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 87.03.851. Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Bonds or obligations not impaired—Enforcement of assessments and obligations—Establishment of local improvement district to carry out obligations.
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.