Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-165 - Certified water right examiners
Section 173-165-130 - Ecology review and final decision making
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Ecology has a maximum of sixty days to make the final decision on the CWRE proof report of examination unless otherwise requested in writing by the permittee as allowed under RCW 90.03.665(6).
(2) Ecology will not accept proof reports of examination from a certified water right examiner whose certificate is expired, revoked, or otherwise invalid.
(3) Ecology may return the proof report of examination for correction to the certified water right examiner and the permittee within thirty days of ecology's initial receipt of the documents.
(4) If during the sixty-day review period, the permittee submits a request to withdraw the proof report of examination, so long as ecology has not yet made a final decision on certification of the water right, ecology will cease their review. Ecology may consider the withdrawal as evidence of the permittee's intent to cancel the permit or change authorization if the permittee fails to:
(5) Within sixty days, ecology will make a final determination regarding the proof report of examination by:
(6) If ecology's final decision on the proof report of examination is in conflict with the certified water right examiner's recommendation, ecology will identify in its administrative order the reasons for modifying or reversing the CWRE recommendation.
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.03.665(11), 43.27A.090(11), and 43.21A.064(9). 12-24-031 (Order 11-03), § 173-165-130, filed 11/28/12, effective 12/29/12.