Washington Code — 90
Browse 2,497 sections in division 90 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 90.03.005. State water policy — Cooperation with other agencies — Reduction of wasteful practices.
- § 90.03.010. Appropriation of water rights — Existing rights preserved.
- § 90.03.015. Definitions.
- § 90.03.020. Units of water measurement.
- § 90.03.030. Right to convey water along lake or stream — Conveyance to intake structure in neighboring state.
- § 90.03.040. Eminent domain — Use of water declared public use.
- § 90.03.060. Water masters — Appointment, compensation.
- § 90.03.070. Water masters — Duties — Office space and equipment — Clerical assistance.
- § 90.03.090. Water master's power of arrest.
- § 90.03.100. Prosecuting attorney, legal assistant.
- § 90.03.105. Petition by planning units for general adjudication.
- § 90.03.110. Determination of water rights — Petition — Statement and plan.
- § 90.03.120. Determination of water rights — Order — Summons — Necessary parties — Use of innovative practices and technologies encouraged.
- § 90.03.130. Determination of water rights — Service of summons.
- § 90.03.140. Determination of water rights — Adjudication claim by defendant.
- § 90.03.150. Determination of water rights — Guardian ad litem for defendant.
- § 90.03.160. Determination of water rights — Response to motions under RCW 90.03.640(3) — Notice of intent to cross-examine — Appointment of a referee — Special rules of procedure.
- § 90.03.640. Water rights adjudication — Preliminary investigation — Department's report of findings.
- § 90.03.180. Determination of water rights — Filing fee.
- § 90.03.200. Determination of water rights — Final decree and notice of decree — Payment of fees — Appellate review of decree.
- § 90.03.210. Determination of water rights — Interim regulation of water — Appeals.
- § 90.03.220. Determination of water rights — Failure to appear — Estoppel.
- § 90.03.230. Determination of water rights — Copy of decree to director.
- § 90.03.240. Determination of water rights — Certificate of adjudicated water right — Notice — Fees.
- § 90.03.243. Determination of water rights — State to bear its expenses, when — County must be provided extraordinary costs imposed due to adjudication.
- § 90.03.245. Determination of water rights — Scope.
- § 90.03.247. Minimum flows and levels — Departmental authority exclusive — Other recommendations considered.
- § 90.03.250. Appropriation procedure — Application for permit — Temporary permit.
- § 90.03.252. Use of reclaimed water by wastewater treatment facility — Permit requirements inapplicable.
- § 90.03.255. Applications for water right, transfer, or change — Consideration of water impoundment or other resource management technique.
- § 90.03.260. Appropriation procedure — Application — Contents.
- § 90.03.265. Appropriation procedure — Cost-reimbursement agreement for expedited review of application — Adoption of rules.
- § 90.03.270. Appropriation procedure — Record of application.
- § 90.03.280. Appropriation procedure — Notice.
- § 90.03.290. Appropriation procedure — Department to investigate — Preliminary permit — Findings and action on application.
- § 90.03.300. Appropriation procedure — Diversion of water for out-of-state use — Reciprocity.
- § 90.03.310. Appropriation procedure — Assignability of permit or application.
- § 90.03.320. Appropriation procedure — Construction work.
- § 90.03.330. Appropriation procedure — Water right certificate.
- § 90.03.340. Appropriation procedure — Effective date of water right.
- § 90.03.345. Establishment of reservations of water for certain purposes and minimum flows or levels as constituting appropriations with priority dates.
- § 90.03.350. Construction or modification of storage dam — Plans and specifications — Additional dam safety inspection requirements for metals mining and milling operations.
- § 90.03.360. Controlling works and measuring devices — Metering of diversions — Impact on fish stock.
- § 90.03.370. Reservoir permits — Secondary permits — Expedited processing — Underground artificial storage and recovery project standards and rules — Exemptions — Report to the legislature.
- § 90.03.380. Right to water attaches to land — Transfer or change in point of diversion — Transfer of rights from one district to another — Priority of water rights applications — Exemption for small irrigation impoundments — Electronic notice of an application for an interbasin water rights transfer.
- § 90.03.383. Interties — Findings — Definitions — Review and approval.
- § 90.03.386. Coordination of approval procedures for compliance and consistency with approved water system plan.
- § 90.03.390. Temporary changes — Emergency interties — Rotation in use.
- § 90.03.395. Change of point of diversion to downstream intake structure — Intent.
- § 90.03.397. Department may approve change of the point of diversion prescribed in a permit to appropriate surface water — Requirements.
- § 90.03.400. Crimes against water code — Unauthorized use of water.
