Title 90, Title 90 WATER RIGHTS—ENVIRONMENT
31 chapters · 660 sections in this title.
RCW 90.90.005 Finding.
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(1) The legislature finds that a key priority of water resource management in the Columbia river basin is the development of new water supplies that includes storage and conservation in order to meet the economic and community development needs of people and the instream flow nee…
RCW 90.90.010 Columbia river basin water supply development account—Use for storage facilities and access to water supplies—Evaluation—Public comment—Use of net water savings—Water service contracts.
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(1) The Columbia river basin water supply development account is created in the state treasury. The account may receive direct appropriations from the legislature, receipts of any funds pursuant to RCW 90.90.020 and * 90.90.030, or funds from any other sources. The account is int…
RCW 90.90.020 Allocation and development of water supplies.
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(1)(a) Water supplies secured through the development of new storage facilities made possible with funding from the Columbia river basin water supply development account, the Columbia river basin taxable bond water supply development account, and the Columbia river basin water su…
RCW 90.90.040 Columbia river water supply inventory—Long-term water supply and demand forecast.
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(1) To support the development of new water supplies in the Columbia river and to protect instream flow, the department of ecology shall work with all interested parties, including interested county legislative authorities and watershed planning groups in the Columbia river basin…
RCW 90.90.050 Columbia river mainstem water resources information system.
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(1) In order to better understand current water use and instream flows in the Columbia river mainstem, the department of ecology shall establish and maintain a Columbia river mainstem water resources information system that provides the information necessary for effective mainste…
RCW 90.90.060 Additional releases of water from Lake Roosevelt.
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(1) In 2006, the legislature enacted chapter 6, Laws of 2006, an act relating to water resource management in the Columbia river basin. In its enactment, the legislature established that a key priority of water resource management in the Columbia river basin is the development of…
RCW 90.90.070 Columbia river water delivery account—Creation—Distribution.
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(1) The Columbia river water delivery account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. The account consists of all moneys transferred or appropriated to the account by law. The legislature may appropriate moneys in the account…
RCW 90.90.080 Impacts of water release—Department of ecology's duties.
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(1) Because the potential impacts of water releases under agreements reached under this chapter on affected counties are unknown, the department of ecology shall, by November 15, 2009:(a) Conduct an assessment of the potential impacts, including recommendations for mitigation, an…
RCW 90.90.090 Columbia river basin taxable bond water supply development account—Water service contracts.
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(1) The Columbia river basin taxable bond water supply development account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from direct appropriations from the legislature, moneys directed to the account pursuant to RCW 90.90.020 and * 90.90.030, or moneys directed to the account f…
RCW 90.90.100 Columbia river basin water supply revenue recovery account—Water service contracts.
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(1) The Columbia river basin water supply revenue recovery account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from direct appropriations from the legislature, moneys directed to the account pursuant to RCW 90.90.020 and * 90.90.030, revenue from water service contracts descri…
RCW 90.90.110 Use of certain water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake.
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Two-thirds of the water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake funded from the Columbia river basin water supply development account created in RCW 90.90.010 must be used to supply or offset out-of-stream uses described in RCW 90.90.020(3) in Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln,…
RCW 90.90.120 Walla Walla water 2050 plan.
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(1) The Walla Walla water 2050 plan must be used as an integrated water resource strategy, through a coordinated effort between the states of Washington and Oregon, affected federally recognized tribes, affected federal, state, and local agencies, and agricultural, environmental,…
RCW 90.90.900 Effective date—2006 c 6.
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This act takes effect July 1, 2006.[ 2006 c 6 s 10.]