District Overview:

Lake Stevens Sewer District is located in Snohomish County approximately 6 miles east of Everett and 30 miles northeast of Seattle. The District was established in 1957 and has provided sewerage service, both collection and treatment, since 1965.

The District currently operates 26.5 miles of collection system, 7.2 miles of interceptor, and 29 lift stations. In March 1986 the District completed construction of an activated sludge secondary sewage treatment plant. This facility has a capacity of 2.38 million gallons per day (mgd).

The District serves a drainage area of over 4,500 acres which nearly surrounds Lake Stevens. Growth through annexation to the District is accomplished by petition of landowners followed by formal hearings and ultimate approval of the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board. The District is presently serving approximately 30,000 customers which includes the City of Lake Stevens and the surrounding Urban Growth Area. A total of approximately 11,068 acres lie inside 1999 Lake Stevens Urban Growth Area, which forms the basis for the Districts year 2017 Comprehensive Plan.

The Board of Commissioners

The Lake Stevens Sewer District is governed by a three member Board of Commissioners elected to six year terms. Regular Board meetings are held two times each month. All meetings are open to the public as provided by law and agenda items are prepared in advance. To view information about the current Board Members and their terms of office please click here.

Administration

Administrative affairs of the District are managed by Darwin C. Smith, Manager of the Lake Stevens Sewer District.

Mr. Smith has been responsible for the District since 1981. He serves as planning commissioner chair for the City of Granite Falls, Washington for the past 18 years. Prior to his service at the District, Mr. Smith was lead shift operator at Iowa City, Iowa. He is past President of Cedarlane Water Association and is past president of Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association. Mr. Smith attended the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 1971 - 1976 and Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1978-1980.

The Board has considered the information provided by the District staff and engineers to determine the pro rata share of the cost of existing facilities planned for construction within the next ten years and contained in the Comprehensive Plan of the District, together with other costs borne by the District which are directly attributable to the improvements required for property owners who will seek to connect to the system.

Lake Stevens Sewer District

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