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§ 34–2105.04. Nonprofit housing developments — Submission of willful false statement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 8, 29...
§ 34–2105.05. Nonprofit housing developments — Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 2, 29...
§ 34–2106. Payment of sanitary sewer service charges. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1975, D.C. Law 1-23, title VII, §...
§ 34–2107. Methods of determination of sanitary sewer service charges - (a) The sanitary sewer service charges established under the authority...
§ 34–2108. Persons obligated to pay sanitary sewer service charge - (a) The owner or occupant of each building, establishment, or...
§ 34–2109. Meters and measuring devices; maintenance and repairs - (a) All meters or other measuring devices installed or required...
§ 34–2110. Additional charge for overdue bills; enforcement of lien - (a) The Council of the District of Columbia is hereby...
§ 34–2111. Sanitary sewer service charges for churches and institutions - The sanitary sewer service charges applicable to such churches and...
§ 34–2112. Sanitary sewer service charges for United States government - (a) The sanitary sewer service charges prescribed herein shall be...
§ 34–2113. Use of funds from General Fund for certain sewers - Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the use of funds deposited...
§ 34–2114. Rules and regulations - The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to...
Subchapter II - Dulles International Airport Sanitary Sewer
§ 34–2131. Commissioner authorized to develop plan for interceptor and sewer line - The Mayor of the District of Columbia (or his designated...
§ 34–2132. Potomac interceptor — Plans, construction, operation, and maintenance; charges for use - (a) Upon completion of the plan authorized by § 34-2131,...
§ 34–2133. Potomac interceptor — Appropriations - For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this...
§ 34–2134. Potomac interceptor — Acquisition of land in Maryland or Virginia; transfer of land from department or agency of United States - (a) The Mayor is authorized to acquire by purchase, condemnation,...
Chapter 21A - Lead Service Line Replacement Assistance
§ 34–2151. Lead Service Line Priority Replacement Assistance Fund - (a) There is established within the General Fund of the...
§ 34–2152. Funding - (a) The Fund shall be comprised of: (1) General revenue...
§ 34–2153. Eligibility criteria - (a) To be eligible for an assistance grant from the...
§ 34–2154. Administering of grants - WASA shall administer the grants under this chapter. A household...
§ 34–2155. Rules and procedures - The Mayor, in consultation with WASA, is authorized to promulgate...
§ 34–2156. Non-liability of the District and the Water and Sewer Authority - The replacement of a lead service line that is located...
§ 34–2157. Applicability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 6018, 51...
§ 34–2158. Full lead water service line replacement - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4) of...
§ 34–2159. Lead water service line replacement payment assistance program - (a) There is established a lead water service line replacement...
§ 34–2160. Community education - DC Water shall provide: (1) Public education about the risks...
§ 34–2161. Reporting - Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year,...
§ 34–2162. Lead Service Line Planning Task Force establishment - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will...
§ 34–2163. Reporting on lead water service line replacement spending - (a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC...
Chapter 22 - Water and Sewer Authority
Subchapter I - Declaration of Policy
§ 34–2201.01. Findings and declarations - The Council of the District of Columbia hereby finds and...
Subchapter II - General Provisions
§ 34–2202.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Authority”...
§ 34–2202.02. Establishment of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; general purpose of the Authority - (a) There is established, as an independent authority of the...
§ 34–2202.03. General powers of Authority - In addition to the delegation of powers contained in §...
§ 34–2202.04. Establishment of a board of directors - (a)(1) The Authority shall be governed by a board of...
§ 34–2202.05. Duties of the Board - (a) The Board shall have the following duties: (1) To...
§ 34–2202.05a. Consumer protection, consumer education, rules - (a) The Office of People's Counsel ("OPC"), established by §...
§ 34–2202.06. General Manager; employment and duties - (a) The Board, by the affirmative vote of 8 of...
§ 34–2202.06a. Storm Water Administration. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-111, § 206a; as...
§ 34–2202.06b. Storm Water Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-111, § 206b; as...
§ 34–2202.06c. Storm Water Advisory Panel. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-111, § 206c; as...
§ 34–2202.06d. Water quality testing - (a) Beginning in January 2014, the Authority shall conduct testing...
