RCW 90.82.085
Instream flows—Assessing and setting or amending.
By October 1, 2001, the department of ecology shall complete a final nonproject environmental impact statement that evaluates streamflows to meet the alternative goals of maintaining, preserving, or enhancing instream resources and the technically defensible methodologies for determining these streamflows. Planning units and state agencies assessing and setting or amending instream flows must, as a minimum, consider the goals and methodologies addressed in the nonproject environmental impact statement. A planning unit or state agency may assess, set, or amend instream flows in a manner that varies from the final nonproject environmental impact statement if consistent with applicable instream flow laws.
[ 2001 c 237 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2001 c 237: See notes following RCW 90.82.040.
Intent—2001 c 237: See note following RCW 90.66.065.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment
Chapter 90.82 - Watershed Planning.
90.82.040 - WRIA planning units—Watershed planning grants—Eligibility criteria—Administrative costs.
90.82.043 - Implementation plan.
90.82.048 - Implementation plan—Timelines and milestones.
90.82.050 - Limitations on liability.
90.82.070 - Water quantity component.
90.82.080 - Instream flow component—Rules—Report.
90.82.085 - Instream flows—Assessing and setting or amending.
90.82.090 - Water quality component.
90.82.100 - Habitat component.
90.82.110 - Identification of projects and activities.
90.82.130 - Plan approval—Public notice and hearing—Revisions.
90.82.140 - Use of monitoring recommendations in RCW 77.85.210.