RCW 90.42.010
Findings—Intent.
The legislature finds that a need exists to develop and test a means to facilitate the voluntary transfer of water and water rights, including conserved water, to provide water for presently unmet needs and emerging needs. Further, the legislature finds that water conservation activities have the potential of affecting the quantity of return flow waters to which existing water right holders have a right to and rely upon. It is the intent of the legislature that persons holding rights to water, including return flows, not be adversely affected in the implementation of the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1998 c 245 § 173. Prior: 1993 sp.s. c 4 § 14; 1993 c 98 § 1; 1991 c 347 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Grazing lands—1993 sp.s. c 4: See RCW 79.13.600.
Purposes—1991 c 347: See note following RCW 90.42.005.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment
Chapter 90.42 - Water Resource Management.
90.42.030 - Contracts to finance water conservation projects—Public benefits—Trust water rights.
90.42.040 - Trust water rights program—Water right certificate—Notice of creation or modification.
90.42.060 - Chapter 43.83B RCW or RCW 43.83.340 not replaced or amended.
90.42.070 - Involuntary impairment of existing water rights not authorized.
90.42.090 - Jurisdictional authorities not altered.
90.42.110 - Water banking—Application to transfer water rights.
90.42.120 - Water banking—Transfer of water rights—Requirements—Appeals.
90.42.130 - Water banking—Input from affected entities.
90.42.135 - Limitations of act—2003 c 144.
90.42.138 - Construction—2003 c 144.
90.42.160 - Adoption of rules.
90.42.170 - Water banking—Department must maintain information on its website.