§ 34–2202.06e. Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel - (a) There is established the Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel...
§ 34–2202.06f. Composition and organization of the Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel - (a) The Panel established under § 34-2202.06e shall be composed...
§ 34–2202.06g. Wastewater study and testing - (a) By July 1, 2013, the Authority shall initiate a...
§ 34–2202.06h. Continued testing and remediation - (a) Upon receipt of the report from the Panel set...
§ 34–2202.07. Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund; assets of the Water and Sewer Utility Administration of the Department of Public Works; transfer of funds and assets; pledge of revenues - (a) There is established the Water and Sewer Authority Enterprise...
§ 34–2202.08. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds - The Council delegates to the Authority the power of the...
§ 34–2202.09. Power of the Authority to issue revenue bonds and notes or other obligations - (a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section,...
§ 34–2202.10. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds - (a) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for...
§ 34–2202.11. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds - The District pledges to the Authority and any holders of...
§ 34–2202.12. Transfer of funds. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-111, § 211, 43...
§ 34–2202.13. District repayment option - (a) The District retains the right to direct the Authority...
§ 34–2202.13a. Defeasance of bonds - (a) The Authority’s bonds shall no longer be considered outstanding...
§ 34–2202.14. Procurement system inapplicable - Except as provided in § 34-2202.17(b), Chapter 3A of Title...
§ 34–2202.15. Merit personnel system inapplicable - (a) Except as provided in this section and in §...
§ 34–2202.16. Charges and fees and rate setting - (a) The Authority shall collect and abate charges, fees, assessments,...
§ 34–2202.16a. Low-impact design incentive program and fee discounts - (a) Within one year of March 25, 2009, the Authority...
§ 34–2202.16b. Financial assistance programs - (a)(1) The Mayor shall establish a financial assistance program to...
§ 34–2202.17. Transition provisions - (a) Until the initial meeting of the Board, but for...
§ 34–2202.18. Existing agreements - This chapter shall not serve as an amendment, alteration, modification,...
§ 34–2202.19. Transfer of function and redelegation of authority - (a) All of the functions transferred to the Department of...
§ 34–2202.20. No inurement to private persons; exemption from District taxation - (a) All rights, property and assets of the Authority shall...
Subchapter III - Enterprise Fund Operation and Maintenance Account
§ 34–2202.41. Operation and Maintenance Account - (a)(1) Contents of account. — There is hereby established within...
Chapter 23 - Water and Sewer Services Amnesty Program, Receivership Provision, and Administrative Review
§ 34–2301. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Owner”...
§ 34–2302. Amnesty program - (a) There is established an amnesty program for any person...
§ 34–2303. Opportunity for a tenant to receive service in own name; payment made by tenant - (a) If an owner of rental property or his or...
§ 34–2304. Appointment of receiver - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon nonpayment...
§ 34–2305. Administrative review - Any owner or occupant of a property that receives water...
§ 34–2306. Rules - (a) Within 60 days of June 13, 1990, the Mayor...
Chapter 24 - Water Supply, Assessments, and Rates
Subchapter I - General Provisions
§ 34–2401.01. Mayor to have power to erect water mains, pipes, and fireplugs - The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall have the...
§ 34–2401.02. Operations of Water Department to be under direction of Engineer’s Office - The operations of the Water Department of the District of...
§ 34–2401.03. Water supply; rules and regulations - Full power is given to the Mayor of the District...
§ 34–2401.04. Fiscal year of Water Department - The fiscal year of the Water Department of the District...
§ 34–2401.05. Payment of rates for water and water service - All rates for water and water service hereby established shall...
§ 34–2401.06. Change of ownership or occupancy; statement of account - (a) Any person who desires a statement of the account...
§ 34–2401.07. Water main taxes and rents to be uniform - Water main taxes and water rents shall be uniform in...
§ 34–2401.08. Department of Environmental Services - The Department of Environmental Services shall perform such duties connected...
§ 34–2401.09. Refund of overpaid assessments - In all cases where a water main has heretofore been...
§ 34–2401.10. Water rents — Refund for erroneous payment - The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized...
