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Statutes - Water Resources and Water Rights
Note: For additional statutory citations, see DOE Water Resources Rules, Laws, and Case Law.
Building Code Requirements for Adequate Water Supply
- RCW 19.27.095 - Building permit application--Consideration--Requirements.
- RCW 19.27.097 - Building permit application--Evidence of adequate water supply--Applicability--Exemption.
Growth Management Act
- RCW 36.70A.020(10) - GMA goal on enhancing water quality and availability of water.
- RCW 36.70A.020(12) - GMA goal on ensuring that adequate public facilities and services exist to support development.
- RCW 36.70A.030(12) - Definition of "public facilities" includes "domestic water systems".
- RCW 36.70A.030(5) - Definition of "critical areas" includes areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable [drinking] water.
- RCW 36.70A.060 - Requiring designation of critical areas and development regulations protecting critical areas.
- RCW 36.70A.070 - Comprehensive plan requirements including protection of the quality and quantity of ground water used for public water supplies and adequate public facilities.
State Subdivision Law
- RCW 58.17.110 - Purpose - approval or disapproval of subdivision factors to be considered.
Title 90 - Water Rights and Environment
- Ch. 90.03 RCW - Water Code (surface waters)
- Ch. 90.14 RCW - Water rights - Registration - Waiver and relinquishment, etc.
- Ch. 90.16 RCW - Appropriation of water for public and industrial purposes
- Ch. 90.22 RCW - Minimum water flows and levels
- Ch. 90.28 RCW - Miscellaneous rights and duties.
- Ch. 90.40 RCW - Water rights of United States.
- Ch. 90.42 RCW - Water resource management.
- Ch. 90.44 RCW - Regulation of public ground water
- Ch. 90.46 RCW - Reclaimed water use.
- Ch. 90.54 RCW - Water resources act of 1971
- Ch. 90.66 RCW - Family farm water act
- RCW 90.44.105 - relating to consolidating ground water rights of exempt wells
Related Resources
MRSC Index – Water rights, water permits