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Ecology Publications & Forms |
| Title | Focus on Water Right Processing Improvements: Proposed Legislation (Historical) |
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| VIEW NOW | This publication is historical. It is unavailable on our website. To request a copy, please use the contact listed below. | ||||||
| Author(s) | Dan Partridge | ||||||
| Description | A substantial backlog exists for water right applications in Washington State. The current backlog exceeds 7,000. Due to a recent 25 percent budget reduction, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) Water Resources Program has limited staff to review these applications. Competition for water is increasing in the face of additional growth, and the decision-making process has become more complex. An alternative means of processing applications will help Ecology reach approvable water right applications that are otherwise buried in the backlog. Without legislative changes, many of these job-creating potential water right approvals will remain unreachable. | ||||||
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| Contact | Water Resources Program at 360-407-6872 | ||||||
| Keywords | Water Rights, legislature | ||||||
| WEB PAGE | Water Resources Program |
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