§ 34–2401.11. Mayor to have authority to collect water rates in advance - The Mayor of the District of Columbia has authority to...
§ 34–2401.12. Water rates not to be a source of revenue - The water rates levied in the District of Columbia shall...
§ 34–2401.13. Payment of water tax into General Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (R.S., D.C., § 203; Jan. 22, 1976, D.C. Law...
§ 34–2401.14. Payment of water rents from Washington Aqueduct into General Fund - All water rents derived from the Washington Aqueduct shall be...
§ 34–2401.15. Water not to be diverted beyond District - Except as provided in §§ 34-2401.16 and 34-2401.17 no portion...
§ 34–2401.16. Delivery of water — Nearby Maryland; contract - For the protection of the health of the residents of...
§ 34–2401.17. Delivery of water — Arlington County, Virginia - The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized, in his...
§ 34–2401.18. “Mayor,” “District of Columbia water system” defined - As used in § 34-2401.17, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 34–2401.19. Acquisition of land and right-of-way for pipelines - The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to acquire...
§ 34–2401.20. Unlawful tapping of water pipe; penalty - The unlawful tapping of any water pipe laid down in...
§ 34–2401.21. Notification of violations - It is the special duty of the Chief of Engineers...
§ 34–2401.22. Penalty for damaging or defacing water pipes - Every person who maliciously breaks, injures, defaces, or destroys any...
§ 34–2401.23. Main pipes; laying for use of public buildings - No greater number of main pipes of the Washington Aqueduct...
§ 34–2401.24. Unauthorized opening of mains or pipes - No person, unless by consent of the Chief of Engineers,...
§ 34–2401.25. Water and water service supplied for the use of the government of the United States - (a) All water and water services furnished from the District...
§ 34–2401.25a. Permitting authority to install meters - If a department, independent establishment, or agency of the United...
§ 34–2401.26. Contract authority of Mayor regarding costs of Potomac River reservoir; contract payments; appropriations - (a) The Mayor is authorized to contract with the United...
§ 34–2401.27. Acquisition of land for Washington Aqueduct - Appropriations are hereby authorized for the acquisition, by gift, dedication,...
Subchapter II - Prevention of Water Waste; Water Use by Manufacturers
§ 34–2403.01. Prevention of water waste - In order to prevent unnecessary waste of Potomac water, and...
§ 34–2403.02. Use of Potomac water for mechanical and manufacturing purposes - The use of Potomac water for mechanical and manufacturing purposes,...
§ 34–2403.03. Large-quantity consumers to maintain water meters - (a) The supply of water to all manufacturing establishments, hotels,...
Subchapter III - Water Mains
§ 34–2405.01. Water mains and service sewers erected at discretion of Mayor; costs assessed against abutting property - The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and...
§ 34–2405.02. Assessments for water mains - For laying or constructing water mains in the District of...
§ 34–2405.03. Notice of assessments - The Assessor of the District of Columbia shall give notices...
§ 34–2405.04. Water main and service sewer assessments payable in three installments - Assessments for water mains and service sewers shall be payable...
§ 34–2405.05. Assessment of property in County of Washington for water mains and service sewers - Property in the County of Washington, not subdivided into blocks...
§ 34–2405.06. Relevying assessments when assessments declared void - The Assessor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized...
§ 34–2405.07. Disposal of funds received by Collector of Taxes - All sums received by the Collector of Taxes under the...
§ 34–2405.08. “Service sewer” defined - A service sewer within the meaning of the provisions of...
Subchapter IV - Discontinuance of Service
§ 34–2407.01. Discontinuance of water service for failure to pay water charges - (a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized...
§ 34–2407.02. Lien for water charges - (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of...
§ 34–2407.03. Remedies not exclusive - The remedies set forth in §§ 34-2407.01, 34-2407.02, and 34-2413.10...
Subchapter V - Fireplug Tax
§ 34–2409.01. Levy permitted - To aid in the erection, maintenance, and efficiency of fireplugs,...
§ 34–2409.02. Rates - The fireplug tax shall be levied with reference to the...
§ 34–2409.03. Cessation upon introduction of water - Whenever the water is introduced, in conformity with law, into...
