(1) Each
applicant for a building permit of a building necessitating
potable water shall provide evidence of an adequate water supply
for the intended use of the building. Evidence may be in the
form of a water right permit from the department of ecology, a
letter from an approved water purveyor stating the ability to
provide water, or another form sufficient to verify the existence
of an adequate water supply. In addition to other authorities,
the county or city may impose conditions on building permits
requiring connection to an existing public water system where the
existing system is willing and able to provide safe and reliable
potable water to the applicant with reasonable economy and
efficiency. An application for a water right shall not be
sufficient proof of an adequate water supply.
(2) Within counties not required or not choosing to plan
pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040, the county and the state may mutually
determine those areas in the county in which the requirements of
subsection (1) of this section shall not apply. The departments
of health and ecology shall coordinate on the implementation of
this section. Should the county and the state fail to mutually
determine those areas to be designated pursuant to this
subsection, the county may petition the *department of
community, trade, and economic development to mediate or, if
necessary, make the determination.
(3) Buildings that do not need potable water facilities are
exempt from the provisions of this section. The department of
ecology, after consultation with local governments, may adopt
rules to implement this section, which may recognize differences
between high-growth and low-growth counties.
[1995 c 399 § 9; 1991 sp.s. c 32 § 28; 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 63.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
Section headings not law -- 1991 sp.s. c 32: See RCW 36.70A.902.
Severability -- Part, section headings not law -- 1990 1st ex.s. c 17: See RCW 36.70A.900 and 36.70A.901.