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Administrative Regulations
Water Resources and Water Rights

Water Resources Rules, Laws and Case Law Department of Ecology

Ground Water Regulations

  • WAC 173-100 - Ground water management areas and programs

    • WAC 173-124 - Quincy ground water management subarea and zones

    • WAC 173-128A - Odessa ground water management subarea

    • WAC 173-130A - Odessa ground water subarea management policy

    • WAC 173-132 - Duck Lake ground water management subarea

    • WAC 173-134A - Quincy ground water subarea management policy

    • WAC 173-136 - The establishment of a system of authorizing the withdrawal of artificially stored ground waters embodied in an approved declaration under RCW 90.44.130, which are commingled with public ground waters in ground water areas, subareas, and zones established under RCW 90.44.130.

    • WAC 173-150 - Protection of withdrawal facilities associated with ground water rights

Water Rights Regulations

Well Regulations

  • WAC 173-154 - Protection of upper aquifer zones

  • WAC 173-160 - Minimum standards for construction and maintenance of wells (ch. 18.104 RCW)

  • WAC 173-162 - Regulation and licensing of well contractors and operators (ch. 18.104 RCW)

Water Quality Regulations

  • WAC 173-200 - Water quality standards for ground waters of the state of Washington

  • WAC 173-201A - Water quality standards for surface waters of the state of Washington

  • WAC 173-202 - Washington forest practice rules and regulations to protect water quality

Water Resources Management Program Regulations

  • WAC 173-500 - Water resources management program established pursuant to Water Resources Act of 1971

  • WAC 173-501 - Instream resources protection program - Nooksack Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 1

  • WAC 173-503 - Instream resources protection program and watershed management plan - Lower Skagit Basin.

  • WAC 173-507 - Instream resources protection program - Snohomish River Basin Program , Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 7

  • WAC 173-508 - Instream resources protection program - Cedar -Sammamish Basin Program , Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8

  • WAC 173-509 - Instream resources protection program - Green-Duwamish River Basin Program , Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9

  • WAC 173-510 - Instream resources protection program - Puyallup River Basin Program , Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 10

  • WAC 173-511 - Instream resources protection program - Nisqually River Basin, Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 11

  • WAC 173-512 - Instream resources protection program - Chambers-Clover Creeks Basin, Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 12

  • WAC 173-513 - Instream resources protection program - Deschutes River Basin, Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 13

  • WAC 173-514 - Instream resources protection program - Kennedy-Goldsborough, Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 14

  • WAC 173-515 - Instream resources protection program - Kitsap Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 15

  • WAC 173-522 - Water resources program in the Chehalis River Basin, WRIA 22 and 23

  • WAC 173-531A - Water resource program for the John Day-McNary Pools reach of the Columbia River, WRIA 31 and Parts of WRIA's 32,33,36,and 37

  • WAC 173-532 - Water resources program for the Walla Walla River Basin, WRIA 32

  • WAC 173-545 - Instream resources protection program - Wenatchee River Basin, Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 45

  • WAC 173-548 - Water resources program in the Methow River Basin, WRIA 48

  • WAC 173-549 - Water resources program in the Okanogan River Basin, WRIA 49

  • WAC 173-555 - Water resources program in the Little Spokane River Basin, WRIA 55

  • WAC 173-559 - Water resources program for the Colville River Basin, WRIA-59

  • WAC 173-563 - Instream resources protection program for the main stem Columbia River in Washington State

  • WAC 173-564 - Water resources management program for the main stem of the Snake River in Washington State

Water Supply Regulations

  • WAC 173-590 - Procedures relating to the reservation of water for future public water supply

  • WAC 173-591 - Reservation of future water supply for Thurston County

  • WAC 173-592 - Reservation of future water supply for Clark County

  • WAC 508-12 - Administration of surface and ground water codes

  • WAC 508-14 - Columbia Basin Project - ground waters

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