2006 Water Comprehensive Plan - City of Bellevue

SERVICE AREAThe current Bellevue city limits, the ultimate water service area, and the retail service area areshown in Figure 3-4. With the exceptions of Bellevue’s assumptions of both Water District 17and the portion of the Coal Creek Utility District within Bellevue’s city limits, the ultimateservice area is the same as Bellevue’s future service area identified in the 1996 East KingCounty Coordinated Water Supply Plan (EKC CWSP) which was approved by the Departmentof Health in 1998. There is no potential for expanding this service area because the City issurrounded on all sides by natural physical barriers or other communities. Some areas withinBellevue’s ultimate service area are not currently incorporated, such as portions of Eastgate andCougar Mountain. These areas may be annexed by Bellevue in the future.The only difference between Bellevue’s retail service area and its ultimate service area is thatBellevue’s retail service area does not include the portion of the ultimate service that is outsidethe county designated urban growth area boundary. Bellevue is not obligated to provide serviceoutside its retail service area. However, Bellevue’s long term planning does include meeting theprojected water needs for all properties within its ultimate service area. Prior to receivingservice, properties within Bellevue’s retail service area must:• Provide payment of all applicable connection changes, latecomer charges and fees• Enter into a Utility Developer Extension Agreement if water system extension is needed• Annex or agree to annex when contiguous to the City if the property is outside the Citylimits and outside areas covered by an existing service agreement (in accordance withcurrent City annexation policy).All of the major facilities needed to make water available throughout Bellevue’s ultimate servicearea (pump stations, storage reservoirs, water mains within existing public rights-of-way, etc.)are in place. Therefore, all requests for water service can be accommodated by the propertyowner submitting either an application for a City installed water service or a Utility DeveloperExtension Agreement application. The amount of time required before service can be providedto a new customer is dependent on the type of application required and the scope of thedevelopment project. Timelines and requirements for obtaining service are discussed withproperty owners when they make their initially inquire about connecting to the water system.ADJACENT PURVEYORS AND INTERTIESThe City of Bellevue water system has interties with several adjacent water systems. It isimportant that Bellevue coordinate operations with these adjacent purveyors. Figure 3-4 showsBellevue's service area and adjacent water jurisdictions.In some cases, interties are beneficial to both parties; in others, they benefit just one party,depending on the type and size of the intertie. The interties Bellevue currently has with other3-11