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WA Rev Code § 90.88.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.|90.88.050 - Scope of chapter.

RCW 90.88.050 Scope of chapter.This chapter does not alter, diminish, or expand the jurisdictional authorities in other statutes or affect the application of other statutory requirements or programs that do not specifically refer to aquatic rehabilitation zones.[ 2005 c 478 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 90.88.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.|90.88.900 - Effective date—2005 c 478.

RCW 90.88.900 Effective date—2005 c 478.This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 16, 2005].[ 2005 c 478 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 90.88.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.|90.88.901 - Regulatory authority not conferred.

RCW 90.88.901 Regulatory authority not conferred.Nothing in chapter 479, Laws of 2005 provides any regulatory authority to the Puget Sound partnership, created in RCW 90.71.210, or the Hood Canal coordinating council.[ 2007 c 341 § 53; 2005 c 479 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2007 c 341: See RCW 90.71.907.
WA Rev Code § 90.88.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.|90.88.902 - Activities subject to appropriations.

RCW 90.88.902 Activities subject to appropriations.The activities of the Puget Sound partnership, created in RCW 90.71.210, and the Hood Canal coordinating council required by chapter 479, Laws of 2005 are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose.[ 2007 c 341 § 54; 2005 c 479 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2007 c 341: See RCW 90.71.907.
WA Rev Code § 90.88.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.|90.88.903 - Effective date—2005 c 479.

RCW 90.88.903 Effective date—2005 c 479.This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 16, 2005].[ 2005 c 479 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.005 - Finding.

RCW 90.90.005 Finding.(1) The legislature finds that a key priority of water resource management in the Columbia river basin is the development of new water supplies that includes storage and conservation in order to meet the economic and community development needs of people and the instream flow needs of fish.(2) The legislature therefore declares that a Columbia river basin water supply development program is needed, and directs the department of ecology to aggressively pursue the development of water supplies to benefit both instream and out-of-stream uses.[ 2006 c 6 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.020 - Allocation and development of water supplies.

RCW 90.90.020 Allocation and development of water supplies.(1)(a) Water supplies secured through the development of new storage facilities made possible with funding from the Columbia river basin water supply development account, the Columbia river basin taxable bond water supply development account, and the Columbia river basin water supply revenue recovery account shall be allocated as follows:(i) Two-thirds of active storage shall be available for appropriation for out-of-stream uses; and(ii) One-third of active storage shall be available to augment instream flows and shall be managed by the department of ecology. The timing of releases of this water shall be determined by the department of ecology, in cooperation with the department of fish and wildlife and fisheries comanagers, to maximize benefits to salmon and steelhead populations.(b) Water available for appropriation under (a)(i) of this subsection but not yet appropriated shall be temporarily available to augment instream flows to the extent that it does not impair existing water rights.(2) Water developed under the provisions of this section to offset out-of-stream uses and for instream flows is deemed adequate mitigation for the issuance of new water rights provided for in subsection (1)(a) of this section and satisfies all consultation requirements under state law related to the issuance of new water rights.(3) The department of ecology shall focus its efforts to develop water supplies for the Columbia river basin on the following needs:(a) Alternatives to groundwater for agricultural users in the Odessa subarea aquifer;(b) Sources of water supply for pending water right applications;(c) A new uninterruptible supply of water for the holders of interruptible water rights on the Columbia river mainstem that are subject to instream flows or other mitigation conditions to protect streamflows; and(d) New municipal, domestic, industrial, and irrigation water needs within the Columbia river basin.(4) The one-third/two-thirds allocation of water resources between instream and out-of-stream uses established in this section does not apply to applications for changes or transfers of existing water rights in the Columbia river basin.[ 2011 c 83 § 4; 2006 c 6 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.040 - Columbia river water supply inventory—Long-term water supply and demand forecast.

RCW 90.90.040 Columbia river water supply inventory—Long-term water supply and demand forecast.(1) To support the development of new water supplies in the Columbia river and to protect instream flow, the department of ecology shall work with all interested parties, including interested county legislative authorities and watershed planning groups in the Columbia river basin, and affected tribal governments, to develop a Columbia river water supply inventory and a long-term water supply and demand forecast. The inventory must include:(a) A list of conservation projects that have been implemented under this chapter and the amount of water conservation they have achieved; and(b) A list of potential water supply and storage projects in the Columbia river basin, including estimates of:(i) Cost per acre-foot;(ii) Benefit to fish and other instream needs;(iii) Benefit to out-of-stream needs; and(iv) Environmental and cultural impacts.(2) The department of ecology shall complete the first Columbia river water supply inventory by November 15, 2006, and shall update the inventory annually thereafter.(3) The department of ecology shall complete the first Columbia river long-term water supply and demand forecast by November 15, 2006, and shall update the report every five years thereafter.[ 2011 c 83 § 6; 2006 c 6 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.050 - Columbia river mainstem water resources information system.

