The right acquired by appropriation shall relate back to the date of filing of the original application with the department.
RCW 90.03.340
Appropriation procedure—Effective date of water right.
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Bd. (2000)
Most recently applied in Magdalena T. Bassett v. Washington State Department Of Ecology (April 2019)
1987 c 109 s 90; 1917 c 117 s 35; RRS s 7387
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.