RCW 90.44.070
Limitations on granting permit.
No permit shall be granted for the development or withdrawal of public groundwaters beyond the capacity of the underground bed or formation in the given basin, district, or locality to yield such water within a reasonable or feasible pumping lift in case of pumping developments, or within a reasonable or feasible reduction of pressure in the case of artesian developments. The department shall have the power to determine whether the granting of any such permit will injure or damage any vested or existing right or rights under prior permits and may in addition to the records of the department, require further evidence, proof, and testimony before granting or denying any such permits.
[ 1987 c 109 § 110; 1945 c 263 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 7400-7.]
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Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment
Chapter 90.44 - Regulation of Public Groundwaters.
90.44.020 - Purpose of chapter.
90.44.030 - Chapter not to affect surface water rights.
90.44.040 - Public groundwaters subject to appropriation.
90.44.050 - Permit to withdraw.
90.44.060 - Laws governing withdrawal.
90.44.070 - Limitations on granting permit.
90.44.080 - Certificate—Showing required.
90.44.090 - Certificate of vested rights.
90.44.105 - Amendment to permit or certificate—Consolidation of rights for exempt wells.
90.44.110 - Waste of water prohibited—Exceptions.
90.44.120 - Penalty for waste or unauthorized use of water.
90.44.180 - Hearing to adjust supply to current needs.
90.44.200 - Water supervisors—Duties—Compensation.
90.44.220 - Petition to conduct an adjudication to determine rights to water.
90.44.230 - Effect of findings and judgment.
90.44.250 - Investigations—Reports of appropriators.
90.44.400 - Groundwater management areas—Purpose—Standards—Identification—Designation.
90.44.410 - Requirements for groundwater management programs—Review of programs.
90.44.430 - Groundwater management programs—Guidance to local governments and certain departments.
90.44.440 - Existing rights not affected.
90.44.445 - Acreage expansion program—Authorization—Certification.
90.44.450 - Metering or measuring groundwater withdrawals—Reports.
90.44.460 - Reservoir permits.
90.44.530 - Applications to appropriate groundwater under a cost-reimbursement agreement.
90.44.540 - Expedited processing of applications—Notification—Fees.
90.44.550 - Odessa groundwater subarea—Nonuse of a water right—Notice to the department—Conditions.