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2020 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety
Chapter 70A.125 - Public Water Systems—Penalties and Compliance.
70A.125.200 Fire sprinkler systems—Shutting off—Liability.
Universal Citation: WA Rev Code § 70A.125.200 (2020)
RCW 70A.125.200 Fire sprinkler systems—Shutting off—Liability.
(1) A person or purveyor that owns, operates, or maintains a public water system shall not be liable for damages resulting from shutting off water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system if the shut off is due to: (a) Routine maintenance or construction; (b) nonpayment by the customer; or (c) a water system emergency.
(2) Any governmental or municipal corporation, including but not limited to special districts, shall be deemed to be exercising a governmental function when it acts or undertakes to supply water, within or without its corporate limits, to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system.
[ 2011 c 331 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.119A.210.]
NOTES:
Intent—2011 c 331: See note following RCW 82.02.100.
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