Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 90.14 - Water Rights—Registration—Waiver and Relinquishment, Etc.
90.14.031 - Definitions.

RCW 90.14.031
Definitions.

Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in RCW 90.14.031 through 90.14.121 shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, association, public or private corporation, city or other municipality, county, or a state agency, and the United States of America when claiming water rights established under the laws of the state of Washington.
(2) "Beneficial use" shall include, but not be limited to, use for domestic water, irrigation, fish, shellfish, game and other aquatic life, municipal, recreation, industrial water, generation of electric power, and navigation.

[ 1969 ex.s. c 284 § 12.]
NOTES:

Severability—1969 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 90.48.290.

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment

Chapter 90.14 - Water Rights—Registration—Waiver and Relinquishment, Etc.

90.14.010 - Purpose.

90.14.020 - Legislative declaration.

90.14.031 - Definitions.

90.14.041 - Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters—Filing statement of claim required—Exemptions.

90.14.043 - Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters—Claim upon certification by board—Procedure—Cut-off date for accepting petitions.

90.14.044 - Existing water rights not impaired.

90.14.051 - Statement of claim—Contents—Short form.

90.14.061 - Statement of claim—Filing procedure—Processing of claim—Fee.

90.14.065 - Statement of claim—Amendment—Surface water right claim change or transfer—Review of department of ecology's determination.

90.14.068 - Statement of claim—New filing period.

90.14.071 - Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right.

90.14.081 - Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right—Prima facie evidence.

90.14.091 - Definitions—Water rights notice—Form.

90.14.101 - Notice of chapter provisions—How given—Requirements.

90.14.111 - Water rights claims registry.

90.14.121 - Penalty for overstating claim.

90.14.130 - Reversion of rights to state due to nonuse—Notice by order—Relinquishment determinations—Appeal.

90.14.140 - "Sufficient cause" for nonuse defined—Rights exempted.

90.14.150 - Rights arising from permit to withdraw public waters not affected—Extensions.

90.14.160 - Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause—Prior rights acquired through appropriation, custom or general adjudication.

90.14.170 - Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause—Rights acquired due to ownership of land abutting stream, lake, or watercourse.

90.14.180 - Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause—Future rights acquired through appropriation.

90.14.190 - Water resources decisions—Appeals—Attorneys' fees.

90.14.200 - Implementation and enforcement of chapter—Proceedings under RCW 90.14.130 deemed adjudicative—Application of RCW sections to specific proceedings.

90.14.210 - Chapter applies to all rights to withdraw groundwaters.

90.14.215 - Chapter not applicable to trust water rights under chapter 90.38 or 90.42 RCW.

90.14.220 - No rights to be acquired by prescription or adverse use.

90.14.230 - Rules and regulations.

90.14.240 - Water rights tracking system account.

90.14.900 - Effective date—1967 c 233.

90.14.910 - Severability—1967 c 233.