RCW 90.54.210

Department shall act on water rights applications that rely on reservations of water established in WAC 173-518-080 or 173-545-090.

Known as the Water Resources Act

The act spans §§ 90–90 (26 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Magdalena T. Bassett v. Washington State Department Of Ecology (2019)

Most recently applied in Magdalena T. Bassett v. Washington State Department Of Ecology (April 2019)

2016 c 117 s 1.

(1) The department shall act on all water rights applications that rely on the reservations of water established in WAC 173-518-080 or 173-545-090, as those provisions existed on March 31, 2016. The legislature declares that the reservations of water established in WAC 173-518-080 and 173-545-090, as those provisions existed on March 31, 2016, are consistent with legislative intent and are specifically authorized to be maintained and implemented by the department.

(2) This section does not affect the department's authority to lawfully adopt, amend, or repeal any rule, including WAC 173-518-080 or 173-545-090.

(3) This section may not be construed to prejudice any reservation of water not referenced in this section.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.