of election, contents—Ballot and form of certificate of qualifications to be furnished. |
Section 87.03.033. Absentee voting—Requirements for ballot to be counted—Statement of qualifications—Form of ballot. |
Section 87.03.034. Absentee voting—How incoming ballots are handled—Canvass—Statement of result of both regular and absentee ballots. |
Section 87.03.035. Elections to form district—How conducted. |
Section 87.03.040. Elections to form district—Canvass of returns—Order. |
Section 87.03.045. Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of two hundred thousand acres. |
Section 87.03.051. Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of less than two hundred thousand acres. |
Section 87.03.071. Certain districts—Individual ownerships—Two votes. |
Section 87.03.075. Ballots in all elections—Declaration of candidacy—Petition of nomination—When election not required. |
Section 87.03.080. Directors—Election—Terms—Increase and decrease. |
Section 87.03.081. Directors—Vacancies, how filled. |
Section 87.03.082. Directors—Oaths of office and official bonds—Secretary. |
Section 87.03.083. Directors—Recall and discharge. |
Section 87.03.085. Post-organization district elections—Election boards—Notice. |
Section 87.03.090. Post-organization district elections—Election officers—Voting hours. |
Section 87.03.095. Post-organization district elections—Counting votes—Record of ballots. |
Section 87.03.100. Post-organization district elections—Certification of returns—Preservation for recount. |
Section 87.03.105. Post-organization district elections—Canvass. |
Section 87.03.110. Post-organization district elections—Statement of result of election—Certificate of election. |
Section 87.03.115. Organization of board—Meetings—Quorum—Certain powers and duties. |
Section 87.03.120. System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Question—Notice—Meeting—Resolution. |
Section 87.03.125. System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Powers upon passage of resolution. |
Section 87.03.130. District change of name. |
Section 87.03.135. Sale or lease of district personal property. |
Section 87.03.136. Sale or lease of district real property. |
Section 87.03.137. Purchase or condemnation for developing hydroelectric generation capabilities—Limitations. |
Section 87.03.138. Civil immunity of directors, officers, employees, or agents for good faith performance of official duties. |
Section 87.03.139. Lawful disposal of sewage and waste by others—Immunity. |
Section 87.03.140. Board's powers and duties generally—Condemnation procedure. |
Section 87.03.145. Condemnation—Finding of benefits and damages—Judgment—Costs. |
Section 87.03.150. Condemnation—Title acquired by district. |
Section 87.03.155. Conveyances—Actions by and against district. |
Section 87.03.158. Officers, employees, agents—Legal representation—Costs of defense. |
Section 87.03.160. Group insurance—Purchase. |
Section 87.03.162. Liability insurance for officials and employees. |
Section 87.03.165. Proposed works—Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared. |
Section 87.03.170. Proposed works—Certification filed with director of ecology. |
Section 87.03.175. Proposed works—Director's findings to district board. |
Section 87.03.180. Proposed works—Substance of director's findings. |
Section 87.03.185. Proposed works—Reclamation Service may make findings. |
Section 87.03.190. Proposed works—Plan of development—Special election. |
Section 87.03.195. Proposed works—Certain irrigation districts excepted. |
Section 87.03.200. Bonds—Election for—Form and contents—Exchange—Cancellation—Sale and issue—Reissue—Election concerning contract with United States—Penalty. |
Section 87.03.205. Sections exclusive of other bonding methods—Validation. |
Section 87.03.210. Sale or pledge of bonds. |
Section 87.03.215. Payment of bonds and interest, other indebtedness—Lien, enforcement of—Scope of section. |
Section 87.03.235. Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds. |
Section 87.03.240. Assessments, how and when made—Assessment roll. |
Section 87.03.245. Deputy secretaries for assessment. |
Section 87.03.250. Assessment roll to be filed—Notice of equalization. |
Section 87.03.255. Equalization of assessments. |
Section 87.03.260. Levies, amount—Special funds—Failure to make levy, procedure. |
Section 87.03.265. Lien of assessment. |
Section 87.03.270. Assessments, when delinquent—Assessment book, purpose—Statement of assessments due—Collection—Additional fee for delinquency. |
Section 87.03.271. Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest. |
Section 87.03.272. Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments—Official bond—Collection procedure—Delinquency list. |
Section 87.03.275. Medium of payment of assessments. |
Section 87.03.277. Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication. |
Section 87.03.280. Cancellation of assessments due United States—Procedure. |
Section 87.03.285. Segregation of assessment—Authorization. |
Section 87.03.290. Segregation of assessment—Hearing. |
Section 87.03.295. Segregation of assessment—Notice of hearing. |
