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Issue 199

Commissioners' Corner (Issue 199)

Up until the final days of 2021, District project and design teams were adding the final touches to the plans that will soon become the new Lakehaven Administration Building. Toward the end of this past March, the last steel beam was set on the new buildi...

New Headquarters Facility Update (Issue 199)

Progress on the Headquarters Facility continues as we transition from spring into summer. In March, the last of the steel beams was set in the building’s structural frame. This occasion was marked with a “Topping Out” ceremon...

District Employees Retiring (Issue 199)

While retirements are not unusual events among the more than one hundred employees at the District, we are seeing five long-time employees move to the next phase of their lives in the first half of 2022. Melinda Garcia, a lead in the Customer Service Depa...

Careers at Lakehaven (Issue 199)

Please visit Employment on this website to view open positions.

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Construction of New Headquarters Facility is under way!

A page dedicated to the headquarters construction progress can be viewed at 

THE DISTRICT > New Headquarters Facility is Under Way!

Images of progress will be added to the slideshow weekly.

FOLLOW HQ PROGRESS

Lakehaven Water & Sewer District to Issue Bonds with AAA Rating

PRESS RELEASE: 

September 15, 2021

Contact: John Bowman- 253-946-5401

Lakehaven Water & Sewer District to Issue Bonds with AAA Rating

Lakehaven Water & Sewer District (the “District”) will be issuing $71,630,000 of Water & Sewer Revenue B...

Annual Water Quality Report

Starting July 1, 2022 you will be able to view the updated Lakehaven Water & Sewer District Annual Water Quality Report online at www.lakehaven.org/CCR. This report contains important information about the source and quality of your drinking ...

Annual Lakehaven Calendar

Conserving water is vital to the health of the entire planet.  People, plants, animals all depend on water for survival.  Humans, like fish, will not survive without an adequate supply of clean water. The only way to protect the resource...

Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) System Update (Issue 189)

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After successfully completing the pilot testing phase of the AMR Project earlier this year, the District has moved to the implementation stage of the project. When the project is complete, sometime in 2024, all manual-read meters in the ser...

Lakehaven Delinquent Account Payment Plan (Resolution No. 2020-1338)

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A. In order to provide District customers with reasonable opportunities to cure delinquent accounts that have arisen out of the economic hardships caused by the Covid-19 Emergency, it is necessary that the District establish measures to pro...

Court Upholds Utility Tax (Issue 188)

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The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the City of Federal Way may lawfully impose an excise tax on the District. In its’ decision, issued June 18th, the Court sustained an earlier King County Superior Court ruling upholding the ...

King County Franchise Rental Charge Update (Issue 186)

As reported in the last newsletter, the Washington Supreme Court recently upheld the legality of the King County Ordinance authorizing the County to collect a rental charge from water/sewer districts and other utilities operating facilities in County righ...

Board Adopts 2020 Rates and Charges (Issue 185)

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The Board of Commissioners adopted updated rates and charges for year 2020 and beyond at the December 12, 2019 Board meeting. Under the new rate plan, water rates will increase by 2.5% each year through 2029. Driven by significantly higher ...

2020 Rate Comparison (Issue 186)

Included in this issue of Lakehaven Links, you’ll find a (PDF) insert of the 2020 Rate Comparison. 

The comparison shows how Lakehaven’s water and sewer rates compare with rates charged by neighboring agencies.

Court Sides with King County on Right of Way Rental Charge (Issue 185)

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The Washington State Supreme Court issued a ruling in early December approving the authority of King County to charge rent to utilities using the right of way for the location of utility lines. The ruling followed a lawsuit filed by King Co...