File #: 2008-0458    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/2/2008 In control: Utilities and Parks Committee
On agenda: Final action: 10/6/2008
Enactment date: 10/20/2008 Enactment #: 16253
Title: AN ORDINANCE approving the 2006 Comprehensive Plan Water & Sewer Systems, Cedar River Water and Sewer District.
Sponsors: Reagan Dunn, Jane Hague
Indexes: Cedar River, Comprehensive Plan, Water and Sewer Districts
Attachments: 1. 16253.pdf, 2. 2008-0458 Atachment to Transmittal Letter-- Regulatory Note--Checklist of Criteria.doc, 3. 2008-0458 Attachment to Transmittal Letter-- Fiscal Note.xls, 4. 2008-0458 Attachment to Transmittal Letter--Review of the Cedar River Water and Sewer--2006 Comprehensive Plan Water and Sewer Systems.doc, 5. 2008-0458 Staff Report - Cedar River Comp Plan(09-23-08).doc, 6. 2008-0458 Transmital Letter.doc, 7. A. 2006 Comprehensive Plan--October 2006--Water and Sewer Systems--Cedar River Water and Sewer District, 8. A. 2006 Comprehensive Plan--October 2006--Water and Sewer Systems--Cedar River Water and Sewer District
Drafter
Clerk 08/14/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE approving the 2006 Comprehensive Plan Water & Sewer Systems, Cedar River Water and Sewer District.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County adopted K.C.C. chapter 13.24, which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water and sewer utilities that distribute or obtain water, or provide sewer collection or treatment, in unincorporated King County as a prerequisite for operating in unincorporated King County, receiving approval for annexation proposals, being granted right-of-way franchises, and being given approval for right-of-way construction permits. K.C.C. 13.24.060 prescribes the requirements for approval of such plans, including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
2. RCW 43.20.260 requires that water system plans for any new industrial, commercial, or residential use are to be consistent with the requirements of any comprehensive plans or development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW or any other applicable comprehensive plan, land use plan or development regulation adopted by a city, town or county for the service area. King County adopted a Comprehensive Plan that includes water supply and wastewater policies in its provisions for Facilities and Services (Policies F-225 through F-244) that call for consistency with other adopted plans, support for regional water supply planning, pursuit of reclaimed water and water conservation, and protection of water resources.
3. King County last approved the Cedar River water and sewer district's Water System Comprehensive Plan ("the plan") in October 2000. The last sewer plan update was in 1994. Both Washington state Department of Health ("DOH") and King County regulations require water system plans to be updated every six years and wastewater plan updates are required when improvements, extensions, or changes to future operation and maintenance are proposed.
4. The Cedar River water and sewer district ("the district") o...

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