Title 90, Title 90 WATER RIGHTS—ENVIRONMENT
31 chapters · 660 sections in this title.
RCW 90.66.010 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Farm Water Act".[ 1979 c 3 s 1 (Initiative Measure No. 59, approved November 8, 1977).]
RCW 90.66.020 Prior existing rights to withdraw and use public waters not affected.
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Nothing in this chapter shall affect any right to withdraw and use public waters if such rights were in effect prior to *the effective date of the act, and nothing herein shall modify the priority of any such existing right.[ 1979 c 3 s 2 (Initiative Measure No. 59, approved Nove…
RCW 90.66.030 Public policy enunciated—Maximum benefit from use of public waters—Irrigation.
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The people of the state of Washington recognize that it is in the public interest to conserve and use wisely the public surface and ground waters of the state in a manner that will assure the maximum benefit to the greatest possible number of its citizens. The maximum benefit to …
RCW 90.66.040 Definitions.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall be applicable:(1) "Family farm" means a geographic area including not more than six thousand acres of irrigated agricultural lands, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, the controlling interest in which is held by …
RCW 90.66.050 Classes of permits for withdrawal of public waters for irrigation purposes—Conditions—Requirements.
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After *the effective date of this act, all permits issued for the withdrawal of public waters for the purpose of irrigating agricultural lands shall be classified as follows and issued with the conditions set forth in this chapter:(1) "Family farm permits". Such permits shall lim…
RCW 90.66.060 Withdrawal of water under family farm permit—Conditioned upon complying with definition of family farm—Suspension of permit, procedures, time.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the right to withdraw water for use for the irrigation of agricultural lands under authority of a family farm permit shall have no time limit and shall be conditioned upon the land being irrigated complying with t…
RCW 90.66.065 Transfers or change in purpose of family farm permits.
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(1) Transfers of water rights established as family farm permits under this chapter may be approved as authorized under this section and under RCW 90.03.380, 90.03.390, or 90.44.100 or chapter 90.80 RCW as appropriate.(2) A family farm permit may be transferred:(a) For use for ag…
RCW 90.66.070 Transfer of property entitled to water under permit—Rights—Requirements.
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(1) At any time that the holder of a family farm development permit or a publicly owned land permit shall transfer the controlling interest of all or any portion of the land entitled to water under such permit to a person who can qualify to receive water for irrigation of such la…
RCW 90.66.080 Rules and regulations—Decisions, review.
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The department is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Decisions of the department, other than rule making, shall be subject to review in accordance with chapter 43.21B RCW.[ 1979 c 3 s 8 (Initiative Measure No…
RCW 90.66.900 Liberal construction—Initiative Measure No. 59.
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This chapter is exempted from the rule of strict construction and it shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the objectives and purposes for which it was enacted.[ 1979 c 3 s 9 (Initiative Measure No. 59, approved November 8, 1977).]