Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-173 - Requirements for measuring and reporting water use
Section 173-173-040 - To whom does this rule apply?
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
The requirements of this chapter apply to the owner or owners of any source water diversion or source withdrawal and to the department.
(1) Any owner or owners of any surface water diversion are required by state law (RCW 90.03.360 ) to measure and regulate their water use.
(2) The department must enforce the requirement to measure water use for the following types of water use:
(3) This chapter only applies to source diversions and withdrawals and is not intended to apply to customers of a municipality or public water supply system or members of an irrigation district or similar secondary users.
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.03.360, 90.44.050, [90.44.]250,[90.44.]450 and chapter 43.21A RCW. 02-02-017 (Order 00-01), § 173-173-040, filed 12/21/01, effective 1/21/02.