Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Water intake and conveyance facilities. The application
shall describe the location and type of water intakes, water lines, pipelines
and water conveyance systems, and other associated facilities required for
providing water to the energy facility for which certification is being
requested.
(2) Water supply and usage alternatives.
(a) The applicant shall consider water supply alternatives,
including use of reclaimed water, water reuse projects, and conservation
methods. The application shall describe all supply alternatives considered,
including the associated cost of implementing such alternatives, and the
resulting benefits and penalties that would be incurred.
(b) The application shall include detailed information
regarding using air cooling as an alternative to consumptive water use,
including associated costs.
(c) The application shall describe water conservation methods
that will be used during construction and operation of the facility.
(3) Water rights and authorizations. An applicant proposing
to use surface or groundwater for the facility shall describe the source and
the amount of water required during construction and operation of the energy
facility and shall do one or more of the following:
(a) Submit a water use authorization or a contractual right
to use water supplied by a municipal corporation or other water purveyor;
or
(b) Submit a water right permit or water right certificate
issued by the department of ecology for the proposed facility in an amount
sufficient to meet the need of the facility. If the permit and/or certificate
has been issued five years prior to the submittal date, the applicant shall
provide evidence that the water right permit is in good standing, or that the
certificate has not relinquished through nonuse; or
(c) For applications for new surface or groundwater
withdrawals, or applications for water right changes or transfers of existing
rights or certificates for withdrawal, the applicant shall submit appropriate
application(s) for such rights, certificates or changes in rights and
certificates, to the department of ecology prior to submittal of the
application for site certification to the council. The application for site
certification shall include report(s) of examination, identifying the water
rights, or water right changes, submitted to and under review by the department
of ecology, the quantities of water in gallons per minute and acre feet per
year that are eligible for change, together with any limitations on use,
including time of year. The report(s) of examination shall also include
comments by the Washington state department of fish and wildlife with respect
to the proposed water right applications under review by the department of
ecology.
(d) Mitigation. The application shall contain a description
of mitigation proposed for water supply, and shall include any and all
mitigation required by the department of ecology pursuant to the review of
water rights or certificates, or changes to water rights or certificates
required in (c) of this subsection.
Statutory Authority:
RCW 80.50.040(1) and (12).
04-21-013, amended and recodified as §
463-60-165, filed 10/11/04,
effective 11/11/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW 80.50.040(1). 92-09-013,
§ 463-42-165, filed 4/2/92, effective 5/3/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW 80.50.040(1) and
chapter
80.50 RCW. 81-21-006
(Order 81-5), § 463-42-165, filed 10/8/81. Formerly WAC
463-42-400.
