Any permit to appropriate water may be assigned subject to the conditions of the permit, but no such assignment shall be binding or valid unless filed for record with the department. Any application for permits to appropriate water prior to permit issuing, may be assigned by the applicant, but no such assignment shall be valid or binding unless the written consent of the department is first obtained thereto, and unless such assignment is filed for record with the department.
RCW 90.03.310
Appropriation procedure—Assignability of permit or application.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case HANSON INDUSTRIES INC. v. Kutschkau (2010)
Most recently applied in HANSON INDUSTRIES INC. v. Kutschkau (September 2010)
1987 c 109 s 88; 1917 c 117 s 32; RRS s 7384
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.