- § 90.03.410. Crimes against water code — Interference with works — Wrongful use of water — Property destruction — Penalty.
- § 90.03.420. Crimes against water code — Obstruction of right-of-way.
- § 90.03.430. Partnership ditches — Action for reimbursement for work done.
- § 90.03.440. Partnership ditches — Procedure for division of water between joint owners.
- § 90.03.450. Partnership ditches — Lien for labor performed.
- § 90.03.460. Inchoate rights not affected.
- § 90.03.470. Schedule of fees.
- § 90.03.471. Disposition of fees.
- § 90.03.500. Stormwater control facilities — Imposition of rates and charges — Legislative findings.
- § 90.03.510. Stormwater control facilities — Imposition of rates and charges — Credit for other improvements.
- § 90.03.520. Stormwater control facilities — Imposition of rates and charges — Definitions.
- § 90.03.525. Stormwater control facilities — Imposition of rates and charges with respect to state highway rights-of-way — Annual plan for expenditure of charges.
- § 90.03.540. Highway construction improvement projects — Joint stormwater treatment facilities.
- § 90.03.550. Municipal water supply purposes — Beneficial uses.
- § 90.03.560. Municipal water supply purposes — Identification.
- § 90.03.570. Change or transfer of an unperfected surface water right for municipal water supply purposes.
- § 90.03.580. Failing public water system — Conditions.
- § 90.03.590. Municipal water suppliers — Watershed agreement — Pilot project.
- § 90.03.591. New watershed agreements prohibited after July 1, 2008.
- § 90.03.600. Civil penalties.
- § 90.03.605. Compliance — Sequence of enforcement measures — Location of compliance personnel.
- § 90.03.615. Calculating annual consumptive quantity.
- § 90.03.620. Water rights adjudication — Disqualification of judge.
- § 90.03.625. Water rights adjudication — Motion for default.
- § 90.03.630. Water rights adjudication — Use for which a statement of claim is required.
- § 90.03.635. Water rights adjudication — Filing of evidence.
- § 90.03.645. Water rights adjudication — Early settlement encouraged — Approval of settlement.
- § 90.03.650. Water rights processing account.
- § 90.03.655. Expedited processing of applications — On department's own volition — Notice — Fees.
- § 90.03.660. Expedited processing of applications — Notice to tribal governments.
- § 90.03.665. Certified water right examiners — Fees — Rules.
- § 90.03.670. Processing of water right applications — Scope of chapter 285, Laws of 2010.
- § 90.03.675. Stormwater retention ponds — Mosquito abatement.
- § 90.03.680. Water commissioners — Appointment — Training.
- § 90.03.683. Water commissioners — Authority in a water rights adjudication — Acts and proceedings subject to revision by superior court.
- § 90.08.040. Stream patroller — Appointment — Powers.
- § 90.08.050. Stream patrollers — Compensation, travel expenses.
- § 90.08.060. Stream patrollers — Users to share in payment of compensation.
- § 90.08.070. Right of county to sue user for unpaid share of expenses.
- § 90.14.010. Purpose.
- § 90.14.020. Legislative declaration.
- § 90.14.031. Definitions.
- § 90.14.041. Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters — Filing statement of claim required — Exemptions.
- § 90.14.043. Claim of right to withdraw, divert, or use ground or surface waters — Claim upon certification by board — Procedure — Cut-off date for accepting petitions — Adjudication filing in water resource inventory area 1.
- § 90.14.044. Existing water rights not impaired.
- § 90.14.051. Statement of claim — Contents — Short form.
- § 90.14.061. Statement of claim — Filing procedure — Processing of claim — Fee.
- § 90.14.065. Statement of claim — Amendment — Surface water right claim change or transfer — Review of department of ecology's determination.
- § 90.14.068. Statement of claim — New filing period.
- § 90.14.071. Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right.
- § 90.14.081. Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right — Prima facie evidence.
- § 90.14.091. Definitions — Water rights notice — Form.
- § 90.14.101. Notice of chapter provisions — How given — Requirements.
- § 90.14.111. Water rights claims registry.
- § 90.14.121. Penalty for overstating claim.
- § 90.14.130. Reversion of rights to state due to nonuse — Notice by order — Relinquishment determinations — Appeal.
- § 90.14.140. "Sufficient cause" for nonuse defined — Rights exempted.
- § 90.14.150. Rights arising from permit to withdraw public waters not affected — Extensions.
- § 90.14.160. Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Prior rights acquired through appropriation, custom or general adjudication.
- § 90.14.170. Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Rights acquired due to ownership of land abutting stream, lake, or watercourse.
- § 90.14.180. Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Future rights acquired through appropriation.