Section 87.03.300. Segregation of assessment—Order. |
Section 87.03.305. Segregation of assessment—Amendment of roll—Effect. |
Section 87.03.420. Evidence of assessment, what is. |
Section 87.03.430. Bonds—Interest payments. |
Section 87.03.435. Construction work—Notice—Bids—Contracts—Bonds. |
Section 87.03.436. Small works roster. |
Section 87.03.437. Competitive bids—Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190. |
Section 87.03.438. "County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined. |
Section 87.03.440. Treasurer—County treasurer as ex officio district treasurer—Designated district treasurer—Duties and powers—Bond—Claims—Preliminary notice requirements when claim for crop damage. |
Section 87.03.441. Temporary funds. |
Section 87.03.442. Bonds of secretary and depositaries. |
Section 87.03.443. Upgrading and improvement fund authorized—Deposits—Use of funds. |
Section 87.03.445. Acquisition, construction and operating funds—Tolls and assessments, alternative methods of—Liens, foreclosure of—Delinquencies by tenants. |
Section 87.03.450. Income from sale of electricity. |
Section 87.03.455. District's right to cross other property. |
Section 87.03.460. Compensation and expenses of directors, officers, employees. |
Section 87.03.470. Special assessments—Election—Notes. |
Section 87.03.475. Power as to incurring indebtedness. |
Section 87.03.480. Local improvement districts—Petition. |
Section 87.03.485. Local improvement districts—Notice—Hearing—Initiation by board, procedure. |
Section 87.03.486. Local improvement districts—Notice to contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates. |
Section 87.03.487. Local improvement districts—Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities—Notice to certain property owners. |
Section 87.03.490. Local improvement districts—Adoption of plan—Bonds, form and contents—New lands may be included. |
Section 87.03.492. Local improvement districts—Bonds, valid claim—General indebtedness. |
Section 87.03.495. Local improvement districts—Costs of the improvement—Assessments—Disposal of bonds. |
Section 87.03.500. Local improvement districts—Payment of bonds. |
Section 87.03.505. Local improvement districts—L.I.D. unable to pay costs—Survey—Reassessments. |
Section 87.03.510. Local improvement districts—Irrigation district L.I.D. guarantee fund. |
Section 87.03.515. Local improvement districts—Refunding bonds. |
Section 87.03.520. Local improvement districts—Contracts with state or United States for local improvement work. |
Section 87.03.522. Irrigation district authorized to finance local improvements with general district funds. |
Section 87.03.525. Local improvement districts—Provisions applicable to districts formerly organized. |
Section 87.03.526. Local improvement districts—Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Assessments and benefits. |
Section 87.03.527. Local improvement districts—Alternative methods of formation. |
Section 87.03.530. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Authorization—Merger of smaller irrigation districts. |
Section 87.03.535. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Proceedings for consolidation—Elections. |
Section 87.03.540. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Directors—Disposition of affairs of included districts. |
Section 87.03.545. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Obligations of included districts unaffected. |
Section 87.03.550. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Property vested in new district—Credit. |
Section 87.03.551. Consolidation of irrigation districts—Procedures supplemental to boundary change provisions. |
Section 87.03.553. Consolidated local improvement districts for bond issuance. |
Section 87.03.555. Change of boundaries authorized—Effect. |
Section 87.03.560. Adding lands to district—Petition, contents—Acknowledgment. |
Section 87.03.565. Adding lands to district—Notice—Contents—Service. |
Section 87.03.570. Adding lands to district—Hearing—Assent. |
Section 87.03.575. Adding lands to district—Payment for benefits received required. |
Section 87.03.580. Adding lands to district—Order. |
Section 87.03.585. Adding lands to district—Resolution. |
Section 87.03.590. Adding lands to district—Election—Notice—How conducted. |
Section 87.03.595. Adding lands to district—Order changing boundaries—Record. |
Section 87.03.600. Adding lands to district—Change of boundaries recorded—Effect. |
Section 87.03.605. Adding lands to district—Petition to be recorded—Admissible as evidence. |
Section 87.03.610. Adding lands to district—Guardian, administrator or executor may act. |
Section 87.03.615. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Petition. |
Section 87.03.620. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Time and place of hearing—Notice. |
Section 87.03.625. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Contents of notice. |
Section 87.03.630. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Hearing—Order including lands. |
Section 87.03.635. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Denial of petition. |
