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90.03 - Water code.

• 90.03.005 - State water policy -- Cooperation with other agencies -- Reduction of wasteful practices.
• 90.03.010 - Appropriation of water rights -- Existing rights preserved.
• 90.03.015 - Definitions.
• 90.03.020 - Units of water measurement.
• 90.03.030 - Right to convey water along lake or stream -- Conveyance to intake structure in neighboring state.
• 90.03.040 - Eminent domain -- Use of water declared public use.
• 90.03.050 - Powers and duties of director of ecology through the division of water resources.
• 90.03.060 - Water masters -- Appointment, compensation.
• 90.03.070 - Water masters -- Duties -- Office space and equipment -- Clerical assistance.
• 90.03.090 - Water master's power of arrest.
• 90.03.100 - Prosecuting attorney, legal assistant.
• 90.03.105 - Petition by planning units for general adjudication.
• 90.03.110 - Determination of water rights -- Petition -- Statement and plan.
• 90.03.120 - Determination of water rights -- Order -- Summons -- Necessary parties -- Use of innovative practices and technologies encouraged.
• 90.03.130 - Determination of water rights -- Service of summons.
• 90.03.140 - Determination of water rights -- Adjudication claim by defendant.
• 90.03.150 - Determination of water rights -- Guardian ad litem for defendant.
• 90.03.160 - Determination of water rights -- Response to motions under RCW 90.03.640(3) -- Notice of intent to cross-examine -- Appointment of a referee -- Special rules.
• 90.03.180 - Determination of water rights -- Filing fee.
• 90.03.200 - Determination of water rights -- Final decree and notice of decree -- Payment of fees -- Appellate review of decree.
• 90.03.210 - Determination of water rights -- Interim regulation of water -- Appeals.
• 90.03.220 - Determination of water rights -- Failure to appear -- Estoppel.
• 90.03.230 - Determination of water rights -- Copy of decree to director.
• 90.03.240 - Determination of water rights -- Certificate of adjudicated water right -- Notice -- Fees.
• 90.03.243 - Determination of water rights -- State to bear its expenses, when -- County must be provided extraordinary costs imposed due to adjudication.
• 90.03.245 - Determination of water rights -- Scope.
• 90.03.247 - Minimum flows and levels -- Departmental authority exclusive -- Other recommendations considered.
• 90.03.250 - Appropriation procedure -- Application for permit -- Temporary permit.
• 90.03.252 - Use of reclaimed water by wastewater treatment facility -- Permit requirements inapplicable.
• 90.03.255 - Applications for water right, transfer, or change -- Consideration of water impoundment or other resource management technique.
• 90.03.260 - Appropriation procedure -- Application -- Contents.
• 90.03.265 - Appropriation procedure -- Cost-reimbursement agreement for expedited review of application--Adoption of rules.
• 90.03.270 - Appropriation procedure -- Record of application.
• 90.03.280 - Appropriation procedure -- Notice.
• 90.03.290 - Appropriation procedure -- Department to investigate -- Preliminary permit -- Findings and action on application.
• 90.03.300 - Appropriation procedure -- Diversion of water for out-of-state use -- Reciprocity.
• 90.03.310 - Appropriation procedure -- Assignability of permit or application.
• 90.03.320 - Appropriation procedure -- Construction work.
• 90.03.330 - Appropriation procedure -- Water right certificate.
• 90.03.340 - Appropriation procedure -- Effective date of water right.
• 90.03.345 - Establishment of reservations of water for certain purposes and minimum flows or levels as constituting appropriations with priority dates.
• 90.03.350 - Construction or modification of storage dam -- Plans and specifications -- Additional dam safety inspection requirements for metals mining and milling operations.
• 90.03.360 - Controlling works and measuring devices -- Metering of diversions -- Impact on fish stock.
• 90.03.370 - Reservoir permits -- Secondary permits -- Expedited processing -- Underground artificial storage and recovery project standards and rules -- Exemptions -- Report to the legislature.
• 90.03.380 - Right to water attaches to land -- Transfer or change in point of diversion -- Transfer of rights from one district to another -- Priority of water rights applications -- Exemption for sma
• 90.03.383 - Interties -- Findings -- Definitions -- Review and approval.
• 90.03.386 - Coordination of approval procedures for compliance and consistency with approved water system plan.
• 90.03.390 - Temporary changes -- Emergency interties -- Rotation in use.
• 90.03.395 - Change of point of diversion to downstream intake structure -- Intent.
• 90.03.397 - Change of point of diversion to downstream intake structure -- Conditions for approval.
• 90.03.400 - Crimes against water code -- Unauthorized use of water.
• 90.03.410 - Crimes against water code -- Interference with works -- Wrongful use of water -- Property destruction -- Penalty.
• 90.03.420 - Crimes against water code -- Obstruction of right-of-way.
• 90.03.430 - Partnership ditches -- Action for reimbursement for work done.
• 90.03.440 - Partnership ditches -- Procedure for division of water between joint owners.
• 90.03.450 - Partnership ditches -- Lien for labor performed.
• 90.03.460 - Inchoate rights not affected.
• 90.03.470 - Schedule of fees.
• 90.03.471 - Disposition of fees.
• 90.03.500 - Storm water control facilities -- Imposition of rates and charges -- Legislative findings.
• 90.03.510 - Storm water control facilities -- Imposition of rates and charges -- Credit for other improvements.
• 90.03.520 - Storm water control facilities -- Imposition of rates and charges -- Definitions.
• 90.03.525 - Storm water control facilities -- Imposition of rates and charges with respect to state highway rights-of-way -- Annual plan for expenditure of charges.
• 90.03.540 - Highway construction improvement projects -- Joint storm water treatment facilities.
• 90.03.550 - Municipal water supply purposes -- Beneficial uses.
• 90.03.560 - Municipal water supply purposes -- Identification.
• 90.03.570 - Change or transfer of an unperfected surface water right for municipal water supply purposes.
• 90.03.580 - Failing public water system -- Conditions.
• 90.03.590 - Municipal water suppliers -- Watershed agreement -- Pilot project.
• 90.03.591 - New watershed agreements prohibited after July 1, 2008.
• 90.03.600 - Civil penalties.
• 90.03.605 - Compliance -- Sequence of enforcement measures -- Location of compliance personnel.
• 90.03.615 - Calculating annual consumptive quantity.
• 90.03.620 - Water rights adjudication -- Disqualification of judge.
• 90.03.625 - Water rights adjudication -- Motion for default.
• 90.03.630 - Water rights adjudication -- Use for which a statement of claim is required.
• 90.03.635 - Water rights adjudication -- Filing of evidence.
• 90.03.640 - Water rights adjudication -- Preliminary investigation -- Department's report of findings.
• 90.03.645 - Water rights adjudication -- Early settlement encouraged -- Approval of settlement.
• 90.03.650 - Water rights processing account.
• 90.03.655 - Expedited processing of applications -- On department's own volition -- Notice -- Fees.
• 90.03.660 - Expedited processing of applications -- Notice to tribal governments.
• 90.03.665 - Certified water right examiners -- Fees -- Rules.
• 90.03.670 - Processing of water right applications -- Scope of chapter 285, Laws of 2010.