- § 90.14.190. Water resources decisions — Appeals — Attorneys' fees.
- § 90.14.200. Implementation and enforcement of chapter — Proceedings under RCW 90.14.130 deemed adjudicative — Application of RCW sections to specific proceedings.
- § 90.14.210. Chapter applies to all rights to withdraw groundwaters.
- § 90.14.215. Chapter not applicable to trust water rights under chapter 90.38 or 90.42 RCW.
- § 90.14.220. No rights to be acquired by prescription or adverse use.
- § 90.14.230. Rules and regulations.
- § 90.14.240. Water rights tracking system account.
- § 90.14.900. Effective date — 1967 c 233.
- § 90.14.910. Severability — 1967 c 233.
- § 90.16.010. Appropriation by certain water companies.
- § 90.16.020. Appropriation for industrial purposes.
- § 90.16.025. Appropriation for industrial purposes — Procedure.
- § 90.16.030. Right of eminent domain by water power companies.
- § 90.16.040. Right of eminent domain by water power companies — Right of entry.
- § 90.16.045. Right of eminent domain by water power companies — Procedure.
- § 90.16.050. Use of water for power development — Annual license fee — Progress report — Exceptions to the fee schedule — Ensuring accountability in the programs.
- § 90.16.060. Schedule of fees for claimants of water power — Statement of claim — Penalties — Excessive claim — Abandonment.
- § 90.16.090. Disposition of fees.
- § 90.16.100. Appropriation of lands by corporations conveying water.
- § 90.16.110. Water for use outside state.
- § 90.16.120. Water for use outside state — Reciprocity.
- § 90.22.010. Establishment of minimum water flows or levels — Authorized — Purposes.
- § 90.22.020. Establishment of minimum water flows or levels — Hearings — Notice — Rules.
- § 90.22.030. Existing water and storage rights — Right to divert or store water.
- § 90.22.040. Stockwatering requirements.
- § 90.22.050. Civil penalties.
- § 90.22.060. Instream flow evaluations — Statewide list of priorities — Salmon impact.
- § 90.24.010. Petition to regulate flow — Order — Exceptions.
- § 90.24.020. Contents of petition.
- § 90.24.030. Title of petition — Service of petition and order — Notice.
- § 90.24.040. Hearing on petition — Order — Continuing jurisdiction.
- § 90.24.050. Devices to protect the fish — Cost — Special fund.
- § 90.24.060. Installation of devices.
- § 90.24.066. Jurisdiction over weed control.
- § 90.24.070. Appellate review.
- § 90.28.010. Right to back and hold waters over roads, streets, and alleys — Procedure.
- § 90.28.020. Right to back and hold waters over roads, streets, and alleys — Relocation — Acquisition of rights — Abandonment.
- § 90.28.040. Limitation on number of irrigation ditches across land.
- § 90.28.160. Fencing across streams.
- § 90.28.170. Dams across streams.
- § 90.36.010. Right-of-way to wells.
- § 90.36.020. Flow limited during certain period — Exceptions.
- § 90.36.030. Capping well — Exceptions.
- § 90.36.040. Right of neighboring owner to cap well — Lien.
- § 90.36.050. Penalty — 1901 c 121.
- § 90.38.005. Findings — Purpose.
- § 90.38.010. Definitions.
- § 90.38.020. Acquisition or donation of trust water rights.
- § 90.38.030. Water conservation projects — Contracts for financial assistance.
- § 90.38.040. Trust water rights program.
- § 90.38.050. Rules.
- § 90.38.060. Integrated water resource management plan.
- § 90.38.070. Yakima integrated plan implementation account.
- § 90.38.080. Yakima integrated plan implementation taxable bond account.
- § 90.38.090. Yakima integrated plan implementation revenue recovery account.
- § 90.38.100. Report to the legislature and governor. (Expires December 31, 2045.)
- § 90.38.110. Construction of a water supply project — Prior review by the state of Washington water research center. (Expires July 1, 2035.)
- § 90.38.120. Legislative intent — Cost to implement the integrated plan.
- § 90.38.130. Authorization to purchase land — Management and disposal of land.
- § 90.38.900. Existing policies not replaced.
- § 90.38.901. Transfer of rights between irrigation districts not intended.
- § 90.38.902. Existing rights not impaired.
- § 90.40.010. Eminent domain by the United States.
- § 90.40.020. Right to use water courses.
- § 90.40.030. Notice and certificate, effect of.
- § 90.40.040. Appropriation of water — Title to beds and shores.
- § 90.40.050. Reservation of needed lands — Procedure.
- § 90.40.060. Restrictions on sale of state lands within project.
- § 90.40.070. Federal water users' association — Exemption from fees.
