Requirements for both open channel and pipe diversions are included. The current rule only discusses pipe flow. Metering accuracy requirements have been relaxed. Indirect measurement methods will be allowed in certain circumstances. Checklist has been completed.
Ecology has no authority to charge people for their water use.
Links U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Water Measurement Manual U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet System - a network of automated hydrologic and meteorological monitoring stations located throughout the Pacific Northwest that can be useful for water management. A formal comment period on the revised measuring rule will occur between August 15 and September 24, 2001. To comment, please see our online comment form or attend one of our public hearings . You can also contact one of the people below. Please be aware that submissions made outside of the formal comment period will not become part of the official record.