File #: RWQC2024-01    Version:
Type: RWQC Resolution Status: Passed
File created: In control: Regional Water Quality Committee
On agenda: Final action: 4/3/2024
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: A RESOLUTION expressing the regional water quality committee's interest in the sewer rate and capacity charge and requesting the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee continue performing a technical review of the annual sewer rate and capacity charge.
Indexes: rate, Sewer, Water
Attachments: 1. RWQC2024-01 RWQC Resolution Final, 2. 2024 RWQC Resolution text 4/1/24, 3. RWQC2024-01 ATT1 Resolution, 4. RWQC2024-01 ATT2 Hollingsworth Comments, 5. RWQC2024-01_SR_rate_resolution 3-6-24, 6. RWQC2024-01_SR_rate_resolution 4-3-24, 7. 2024-01 AMD2A__Lee (003), 8. RWQC2024-01_AMD_1_Hollingsworth bar2, 9. 2024-01 AMD2__Lee bar (003), 10. RWQC2024-01_REVISED_SR_rate_resolution 4-3-24
Drafter
Clerk 04/09/2024
Title
A RESOLUTION expressing the regional water quality committee's interest in the sewer rate and capacity charge and requesting the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee continue performing a technical review of the annual sewer rate and capacity charge.
Body
WHEREAS, the regional water quality committee is one of three regional committees formed by charter when voters approved the merger of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle and King County, and
WHEREAS, the regional water quality committee addresses countywide policies and plans for wastewater treatment and sewer services, capital facilities plans, rate policies and facilities siting, and
WHEREAS, the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee is established in RCW 35.58.210, and
WHEREAS, the function of the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee as established in its charter is to advise the King County executive, the King County council, the regional water quality committee, and the King County council's standing committees on all matters relating to abatement of water pollution throughout King County's wastewater service area, and
WHEREAS, the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee is made up of representatives from cities and local sewer utilities that operate sewer systems within King County's wastewater service area. and provides a forum for discussing a wide range of issues related to regional wastewater treatment services, and
WHEREAS, the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee has a finance subcommittee that provides valuable expert advisory review of the financial policies and assumptions used in determining King County's established sewer rates, capacity charge, operating budget and capital programs, and
WHEREAS, the development of the annual sewer rate and capacity charge is informed by long-term service agreements with participating entities, the adopted Regional W...

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