Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-100 - Groundwater management areas and programs
Section 173-100-060 - General schedule
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
The department shall establish a general schedule for the designation of specific groundwater management areas. The general schedule shall guide the department in the designation of specific groundwater management areas and in the allocation of the department's available water resources funding and staffing.
(1) The general schedule for designation of groundwater management areas shall identify the relative priority of each of the probable groundwater management areas. The relative priority of the probable groundwater management areas shall be based upon:
(2) The department shall revise the general schedule as needed to comply with the intent of this chapter. After each revision the general schedule shall be published in the news media and the Washington State Register. A public hearing will be held in June of each year to receive public comment on the general schedule.
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.44.400. 86-02-004 (Order DE 85-24), § 173-100-060, filed 12/20/85.