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• Introduced by Sen. Phil Rockefeller, (D-Kitsap County) (D) on January 23, 2009, authorizes a water-sewer district to construct, and operate systems of wastewater reclamation to furnish the district’s inhabitants with reclaimed wastewater for all authorized uses and to determine the service rates to be charged . Also authorizes reclaimed wastewater to be furnished outside the district. (See also Companion HB 1532).
  • Referred to the Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee on January 23, 2009.
    • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 2, 2009, to change the terminology in the bill from "wastewater reclamation" to "reclaimed water." Additionally, the substitute removes the section of the bill that prohibited a city, county, or other special purpose district from roviding service within the corporate boundaries of a water-sewer district that provides service or is authorized to provide service in that area without the prior approval of the watersewer district. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 2, 2009.
    • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 2, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Rockefeller, (D-Kitsap County) (D) on March 3, 2009, makes a technical correction adding the word reclaimed on page 11 lines 22 and 26. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 3, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 12) on March 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on March 5, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Local Government & Housing Committee on March 5, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 26, 2009.