Sections
| 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—Heat-related alert limitations. | |
| 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. | |
| 87.03.032 | Absentee voting—Notice of election, contents—Ballot and form of certificate of qualifications to be furnished—Mail-in ballots. | |
| 87.03.033 | Absentee or mail-in voting—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 200,000 acres. | |
| 87.03.051 | Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of less than 200,000 acres. | |
| 87.03.056 | Election security requirements. | |
| 87.03.058 | Election security requirements—Willful violation—Penalties. | |
| 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. |
Notes:
Reviser's note: The language "this act," "this chapter," and words of similar import appear throughout chapter 87.03 RCW. This chapter is almost entirely comprised of the basic irrigation act of 1889-90 p 671 et seq. as amended and as expressly added thereto by subsequent enactments. The chapter is codified in the session law order of the basic act with a few independent sections which are in pari materia being also codified herein. Many sections were added to the basic law by being expressly added to the chapter of the code or compilation in which the basic act was currently published at the time of the particular enactment. Similarly many sections have been amended by reference to the compilation number only. Some of these sections contain legislative language "this act," "this chapter," or both, which appear in the session law either as original legislative language or reenactments by the legislature of a compiler's translation. Therefore, throughout chapter 87.03 RCW such language is retained wherever it appears in the most recent session law enactment. Situations concerning effective dates of particular acts or having express restrictive application are otherwise specially noted.
Deferral of special assessments: Chapter 84.38 RCW.
Disposal of real property on abandonment of irrigation district right-of-way—Right of adjacent owners: RCW 57.90.100.
Local governmental organizations, actions affecting boundaries, etc., review by boundary review board: Chapter 36.93 RCW.
Plats, approval of plat within irrigation districts prohibited without provision for irrigation water: RCW 58.17.310.
Special purpose districts, expenditures to recruit job candidates: RCW 42.24.170.