The owner or owners of any land which requires drainage and which is so situated that it is necessary to the proper drainage of the same to construct ditches or drains across the lands of others, may obtain the location and establishment of such ditch or drain across such lands, in the manner provided in this chapter.
RCW 85.28.010
Private parties authorized to establish ditches and drains.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 87 Wash. App. 468 - Phillips v. King County (1997)
Most recently applied in 87 Wash. App. 468 - Phillips v. King County (August 1997)
1899 c 125 s 1; RRS s 4394
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.