The department shall have authority to delineate and establish sewage drainage basins in the state for the purpose of developing and/or adopting comprehensive plans for the control and abatement of water pollution within such basins. Basins may include, but are not limited to, rivers and their tributaries, streams, coastal waters, sounds, bays, lakes, and portions or combinations thereof, as well as the lands drained thereby.
RCW 90.48.270
Sewage drainage basins—Authority of department to delineate and establish.
Known as the Coastal Waters Protection Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (82 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 89 Wash. 2d 881 - Carpenter v. Island County (1978)
Most recently applied in 89 Wash. 2d 881 - Carpenter v. Island County (May 1978)
1987 c 109 s 142; 1967 c 13 s 26.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.