Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-539A - Upper Kittitas groundwater rule
Section 173-539A-060 - Expedited processing of trust water applications, and new water right applications or requests for a determination of water budget neutrality associated with trust water rights
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1)RCW 90.42.100 authorizes ecology to use the trust water right program for water banking purposes within the Yakima River Basin.
(2) Ecology may expedite the processing of an application for a new water right or a request for a determination of water budget neutrality under Water Resources Program Procedures PRO-1000, Chapter One, including any amendments thereof, if the following requirements are met:
(3) If an application for a new water right or a request for a determination of water budget neutrality is eligible for expedited processing under subsection (2) of this section and is based upon one or more pending applications to place one or more water rights in trust, processing of the pending trust water right application(s) shall also be expedited.
(4) Upon determining that the application or request is eligible for expedited processing, ecology will do the following:
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.54.050 and chapter 43.27A RCW. 11-01-163 (Order 08-12), § 173-539A-060, filed 12/22/10, effective 1/22/11.