(a) All of the functions transferred to the Department of Public Works by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984, that have been delegated to the Water and Sewer Utility Administration are hereby transferred to the Water and Sewer Authority as follows:
(1) Pursuant to Part III(I), authority to plan, manage, and contract for design, engineering, and construction of the District’s water and sewer facilities;
(2) Pursuant to Part III(K), authority to provide complete water and sewer utility systems including the provision of an adequate and potable water supply; water distribution, measurement, and billing; the collection and treatment of sewage; and the construction and maintenance of all related facilities on a cost basis; and
(3) Pursuant to Part IV(E), the functions of the Department of Environmental Services as set forth in Commissioners Order No. 71-255, dated July 27, 1971, except for the functions of the Office of Environmental Standards and Quality Assurance, which were transferred to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, on the effective date of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983.
(b) Any other functions not specified in this section that are now delegated to or vested in the Administrator of the Water and Sewer Utility Administration are hereby transferred to the Water and Sewer Utility Authority, including the power to obtain and enforce liens for the failure to pay any charge, fee, assessment, or levy authorized or required by § 34-2202.16 in accordance with §§ 34-2407.02 and 34-2110.
(Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-111, § 219, 43 DCR 548; June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-311, § 2(e), 48 DCR 3512.)
1981 Ed., § 43-1689.
D.C. Law 13-311, in subsec. (b), inserted “for the failure to pay any charge, fee, assessment, or levy authorized or required by § 34-2202.16”.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, referred to throughout (a), is located at part D of subchapter VI of Chapter 15 of Title 1.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 22 - Water and Sewer Authority
Subchapter II - General Provisions
§ 34–2202.03. General powers of Authority
§ 34–2202.04. Establishment of a board of directors
§ 34–2202.05. Duties of the Board
§ 34–2202.05a. Consumer protection, consumer education, rules
§ 34–2202.06. General Manager; employment and duties
§ 34–2202.06a. Storm Water Administration. [Repealed]
§ 34–2202.06b. Storm Water Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund. [Repealed]
§ 34–2202.06c. Storm Water Advisory Panel. [Repealed]
§ 34–2202.06d. Water quality testing
§ 34–2202.06e. Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel
§ 34–2202.06f. Composition and organization of the Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel
§ 34–2202.06g. Wastewater study and testing
§ 34–2202.06h. Continued testing and remediation
§ 34–2202.08. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds
§ 34–2202.09. Power of the Authority to issue revenue bonds and notes or other obligations
§ 34–2202.10. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds
§ 34–2202.11. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds
§ 34–2202.12. Transfer of funds. [Repealed]
§ 34–2202.13. District repayment option
§ 34–2202.13a. Defeasance of bonds
§ 34–2202.14. Procurement system inapplicable
§ 34–2202.15. Merit personnel system inapplicable
§ 34–2202.16. Charges and fees and rate setting
§ 34–2202.16a. Low-impact design incentive program and fee discounts
§ 34–2202.16b. Financial assistance programs
§ 34–2202.17. Transition provisions
§ 34–2202.18. Existing agreements
§ 34–2202.19. Transfer of function and redelegation of authority
§ 34–2202.20. No inurement to private persons; exemption from District taxation