Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 90.14 - Water Rights—Registration—Waiver and Relinquishment, Etc.
90.14.910 - Severability—1967 c 233.

RCW 90.14.910
Severability—1967 c 233.

If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the act can be given effect without the invalid provision or application; and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

[ 1967 c 233 § 26.]
NOTES:

Application to Yakima river basin trust water rights: RCW 90.38.040.

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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.