RCW 90.03.060
Water masters—Appointment, compensation.
(1) Water masters shall be appointed by the department whenever it shall find the interests of the state or of the water users to require them. The districts for or in which the water masters serve shall be designated water master districts, which shall be fixed from time to time by the department, as required, and they shall be subject to revision as to boundaries or to complete abandonment as local conditions may indicate to be expedient, the spirit of this provision being that no district shall be created or continued where the need for the same does not exist. Water masters shall be supervised by the department, shall be compensated for services from funds of the department, and shall be technically qualified to the extent of understanding the elementary principals of hydraulics and irrigation, and of being able to make water measurements in streams and in open and closed conduits of all characters, by the usual methods employed for that purpose. Counties and municipal and public corporations of the state are authorized to contribute moneys to the department to be used as compensation to water masters in carrying out their duties. All such moneys received by the department shall be used exclusively for said purpose.
(2) A water master may be appointed by the department for a watershed management area for which a plan adopted by a planning unit and by the counties with territory in the watershed management area under RCW 90.82.130 contains a requirement or request that a water master be appointed, subject to availability of state or nonstate funding.
[ 1999 c 237 § 1; 1987 c 109 § 69; 1967 c 80 § 1; 1947 c 123 § 2; 1917 c 117 § 9; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 7359. Formerly RCW 90.08.010.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
Stream patrollers (approval, supervision of, by water masters): Chapter 90.08 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment
90.03.005 - State water policy—Cooperation with other agencies—Reduction of wasteful practices.
90.03.010 - Appropriation of water rights—Existing rights preserved.
90.03.020 - Units of water measurement.
90.03.040 - Eminent domain—Use of water declared public use.
90.03.060 - Water masters—Appointment, compensation.
90.03.070 - Water masters—Duties—Office space and equipment—Clerical assistance.
90.03.090 - Water master's power of arrest.
90.03.100 - Prosecuting attorney, legal assistant.
90.03.105 - Petition by planning units for general adjudication.
90.03.110 - Determination of water rights—Petition—Statement and plan.
90.03.130 - Determination of water rights—Service of summons.
90.03.140 - Determination of water rights—Adjudication claim by defendant.
90.03.150 - Determination of water rights—Guardian ad litem for defendant.
90.03.180 - Determination of water rights—Filing fee.
90.03.210 - Determination of water rights—Interim regulation of water—Appeals.
90.03.220 - Determination of water rights—Failure to appear—Estoppel.
90.03.230 - Determination of water rights—Copy of decree to director.
90.03.240 - Determination of water rights—Certificate of adjudicated water right—Notice—Fees.
90.03.245 - Determination of water rights—Scope.
90.03.250 - Appropriation procedure—Application for permit—Temporary permit.
90.03.260 - Appropriation procedure—Application—Contents.
90.03.270 - Appropriation procedure—Record of application.
90.03.280 - Appropriation procedure—Notice.
90.03.300 - Appropriation procedure—Diversion of water for out-of-state use—Reciprocity.
90.03.310 - Appropriation procedure—Assignability of permit or application.
90.03.320 - Appropriation procedure—Construction work.
90.03.330 - Appropriation procedure—Water right certificate.
90.03.340 - Appropriation procedure—Effective date of water right.
90.03.360 - Controlling works and measuring devices—Metering of diversions—Impact on fish stock.
90.03.383 - Interties—Findings—Definitions—Review and approval.
90.03.390 - Temporary changes—Emergency interties—Rotation in use.
90.03.395 - Change of point of diversion to downstream intake structure—Intent.
90.03.400 - Crimes against water code—Unauthorized use of water.
90.03.420 - Crimes against water code—Obstruction of right-of-way.
90.03.430 - Partnership ditches—Action for reimbursement for work done.
90.03.440 - Partnership ditches—Procedure for division of water between joint owners.
90.03.450 - Partnership ditches—Lien for labor performed.
90.03.460 - Inchoate rights not affected.
90.03.471 - Disposition of fees.
90.03.500 - Stormwater control facilities—Imposition of rates and charges—Legislative findings.
90.03.520 - Stormwater control facilities—Imposition of rates and charges—Definitions.
90.03.540 - Highway construction improvement projects—Joint stormwater treatment facilities.
90.03.550 - Municipal water supply purposes—Beneficial uses.
90.03.560 - Municipal water supply purposes—Identification.
90.03.580 - Failing public water system—Conditions.
90.03.590 - Municipal water suppliers—Watershed agreement—Pilot project.
90.03.591 - New watershed agreements prohibited after July 1, 2008.
90.03.605 - Compliance—Sequence of enforcement measures—Location of compliance personnel.
90.03.615 - Calculating annual consumptive quantity.
90.03.620 - Water rights adjudication—Disqualification of judge.
90.03.625 - Water rights adjudication—Motion for default.
90.03.630 - Water rights adjudication—Use for which a statement of claim is required.
90.03.635 - Water rights adjudication—Filing of evidence.
90.03.640 - Water rights adjudication—Preliminary investigation—Department's report of findings.
90.03.645 - Water rights adjudication—Early settlement encouraged—Approval of settlement.
90.03.650 - Water rights processing account.
90.03.655 - Expedited processing of applications—On department's own volition—Notice—Fees.
90.03.660 - Expedited processing of applications—Notice to tribal governments.
90.03.665 - Certified water right examiners—Fees—Rules.
90.03.670 - Processing of water right applications—Scope of chapter 285, Laws of 2010.