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3�- <br />I res <br />Chapter 6. Utilities <br />6.1. Introduction <br />The Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan utiElies element shall, at minimum, consist of the <br />general location, proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed utilities, including <br />but limited to, electrical lines, telecommunication lines and natural gas lines. Existing and <br />updated maps of all utilities in Kittitas County are maintained by the County Geographic <br />Information Systems (GIS) to meet the requirements of the Utilities Element as outlined in RCW <br />36.7OA.O7O. <br />Glossary of Terms <br />Utilities means the supply, treatment and distribution,, as appropriate, of domestic and irrigation <br />water, sewage, storm water, natural gas, electricity, telephone, cable television, microwave <br />transmissions and streets. Such utilities consist of both the service activity along with the physical <br />facilities necessary for the utilities to be supplies. Utilities are supplied by a combination of <br />general purpose local governments as well as private and community based organizations. <br />Municipal Services -are those services in beeping with and/or required in incorporated cities and <br />urban growth an.as such as, but not limited to, centralized sewage collection and treatment, public <br />water systems, urban street infrastructure, power and storm water systems, emergency services, <br />libraries, schools, and government. <br />Regulatory Authority: The primacy regulatory agency for most utilities in Washington State is the <br />Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WU'TC ), a state agency. Thee VA= <br />ensures that safe and reliable service is provided to customers at reasonable rates. The <br />Commission regulates the rates and charges, services, facilities, and practices of most of <br />Washington's investor-owned gas, electric and telecommunication utilities. As defined by the <br />Kittitas County december 2016 <br />Comprehensive Plan 6-1 <br />