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"In 1985, the Washington State Legislature responded to deadly
failures of Infrastructure Systems in the Eastern part of the country and a statewide study that found the same systems to be in desperate need
of attention in Washington . The State Legislature created the Washington State Public Works Assistance Account and Commissioned the Public
Works Board to Administer the Account. The Legislature capitalized the fund and dedicated four tax resources to generate funds to
finance projects."
Public utility districts (PUDs) are nonprofit, community-owned and governed utilities that provide electricity, water , wholesale telecommunications and sewer service.
Washington 's first initiative to the legislature, approved by voters in 1930, gave citizens of each county the right to form a PUD. The Washington State Grange sponsored the PUD initiative because private power companies at that time refused to bring electric service to farms and small communities.
Today, twenty-eight PUDs serve more than 1.7 million citizens across the state. They may offer electricity, water, wholesale telecommunications, sewer and other services, depending on local needs.
CTED can connect local jurisdictions, public utilities, ports and other entities to assistance, funding and tools to help your local community plan and grow. The programs offered span infrastructure financing, growth management guidance, emerging energy technologies, economic development assistance and many more. For more choices, click on the menu to the left, browse the targeted resource index below, or use our search tools.
Ecology is Washington 's principal environmental management agency. Our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington 's environment, and promote the wise management of our air, land and water. Our goals are to prevent pollution, clean up pollution, and support sustainable communities and natural resources
The members of NoaNet are nonprofit, community-owned electric and water utilities. They use the NoaNet
fiber optic system for utility purposes such as real-time metering, energy management, load control and
networking among remote utility facilities. NoaNet provides excess capacity to others on a cost-based,
nondiscriminatory basis. Communities are using the NoaNet system to interconnect schools, hospitals,
judicial systems, libraries, and emergency services. The availability of fiber optics enables economically
depressed communities to attract new businesses. NoaNet is also the rural community's on-ramp to the
Internet, offering access through Tier 1 providers.
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