- § 90.40.080. Federal water users' association — Records by county auditor.
- § 90.40.090. Permit for Grand Coulee project.
- § 90.40.100. Columbia Basin Project — Water appropriated pursuant to RCW 90.40.030 — Periodic renewal not required.
- § 90.42.005. Policy — Findings.
- § 90.42.010. Findings — Intent.
- § 90.42.020. Definitions.
- § 90.42.030. Contracts to finance water conservation projects — Public benefits — Trust water rights.
- § 90.42.040. Trust water rights program — Water right certificate — Notice of creation or modification.
- § 90.42.050. Guidelines governing trust water rights — Submission of guidelines to joint select committee.
- § 90.42.060. Chapter 43.83B RCW or RCW 43.83.340 not replaced or amended.
- § 43.83.340. State and local improvements revolving account-water supply facilities — Definition.
- § 90.42.070. Involuntary impairment of existing water rights not authorized.
- § 90.42.080. Trust water rights — Acquisition, donation, exercise, and transfer — Appropriation required for expenditure of funds.
- § 90.42.090. Jurisdictional authorities not altered.
- § 90.42.100. Water banking.
- § 90.42.110. Water banking — Application to transfer water rights.
- § 90.42.120. Water banking — Transfer of water rights — Requirements — Appeals.
- § 90.42.130. Water banking — Input from affected entities.
- § 90.42.135. Limitations of act — 2003 c 144.
- § 90.42.138. Construction — 2003 c 144.
- § 90.42.150. Recovery of department's costs associated with water service contracts with federal agencies.
- § 90.42.160. Adoption of rules.
- § 90.42.170. Water banking — Department must maintain information on its website.
- § 90.44.020. Purpose of chapter.
- § 90.44.030. Chapter not to affect surface water rights.
- § 90.44.035. Definitions.
- § 90.44.040. Public groundwaters subject to appropriation.
- § 90.44.050. Permit to withdraw.
- § 90.44.052. Whitman county clustered residential developments pilot project — Exemption from permit requirements.
- § 90.44.055. Applications for water right or amendment — Consideration of water impoundment or other resource management technique.
- § 90.44.060. Laws governing withdrawal.
- § 90.44.062. Use of reclaimed water by wastewater treatment facility — Permit requirements inapplicable.
- § 90.44.070. Limitations on granting permit.
- § 90.44.080. Certificate — Showing required.
- § 90.44.090. Certificate of vested rights.
- § 90.44.100. Amendment to permit or certificate — Replacement or new additional wells — Exemption for small irrigation impoundments.
- § 90.44.105. Amendment to permit or certificate — Consolidation of rights for exempt wells.
- § 90.44.110. Waste of water prohibited — Exceptions.
- § 90.44.120. Penalty for waste or unauthorized use of water.
- § 90.44.130. Priorities as between appropriators — Department in charge of groundwater withdrawals — Establishment and modification of groundwater areas and depth zones — Declarations by claimant of artificially stored water.
- § 90.44.180. Hearing to adjust supply to current needs.
- § 90.44.200. Water supervisors — Duties — Compensation.
- § 90.44.220. Petition to conduct an adjudication to determine rights to water.
- § 90.44.230. Effect of findings and judgment.
- § 90.44.250. Investigations — Reports of appropriators.
- § 90.44.400. Groundwater management areas — Purpose — Standards — Identification — Designation.
- § 90.44.410. Requirements for groundwater management programs — Review of programs.
- § 90.44.420. Groundwater management programs — Consideration by department of ecology — Public hearing — Findings — Adoption of regulations, ordinances, and programs.
- § 90.44.430. Groundwater management programs — Guidance to local governments and certain departments.
- § 90.44.440. Existing rights not affected.
- § 90.44.445. Acreage expansion program — Authorization — Certification.
- § 90.44.450. Metering or measuring groundwater withdrawals — Reports.
- § 90.44.460. Reservoir permits.
- § 90.44.500. Civil penalties.
- § 90.44.510. Superseding water right permit or certificate — Water delivered from federal Columbia Basin project.
- § 90.44.530. Applications to appropriate groundwater under a cost-reimbursement agreement.
- § 90.44.540. Expedited processing of applications — Notification — Fees.
- § 90.44.550. Odessa groundwater subarea — Nonuse of a water right — Notice to the department — Conditions.
- § 90.46.005. Findings — Coordination of efforts — Development of facilities encouraged.
- § 90.46.010. Definitions.
- § 90.46.015. Rules — Coordination with department of health — Consultation with advisory committee.
- § 90.46.020. Interim standards for pilot projects for use of reclaimed water.
