Chapter 3.50
COMBINED WATER AND SEWER UTILITY

Sections:

3.50.010    Combined water and sewer utility.

3.50.010 Combined water and sewer utility.

A. Combined Water and Sewer Utility Established. The city maintains and operates a water system, Chapters 13.04 through 13.24 SMC, and a sewerage system, Chapters 13.28 through 13.64 SMC, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35A.80.010 and 35A.21.150, and Chapters 35.67 and 35.92 RCW. In accordance with this authority and pursuant to RCW 35.67.331, 35.67.010, and 35.92.020, the city’s water system, sewerage system, and any future utility enterprise that may be created and combined into this combined utility system by ordinance, together with all additions, extensions, and betterments at any time made, are combined into a combined utility.

B. Creation of Combined Utility Fund. There is created in the office of the city administrative services director a special fund of the city, into which is paid all the earnings, revenue, and moneys derived from the operation and ownership of the water system, sewerage system, and other future utility systems (if any) combined by future ordinance. Out of this special fund the costs of maintenance and operation of those systems is paid. The city administrative services director will maintain separate books and accounts for each utility system pursuant to RCW 43.09.210 and Chapter 3.48 SMC. The city administrative services director will segregate, credit, and deposit the earnings, revenue, and money derived from the operation of each utility system into separate funds or accounts for each utility system. Money in each such account will be expended only for the utility system associated with that account. (Ord. 2022-007 § 4 (Exh. B); Ord. 2014-022 § 2)