Nothing in this chapter shall affect any right to withdraw and use public waters if such rights were in effect prior to *the effective date of the act, and nothing herein shall modify the priority of any such existing right.
RCW 90.66.020
Prior existing rights to withdraw and use public waters not affected.
Known as the Family Farm Water Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (10 sections).
1979 c 3 s 2 (Initiative Measure No. 59, approved November 8, 1977).
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.