Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-518 - Water resources management program for the dungeness portion of the Elwha-Dungeness water resource inventory area (WRIA) 18
Section 173-518-080 - Reserves of water for domestic use
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Ecology has weighed the public interest supported by providing a limited amount of water for domestic water supply against the potential for negative impact to instream resources. Ecology finds that the public interest advanced by these limited reserves clearly overrides the potential for negative impacts on instream resources. (RCW 90.54.020(3)(a).)
Based on this finding, ecology hereby reserves specific quantities of groundwater for future domestic supply only. These reserves of water are not subject to the instream flows established in WAC 173-518-040 or closures established in WAC 173-518-050.
Consumptive water use that would impact surface water sources listed in Table III must be mitigated in accordance with this chapter. Reserves shall be debited when mitigation water is not available. Table IV shows the reserve quantities for each subbasin management unit.
Table IV Reserved Quantities
Subbasin Management Unit |
Cubic Feet Per Second |
Gallons Per Day |
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Bagley Creek |
0.01 |
6,463 |
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Bell Creek |
0.0023 |
1,486 |
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Cassalery Creek |
0.0013 |
840 |
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Dungeness River and Matriotti Creek |
0.76 |
491,201 |
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Gierin Creek |
0.0109 |
7,045 |
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McDonald Creek |
0.003 |
1,939 |
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Meadowbrook Creek |
0.026 |
16,804 |
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Siebert Creek |
0.022 |
14,219 |
(2) Conditions for use of the groundwater reserves are as follows:
(3) If a use from a reserve does not comply with all conditions of the reserves, ecology may take action under WAC 173-518-110.
(4) Ecology shall maintain a record of all appropriations from the reserves and will make this information available on ecology's web page.
(5) Ecology will account for water use from the reserves by debiting the calculated impacts to each closed surface water. The impacts to surface water are calculated as a percentage of the consumptive portion of estimated or measured water use. The debits to the reserves will be determined after consideration of any implemented mitigation.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.54, 90.22, 90.82, 90.03, 90.42, and 90.44 RCW. 12-23-054 (Order 07-17), § 173-518-080, filed 11/16/12, effective 1/2/13.