Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally.
87.03.775 - Map of district.

Revised Code of Washington

Title 87 - Irrigation

Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally.

87.03.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board—Exceptions.

87.03.005 - District proposed—Powers, when organized.

87.03.010 - Certain purposes for which district may be formed.

87.03.013 - Development of hydroelectric generation capabilities—Legislative finding, intent—Limitation.

87.03.015 - Certain powers of district enumerated.

87.03.0155 - Contract and formation powers.

87.03.016 - District may provide street lighting—Limitations.

87.03.017 - District may assist residential owners in financing for conservation of energy—When—Plan—Limitations.

87.03.0175 - District assistance for conservation, improvement, preservation, and efficient use.

87.03.018 - Creation of legal authority to carry out powers—Method—Indebtedness.

87.03.019 - Cooperative watershed management.

87.03.020 - Organization of district—Petition—Bond—Notice—Hearing—Order—Notice of election.

87.03.025 - State lands situated in or taken into district—Procedure—Assessments, collection.

87.03.030 - Elections are governed by irrigation district laws.

87.03.031 - Absentee voting—Certification of inconvenience.

87.03.032 - Absentee voting—Notice of election, contents—Ballot and form of certificate of qualifications to be furnished.

87.03.033 - Absentee voting—Requirements for ballot to be counted—Statement of qualifications—Form of ballot.

87.03.034 - Absentee voting—How incoming ballots are handled—Canvass—Statement of result of both regular and absentee ballots.

87.03.035 - Elections to form district—How conducted.

87.03.040 - Elections to form district—Canvass of returns—Order.

87.03.045 - Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of two hundred thousand acres.

87.03.051 - Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of less than two hundred thousand acres.

87.03.071 - Certain districts—Individual ownerships—Two votes.

87.03.075 - Ballots in all elections—Declaration of candidacy—Petition of nomination—When election not required.

87.03.080 - Directors—Election—Terms—Increase and decrease.

87.03.081 - Directors—Vacancies, how filled.

87.03.082 - Directors—Oaths of office—Secretary.

87.03.083 - Directors—Recall and discharge.

87.03.085 - Post-organization district elections—Election boards—Notice.

87.03.090 - Post-organization district elections—Election officers—Voting hours.

87.03.095 - Post-organization district elections—Counting votes—Record of ballots.

87.03.100 - Post-organization district elections—Certification of returns—Preservation for recount.

87.03.105 - Post-organization district elections—Canvass.

87.03.110 - Post-organization district elections—Statement of result of election—Certificate of election.

87.03.115 - Organization of board—Meetings—Quorum—Certain powers and duties.

87.03.120 - System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Question—Notice—Meeting—Resolution.

87.03.125 - System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Powers upon passage of resolution.

87.03.130 - District change of name.

87.03.135 - Sale or lease of district personal property.

87.03.136 - Sale or lease of district real property.

87.03.137 - Purchase or condemnation for developing hydroelectric generation capabilities—Limitations.

87.03.138 - Civil immunity of directors, officers, employees, or agents for good faith performance of official duties.

87.03.139 - Lawful disposal of sewage and waste by others—Immunity.

87.03.140 - Board's powers and duties generally—Condemnation procedure.

87.03.145 - Condemnation—Finding of benefits and damages—Judgment—Costs.

87.03.150 - Condemnation—Title acquired by district.

87.03.155 - Conveyances—Actions by and against district.

87.03.158 - Officers, employees, agents—Legal representation—Costs of defense.

87.03.160 - Group insurance—Purchase.

87.03.162 - Liability insurance for officials and employees.

87.03.165 - Proposed works—Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared.

87.03.170 - Proposed works—Certification filed with director of ecology.

87.03.175 - Proposed works—Director's findings to district board.

87.03.180 - Proposed works—Substance of director's findings.

87.03.185 - Proposed works—Reclamation Service may make findings.

87.03.190 - Proposed works—Plan of development—Special election.

87.03.195 - Proposed works—Certain irrigation districts excepted.

