Walla Walla County Department of Court Services

What Walla Walla County Department of Court Services does

Walla Walla County is a county government entity in Washington State, established in 1859 when Washington Territory was created, that delivers public services to residents and property owners across unincorporated areas of the county. The County operates multiple functional departments including Public Works (road construction, maintenance, and bridge projects), a Stormwater Management utility (drainage, pollution prevention, and illicit discharge detection under the NPDES Phase II Permit in effect since 2007), the Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District (managing levee systems through a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), permitting services (access, addressing, franchise, haul route, and special event permits), the Treasurer's Office (property tax processing), and administrative functions including public records, GIS, elections, and emergency management. The County is headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington and serves a single, fixed geographic jurisdiction.

The County is funded through a mix of property taxes, dedicated stormwater utility fees ($36/year per ERU for single-family residential, where 1 ERU equals 5,000 square feet of impervious area), County Road Fund allocations (~$340,000 annually for stormwater system operation and maintenance), and state and federal grants (notably from the Washington State Department of Ecology). Services are delivered through direct government provision with no commercial revenue model; the entity has no parent company, no private equity or venture capital ownership, and no subsidiaries. Technology infrastructure is limited to conventional government IT: GIS-based impervious area measurement for stormwater fee calculations, an Everbridge-powered citizen alert notification system, and a Revize CMS web portal serving as the primary citizen interface at www.wwcowa.gov.

Notable strategic relationships include the partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for annual Mill Creek Channel inspection and levee rehabilitation, and a Core-tier regulatory relationship with the Washington State Department of Ecology that issues the County's Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit and provides program-start grants. The County was recognized with the 2025 Washington State Association of Counties Projects of Impact Award for its Road Edge Repair & Widening Program, an innovation credited with potential annual maintenance cost reduction of approximately one-third, and the 2024 American Public Works Association Washington Chapter Heroes Award recognizing multiple front-line Public Works employees for outstanding community service.

Name

Walla Walla County Department of Court Services

Legal name

County of Walla Walla

Website

https://co.walla-walla.wa.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Walla Walla County is a Washington State county government entity delivering public works, stormwater management, flood control, permitting, and property tax administration services to unincorporated area residents and property owners within a fixed geographic jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Works

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flood Control & Protection Infrastructure (Levees, Floodwalls, Gates, Pump Stations) (EUANAEAI), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Public works services
• Stormwater management
• Flood control infrastructure
• Government permitting
• Road maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Walla Walla, Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Stormwater Utility Fees: The county collects stormwater utility fees from all developed property within unincorporated Walla Walla County. Single-family lots are charged a flat rate while other properties are charged based on the amount of impervious area.
2. County Road Fund: Primary source of funding for stormwater management. Approximately $340,000 from the County Road Fund is used every year for operation and maintenance of the County's stormwater system.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Walla Walla County Department of Court Services is part of a county government that delivers public services including public works (road maintenance, bridge construction, stormwater management, and flood control), permitting services for construction and development, property tax administration, public records access, and citizen alert notifications. The county manages approximately 500 stormwater facilities across two inspection zones and operates the Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Product overview

Walla Walla County government operates a comprehensive suite of citizen-facing services delivered through its official website portal. The primary services include Public Works (road maintenance, bridge construction, stormwater management, and flood control), permitting services for construction and development, property tax processing, and public records access. The county's public works infrastructure management system handles active and completed projects including bridge replacements, road widening, and safety improvements. The stormwater utility manages drainage and environmental compliance under NPDES Phase II permit requirements. All services are accessible through the revize-powered web platform at www.wwcowa.gov.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025WSAC recognized Walla Walla County Public Works with a 2025 Projects of Impact Award for the Road Edge Repair & Widening Program. WSAC is an association of counties in Washington State that highlights county leadership and staff who help communities with better services, trust, and infrastructure.
• U.S. Army Corps of EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District (MCFCZD) and US Army Corps of Engineers for levee rehabilitation. The Corps inspects the Mill Creek Channel annually and has contracted with private contractors for rehabilitation construction work.
• Washington State Department of EcologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe county operates under an Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit issued by Ecology. The county receives grants from the Department of Ecology to help start its stormwater management program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Carollo Engineers: Carollo Engineers specializes in water and wastewater infrastructure for municipal utilities and public agencies. It is comparable to the county's stormwater utility, drainage assets, permit compliance, and water-related public-service responsibilities.
• Jacobs: Jacobs provides water, wastewater, transportation, environmental, and infrastructure-management services to government clients. It is a relevant broad incumbent for the county's public-works planning, maintenance, and resilience activities.
• HDR: HDR is an established engineering and consulting company serving public-sector water, transportation, environmental, and infrastructure programs. It is comparable to the county's public-works and stormwater delivery model through similar government clients and infrastructure projects.
• Arcadis: Arcadis provides water-management, resilience, remediation, and infrastructure services for municipalities and government agencies. It is comparable through the same combination of flood resilience, water quality, public infrastructure, and environmental compliance needs.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is an established water, environmental, and infrastructure consulting company with public-sector customers. Its stormwater, watershed, environmental-compliance, and municipal-infrastructure work is comparable to the county's regulatory and asset-management mandate.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering and environmental-services company serving transportation, water, and public-infrastructure markets. Its municipal infrastructure and resilience capabilities overlap with the county's roads, stormwater, flood control, and public-works remit.
• AECOM: AECOM delivers water, wastewater, transportation, environmental, and resilience services for public infrastructure. Its broad infrastructure portfolio overlaps with Walla Walla County's road, drainage, flood-control, and regulatory programs.
• CDM Smith: CDM Smith is an established water, wastewater, stormwater, and environmental-infrastructure engineering firm serving municipalities and public utilities. It is comparable through its work on municipal water, drainage, compliance, and public-infrastructure programs.
• Stantec: Stantec provides municipal water, environmental, transportation, and infrastructure services to public agencies. Its water-resources and public-works capabilities overlap directly with stormwater, flood-control, road, and facility-management responsibilities.

Others

• Esri: Esri provides GIS and spatial-analysis software used for parcel, asset, and impervious-area mapping. It is an enabling technology peer for the county's GIS-based stormwater fee calculations, rather than a direct public-works operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http://www.wwcowa.gov
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.wwcowa.gov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walla-walla-county-department-of-human-services

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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