Does the Growth Management Act (GMA) require concurrency for sewer and water?
The word “concurrency” appears in RCW 36.70A.070 which clearly requires concurrency for arterials and transit. There is no specific requirement that other types of facilities be provided “concurrent” with development elsewhere in GMA. However, the goal statement in RCW 36.70A.020 suggests that adequate public facilities requirements for other types of public facilities and services may be appropriate. Also, RCW 58.17.110 requires that “adequate provision” be made for a long list of public facilities and services including potable water and waste disposal. A Western Washington Growth Management Hearing Board case that finds that local government must consider what facilities and services (in addition to transportation) are necessary to support development, but also have discretion about what facilities are subject to concurrency Taxpayers for Responsible Government v. City of Oak Harbor, WWGMHB No. 96-2-002). In McVittie v. Snohomish County, the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hea