§ 34–2409.04. Levy upon discontinuance of water service - Whenever water is discontinued from any building or premises into...
Subchapter V-A - Private Fire Hydrants
§ 34–2410.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “private fire...
§ 34–2410.02. Private fire hydrants - The Mayor shall not approve any permit or related plan...
§ 34–2410.03. Maintenance of private fire hydrants - (a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall...
§ 34–2410.04. Inspection of private fire hydrants - (a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Water and...
§ 34–2410.05. Private fire hydrants: determination of ownership - (a)(1) The Mayor shall determine the ownership of a private...
§ 34–2410.06. Limitations on responsibility for maintenance, repair, and replacement of private fire hydrants - (a) This subchapter establishes responsibility for the maintenance, repair, and...
Subchapter VI - Delivery of Water
§ 34–2411.01. Delivery of water — Falls Church, Virginia, and adjacent areas; installation expenses; payments; revocation of permit - The Secretary of the Army, on the recommendation of the...
§ 34–2411.02. Investigation of distribution systems outside District of Columbia - The Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers,...
§ 34–2411.03. Acquiring of lands for pipelines authorized - The Secretary of the Army or the said Mayor of...
Subchapter VII - Repealed Provisions
§ 34–2413.01. Rates. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 3, 1930, 46 Stat. 988, ch. 848, §...
§ 34–2413.02. Nonprofit housing developments — Eligibility for rate reduction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 5, 29...
§ 34–2413.03. Nonprofit housing developments — Forgiveness of outstanding charges. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 6, 29...
§ 34–2413.04. Nonprofit housing developments — Rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 7, 29...
§ 34–2413.05. Nonprofit housing developments — Submission of willful false statements. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 8, 29...
§ 34–2413.06. Nonprofit housing developments — Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-112, § 2, 29...
§ 34–2413.07. Increase. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 16, 1947, 61 Stat. 360, ch. 258, art....
§ 34–2413.08. Council authorized to fix water rates. [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 18, 1954, 68 Stat. 101, ch. 218, title...
§ 34–2413.09. Water and water service rates and charges. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1975, D.C. Law 1-23, title VII, §...
§ 34–2413.10. Additional charge on unpaid water bills. [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 18, 1954, 68 Stat. 101, ch. 218, title...
§ 34–2413.11. Potomac water to be furnished to charitable institutions without charge. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 23, 1905, 33 Stat. 742, ch. 742, §...
Chapter 25 - Private Conduits
§ 34–2501. Conditions under which private conduits may be laid - The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized...
§ 34–2502. Penalty for refusal to remove conduits - On violation of any of the provisions or restrictions of...
§ 34–2503. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved - Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal §§...
§ 34–2504. Construction of tunnels and structures in Anacostia River - The Secretary of the Army is authorized to permit the...
Chapter 26 - Public Utility Environmental Impact Statement Requirements
§ 34–2601. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to protect and enhance...
§ 34–2602. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Action”...
§ 34–2603. Environmental impact statement requirements - (a) If a public utility proposes an action, it shall...
§ 34–2604. Rules - The Commission shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5...
Chapter 27 - Underground Facilities Protection
§ 34–2701. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Demolition" or "demolish"...
§ 34–2702. Formation and operation of 1-call center - (a) All utility operators doing business or having underground facilities...
§ 34–2703. Availability of permit drawings - The Mayor shall make available to each utility operator a...
§ 34–2703.01. Information sharing for planning and design purposes - To increase safety, and minimize hazard, repair costs, and work...
§ 34–2704. Notification prior to excavation - (a) Except as provided in § 34-2709, no person shall...
§ 34–2705. Requirements of person responsible for excavation or demolition - (a) In addition to the requirements of § 34-2704, each...
§ 34–2706. Damage caused by excavation or demolition - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 34–2707. Liability for damages; civil penalty - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 34–2708. Mandamus or injunction - If any person proposes to engage or is engaging in...
§ 34–2709. Emergency excavation or demolition - Compliance with the notice requirements of § 34-2704 shall not...
§ 34–2710. Public education; advisory committee - (a) The Mayor may provide education programs, collect and report...
§ 34–2711. Rulemaking - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...