- § 90.46.030. Standards, procedures, and guidelines for industrial and commercial use of reclaimed water — Reclaimed water permits — Fee structure for permits — Formal agreements between the departments of health and ecology.
- § 90.46.040. Standards, procedures, and guidelines for land applications of reclaimed water.
- § 90.46.042. Standards, procedures, and guidelines for direct recharge.
- § 90.46.044. Standards, procedures, and guidelines for discharge to wetlands.
- § 90.46.050. Advisory committee — Development of standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- § 90.46.070. Exemption from standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- § 90.46.072. Conflict resolution — Reclaimed water projects and chapter 372-32 WAC.
- § 90.46.080. Use of reclaimed water for surface percolation — Establishment of discharge limit for contaminants.
- § 90.46.090. Use of reclaimed water for discharge into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands — Standards for discharge.
- § 90.46.100. Discharge of reclaimed water for streamflow augmentation.
- § 90.46.110. Reclaimed water demonstration program — Demonstration projects.
- § 90.46.120. Use of water from wastewater treatment facility — Consideration in regional water supply plan or potable water supply plans — Consideration in reviewing provisions for water supplies for short plat, short subdivision, or subdivision — Report to the legislature.
- § 90.46.130. Impairment of water rights downstream from freshwater discharge points.
- § 90.46.140. Greywater reuse — Standards, procedures, and guidelines — Rules.
- § 90.46.150. Agricultural industrial process water — Permit — Use — Referral to department of health.
- § 90.46.160. Industrial reuse water — Permit.
- § 90.46.200. Authority of the departments of ecology and health — Lead agency — Duties.
- § 90.46.210. Lead agency — Authority to bring legal proceeding.
- § 90.46.220. Permit.
- § 90.46.230. Right to enter and inspect property related to the purpose of the permit — Administrative search warrant.
- § 90.46.240. Plans, reports, specifications, and proposed methods of operation and maintenance to be submitted to departments.
- § 90.46.250. Violation of chapter — Notification — Immediate action.
- § 90.46.260. Penalty.
- § 90.46.270. Violations — Civil penalty — Procedure.
- § 90.46.280. Application of administrative procedure act to chapter.
- § 90.46.290. On-site nonpotable water systems — Risk-based water quality standards — Adoption of rules.
- § 90.48.010. Policy enunciated.
- § 90.48.020. Definitions.
- § 90.48.030. Jurisdiction of department.
- § 90.48.035. Rule-making authority.
- § 90.48.037. Authority of department to bring enforcement actions.
- § 90.48.039. Hazardous substance remedial actions — Procedural requirements not applicable.
- § 90.48.045. Environmental excellence program agreements — Effect on chapter.
- § 90.48.080. Discharge of polluting matter in waters prohibited.
- § 90.48.090. Right of entry — Special inspection requirements for metals mining and milling operations.
- § 90.48.095. Authority of department to compel attendance and testimony of witnesses, production of books and papers — Contempt proceedings to enforce — Fees.
- § 90.48.100. Request for assistance.
- § 90.48.110. Plans and proposed methods of operation and maintenance of sewerage or disposal systems to be submitted to department — Exceptions — Time limitations.
- § 90.48.112. Plan evaluation — Consideration of reclaimed water.
- § 90.48.120. Notice of department's determination that violation has or will occur — Report to department of compliance with determination — Order or directive to be issued — Notice.
- § 90.48.140. Penalty.
- § 90.48.142. Violations — Liability in damages for injury or death of fish, animals, vegetation — Action to recover.
- § 90.48.144. Violations — Civil penalty — Procedure.
- § 90.48.150. Construction of chapter.
- § 90.48.153. Cooperation with federal government — Federal funds.
- § 90.48.156. Cooperation with other states and provinces — Interstate and state-provincial projects.
- § 90.48.158. Grants to public bodies authorized.
- § 90.48.160. Waste disposal permit — Required — Exemptions.
- § 90.48.162. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations.
- § 90.48.165. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Cities, towns or municipal corporations may be granted authority to issue permits — Revocation — Termination of permits.
- § 90.48.170. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Application — Notice as to new operation or increase in volume — Investigation — Notice to other state departments.
- § 90.48.180. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Issuance — Conditions — Duration.
- § 90.48.190. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Termination — Grounds.
- § 90.48.195. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Modification or additional conditions may be ordered.
- § 90.48.200. Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations — Nonaction upon application — Temporary permit — Duration.
- § 90.48.215. Upland finfish facilities — Waste discharge standards — Waste disposal permit.
- § 90.48.220. Marine finfish rearing facilities — Waste discharge standards — Discharge permit applications — Exemption.