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State Representative, 32nd District Olympia, WA 98504-0600 P.O. Box 40600

Dear Representative Kagi:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested our opinion with respect to the following question:

May a municipal sewer district repair or replace private side sewers as part of a district-wide infiltration and inflow reduction program where (a) aging and inadequate side sewers are the most significant contributor to infiltration and inflow in the district's entire system; (b) the purpose of the program is to benefit the district and the public through lower long-term capital and…