Except as provided in *section 5 of this act or as exempted from filing by RCW 90.14.041, any person claiming the right to divert or withdraw waters of the state as set forth in RCW 90.14.041, who fails to file a statement of claim as provided in RCW 90.14.041, 90.14.043, or 90.14.068 and in RCW 90.14.051 and 90.14.061, shall be conclusively deemed to have waived and relinquished any right, title, or interest in said right.
RCW 90.14.071
Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 128 Wash. 2d 508 - Rettkowski v. Department of Ecology (1996)
Most recently applied in Willowbrook Farms LLP v. Department of Ecology (April 2003)
1997 c 440 s 3; 1969 ex.s. c 284 s 16.
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