|
|
|
|
Ecology Publications & Forms |
|
|
|
|
|
Ecology Publications & Forms |
| Title | Program Guidance: Use of Terms that Clarify Relationships between Water Rights |
||||||
|
|||||||
| VIEW NOW |
Program Guidance: Use of Terms that Clarify Relationships between Water Rights (Number of pages: 14) (Publication Size: 406KB)
|
||||||
| Author(s) | Water Resources Program | ||||||
| Description | This document provides guidance to staff in the administration of water rights that share purposes of use, points of diversion or withdrawal, and/or places of use. It also clarifies the use of the terms primary, supplemental, alternate, standby/reserve, additive, non-additive and source. This document applies to three areas of water rights administration: 1. Interpreting existing water right records: to provide direction when staff are making tentative determinations (see POL 1120; RCW 90.03.380, - 390, -397; and RCW 90.44.100), reviewing water system planning documents, and quantifying or administering water rights. 2. Updating existing water right records: to assist permit writers in modifying or translating an existing right to reflect the terminology described in this policy. This “translation” is a change in vocabulary only – the original intent is not altered – and may take the form of a superseding water right document or other administrative action. 3. Issuing new water rights (under RCW 90.03.290 and 90.44.060): to clarify the terms and conditions of use. |
||||||
| REQUEST A COPY
|
The mission of the Department of Ecology is to protect, preserve, and enhance Washington’s environment. To help us meet that goal, please consider the environment before you print or request a copy.
ADA Accessibility The Department of Ecology is committed to providing people with disabilities access to information and services by meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Washington State Policy #188. Visit Ecology’s website for more information. |
||||||
| Contact | Dave Christensen at 360-407-6647 or dave.christensen@ecy.wa.gov | ||||||
| WEB PAGE | Water supply |
Copyright © Washington State Department of Ecology. See https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Accountability-transparency/Our-website/Copyright-information.
|