87.03.200 - Bonds—Election for—Form and contents—Exchange—Cancellation—Sale and issue—Reissue—Election concerning contract with United States—Penalty.

87.03.205 - Sections exclusive of other bonding methods—Validation.

87.03.210 - Sale or pledge of bonds.

87.03.215 - Payment of bonds and interest, other indebtedness—Lien, enforcement of—Scope of section.

87.03.235 - Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds.

87.03.240 - Assessments, how and when made—Assessment roll.

87.03.245 - Deputy secretaries for assessment.

87.03.250 - Assessment roll to be filed—Notice of equalization.

87.03.255 - Equalization of assessments.

87.03.260 - Levies, amount—Special funds—Failure to make levy, procedure.

87.03.265 - Lien of assessment.

87.03.270 - Assessments, when delinquent—Assessment book, purpose—Statement of assessments due—Collection—Additional fee for delinquency.

87.03.271 - Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest.

87.03.272 - Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments—Official bond—Collection procedure—Delinquency list.

87.03.275 - Medium of payment of assessments.

87.03.277 - Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication.

87.03.280 - Cancellation of assessments due United States—Procedure.

87.03.285 - Segregation of assessment—Authorization.

87.03.290 - Segregation of assessment—Hearing.

87.03.295 - Segregation of assessment—Notice of hearing.

87.03.300 - Segregation of assessment—Order.

87.03.305 - Segregation of assessment—Amendment of roll—Effect.

87.03.420 - Evidence of assessment, what is.

87.03.430 - Bonds—Interest payments.

87.03.435 - Construction work—Notice—Bids—Contracts—Bonds.

87.03.436 - Small works roster.

87.03.437 - Competitive bids—Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190.

87.03.438 - "County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.

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.

87.03.441 - Temporary funds.

87.03.442 - Bonds of secretary and depositaries.

87.03.443 - Upgrading and improvement fund authorized—Deposits—Use of funds.

87.03.445 - Acquisition, construction, and operating funds—Tolls and assessments, alternative methods of—Liens, foreclosure of—Delinquencies by tenants.

87.03.450 - Income from sale of electricity.

87.03.455 - District's right to cross other property.

87.03.460 - Compensation and expenses of directors, officers, employees.

87.03.470 - Special assessments—Election—Notes.

87.03.475 - Power as to incurring indebtedness.

87.03.480 - Local improvement districts—Petition.

87.03.485 - Local improvement districts—Notice—Hearing—Initiation by board, procedure.

87.03.486 - Local improvement districts—Notice to contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.

87.03.487 - Local improvement districts—Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities—Notice to certain property owners.

87.03.490 - Local improvement districts—Adoption of plan—Bonds, form and contents—New lands may be included.

87.03.492 - Local improvement districts—Bonds, valid claim—General indebtedness.

87.03.495 - Local improvement districts—Costs of the improvement—Assessments—Disposal of bonds.

87.03.500 - Local improvement districts—Payment of bonds.

87.03.505 - Local improvement districts—L.I.D. unable to pay costs—Survey—Reassessments.

87.03.510 - Local improvement districts—Irrigation district L.I.D. guarantee fund.

87.03.515 - Local improvement districts—Refunding bonds.

87.03.520 - Local improvement districts—Contracts with state or United States for local improvement work.

87.03.522 - Irrigation district authorized to finance local improvements with general district funds.

87.03.525 - Local improvement districts—Provisions applicable to districts formerly organized.

87.03.526 - Local improvement districts—Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Assessments and benefits.

87.03.527 - Local improvement districts—Alternative methods of formation.

87.03.530 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Authorization—Merger of smaller irrigation districts.

87.03.535 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Proceedings for consolidation—Elections.

87.03.540 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Directors—Disposition of affairs of included districts.

87.03.545 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Obligations of included districts unaffected.

87.03.550 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Property vested in new district—Credit.

87.03.551 - Consolidation of irrigation districts—Procedures supplemental to boundary change provisions.

87.03.553 - Consolidated local improvement districts for bond issuance.

87.03.555 - Change of boundaries authorized—Effect.

87.03.560 - Adding lands to district—Petition, contents—Acknowledgment.