Section 87.03.640. Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Order filed—Effect. |
Section 87.03.645. Exclusion of lands from district—Effect. |
Section 87.03.650. Exclusion of lands from district—Petition to exclude lands—Contents. |
Section 87.03.655. Exclusion of lands from district—Notice—Contents—Service. |
Section 87.03.660. Exclusion of lands from district—Hearing—Assent. |
Section 87.03.665. Exclusion of lands from district—Order denying or granting petition. |
Section 87.03.670. Exclusion of lands from district—Assent of bondholders. |
Section 87.03.675. Exclusion of lands from district—Order for election—Notice—Conduct of election. |
Section 87.03.680. Exclusion of lands from district—Procedure following election—Order of exclusion. |
Section 87.03.685. Exclusion of lands from district—Orders to be recorded—Effect. |
Section 87.03.690. Exclusion of lands from district—Guardian, executor or administrator may sign and acknowledge. |
Section 87.03.695. Exclusion of lands from district—Refunds—Cancellation of assessments. |
Section 87.03.700. Connecting system to lower drainage district—Procedure. |
Section 87.03.705. Connecting system to lower drainage district—Negative finding by jury or court. |
Section 87.03.710. Connecting system to lower drainage district—Affirmative finding by jury or court—Assessments. |
Section 87.03.715. Connecting system to lower drainage district—Increased maintenance costs. |
Section 87.03.720. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Power to assent. |
Section 87.03.725. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Notice—Contents—Publication—Show cause against merger. |
Section 87.03.730. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Hearing—Failure to show cause deemed assent. |
Section 87.03.735. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Assent, refusal to assent—Effect of show cause against merger. |
Section 87.03.740. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Election. |
Section 87.03.745. Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Order of assent or refusal—Filing. |
Section 87.03.750. Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Resolution. |
Section 87.03.755. Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Notice of hearing—Contents. |
Section 87.03.760. Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Adoption of resolution—Appellate review. |
Section 87.03.765. Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Indebtedness may be reduced. |
Section 87.03.770. Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Reconveyance of excluded land formerly foreclosed to district. |
Section 87.03.775. Map of district. |
Section 87.03.780. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Authorization. |
Section 87.03.785. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Petition—Contents. |
Section 87.03.790. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Notice of hearing. |
Section 87.03.795. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Demurrer or answer—Procedure. |
Section 87.03.800. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Jurisdiction of court—Order—Costs. |
Section 87.03.805. Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Appeal. |
Section 87.03.810. Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes. |
Section 87.03.815. Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes—Order relieving further district assessments. |
Section 87.03.820. Disposal of real property—Right of adjacent owners. |
Section 87.03.825. Hydroelectric resources—Development—Legislative findings. |
Section 87.03.828. Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts—Powers. |
Section 87.03.831. Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities. |
Section 87.03.834. Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Voter ratification of actions. |
Section 87.03.837. Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Repayment of indebtedness—Powers. |
Section 87.03.840. Chapter supplementary—When. |
Section 87.03.845. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Proceedings to initiate—Notice—Hearing. |
Section 87.03.847. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Denial or adoption of request for merger—Notice—Elections—Notification of merger. |
Section 87.03.849. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Board of directors—Transfer of property and assets. |
Section 87.03.853. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Statement of property and assets of minor district. |
Section 87.03.855. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Merger of more than two districts. |
Section 87.03.857. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Existing water rights not impaired. |
Section 87.03.860. Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability. |
Section 87.03.870. Mutual aid agreements for emergency interdistrict assistance—Authority—Liability. |
Section 87.03.880. Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority to buy back electricity. |
Section 87.03.900. Construction—1913 c 165. |
Section 87.03.920. Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. |