87.03.565 - Adding lands to district—Notice—Contents—Service.

87.03.570 - Adding lands to district—Hearing—Assent.

87.03.575 - Adding lands to district—Payment for benefits received required.

87.03.580 - Adding lands to district—Order.

87.03.585 - Adding lands to district—Resolution.

87.03.590 - Adding lands to district—Election—Notice—How conducted.

87.03.595 - Adding lands to district—Order changing boundaries—Record.

87.03.600 - Adding lands to district—Change of boundaries recorded—Effect.

87.03.605 - Adding lands to district—Petition to be recorded—Admissible as evidence.

87.03.610 - Adding lands to district—Guardian, administrator or executor may act.

87.03.615 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Petition.

87.03.620 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Time and place of hearing—Notice.

87.03.625 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Contents of notice.

87.03.630 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Hearing—Order including lands.

87.03.635 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Denial of petition.

87.03.640 - Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Order filed—Effect.

87.03.645 - Exclusion of lands from district—Effect.

87.03.650 - Exclusion of lands from district—Petition to exclude lands—Contents.

87.03.655 - Exclusion of lands from district—Notice—Contents—Service.

87.03.660 - Exclusion of lands from district—Hearing—Assent.

87.03.665 - Exclusion of lands from district—Order denying or granting petition.

87.03.670 - Exclusion of lands from district—Assent of bondholders.

87.03.675 - Exclusion of lands from district—Order for election—Notice—Conduct of election.

87.03.680 - Exclusion of lands from district—Procedure following election—Order of exclusion.

87.03.685 - Exclusion of lands from district—Orders to be recorded—Effect.

87.03.690 - Exclusion of lands from district—Guardian, executor or administrator may sign and acknowledge.

87.03.695 - Exclusion of lands from district—Refunds—Cancellation of assessments.

87.03.700 - Connecting system to lower drainage district—Procedure.

87.03.705 - Connecting system to lower drainage district—Negative finding by jury or court.

87.03.710 - Connecting system to lower drainage district—Affirmative finding by jury or court—Assessments.

87.03.715 - Connecting system to lower drainage district—Increased maintenance costs.

87.03.720 - Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Power to assent.

87.03.725 - Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Notice—Contents—Publication—Show cause against merger.

87.03.730 - Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Hearing—Failure to show cause deemed assent.

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.

87.03.740 - Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Election.

87.03.745 - Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Order of assent or refusal—Filing.

87.03.750 - Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Resolution.

87.03.755 - Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Notice of hearing—Contents.

87.03.760 - Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Adoption of resolution—Appellate review.

87.03.765 - Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Indebtedness may be reduced.

87.03.770 - Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Reconveyance of excluded land formerly foreclosed to district.

87.03.775 - Map of district.

87.03.780 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Authorization.

87.03.785 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Petition—Contents.

87.03.790 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Notice of hearing.

87.03.795 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Demurrer or answer—Procedure.

87.03.800 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Jurisdiction of court—Order—Costs.

87.03.805 - Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Appeal.

87.03.810 - Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes.

87.03.815 - Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes—Order relieving further district assessments.

87.03.820 - Disposal of real property—Right of adjacent owners.

87.03.825 - Hydroelectric resources—Development—Legislative findings.

87.03.828 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts—Powers.

87.03.831 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities.

87.03.834 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Voter ratification of actions.

87.03.837 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Repayment of indebtedness—Powers.

87.03.840 - Chapter supplementary—When.

87.03.845 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Proceedings to initiate—Notice—Hearing.

87.03.847 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Denial or adoption of request for merger—Notice—Elections—Notification of merger.

87.03.849 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Board of directors—Transfer of property and assets.

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.

87.03.853 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Statement of property and assets of minor district.

87.03.855 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Merger of more than two districts.

87.03.857 - Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Existing water rights not impaired.

87.03.860 - Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.

87.03.870 - Mutual aid agreements for emergency interdistrict assistance—Authority—Liability.

87.03.880 - Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority to buy back electricity.

87.03.900 - Construction—1913 c 165.

87.03.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.