RCW 90.90.050 Columbia river mainstem water resources information system.(1) In order to better understand current water use and instream flows in the Columbia river mainstem, the department of ecology shall establish and maintain a Columbia river mainstem water resources information system that provides the information necessary for effective mainstem water resource planning and management.(2) To accomplish the objective in subsection (1) of this section, the department of ecology shall use information compiled by existing local watershed planning groups, federal agencies, the Bonneville power administration, irrigation districts, conservation districts in the basin, and other available sources. The information shall include:(a) The total aggregate quantity of water rights issued under state permits and certificates and filed under state claims on the Columbia river mainstem and for groundwater within one mile of the mainstem; and(b) The total aggregate volume of current water use under these rights as metered and reported by water users under current law.(3) The department of ecology shall publish the aggregate data on the department's website no later than June 30, 2009, and shall periodically update the data.(4) For purposes of this section, the definition of Columbia river mainstem in RCW 90.90.030(11) shall apply and the use of the definition is solely limited to the purpose of collecting data to meet the information requirements of this section.[ 2018 c 72 § 2; 2006 c 6 § 6.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 90.90.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.060 - Additional releases of water from Lake Roosevelt.

RCW 90.90.060 Additional releases of water from Lake Roosevelt.(1) In 2006, the legislature enacted chapter 6, Laws of 2006, an act relating to water resource management in the Columbia river basin. In its enactment, the legislature established that a key priority of water resource management in the Columbia river basin is the development of new water supplies to meet economic and community development needs concurrent with instream flow needs.(2) Consistent with this intent, the governor and the legislature are in agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians to support additional releases of water from Lake Roosevelt. Because the sovereign and proprietary interests of these tribal governments are directly affected by water levels in Lake Roosevelt, the state intends to share a portion of the benefits derived from Lake Roosevelt water releases and to mitigate for any impacts such releases may have upon the tribes.(3) These new releases of Lake Roosevelt water of approximately eighty-two thousand five hundred acre feet of water, increasing to no more than one hundred thirty-two thousand five hundred acre feet of water in drought years, will bolster the state economy and will meet the following critical needs: New surface water supplies for farmers to replace the use of diminishing groundwater in the Odessa aquifer; new water supplies for municipalities with pending water right applications; enhanced certainty for agricultural water users with water rights that are interruptible during times of drought; and water to increase flows in the river when salmon need it most.(4) Nothing in chapter 82, Laws of 2008 expands, impairs, or otherwise affects the existing status and sovereignty of the tribal governments involved in Lake Roosevelt water releases pursuant to this section and RCW 90.90.070.[ 2008 c 82 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2008 c 82: "This act takes effect July 1, 2008." [ 2008 c 82 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.070 - Columbia river water delivery account—Creation—Distribution.

RCW 90.90.070 Columbia river water delivery account—Creation—Distribution.(1) The Columbia river water delivery account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. The account consists of all moneys transferred or appropriated to the account by law. The legislature may appropriate moneys in the account:(a) For distributions for purposes of RCW 90.90.060 as provided in this section; and(b) To the department of ecology for other purposes relating to implementation of RCW 90.90.060 and 90.90.080.(2) On July 1, 2008, and each July 1st thereafter for the duration of the agreements described in RCW 90.90.060, the state treasurer shall transfer moneys from the general fund into the Columbia river water delivery account in the amounts described in subsection (3) of this section.(3) Subject to appropriations, on July 1, 2008, and each July 1st thereafter, the state treasurer shall distribute moneys from the Columbia river water delivery account as follows:(a) To the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, on July 1, 2008, the sum of three million seven hundred seventy-five thousand dollars; and on July 1, 2009, the sum of three million six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. Each July 1st thereafter for the duration of the agreement, the treasurer shall distribute an amount equal to the previous year's distribution adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustment shall be computed using the percentage change on the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures for the United States for the previous calendar year, as compiled by the bureau of economic analysis of the United States department of commerce and reported in the most recent quarterly publication of the economic and revenue forecast council or successor agency.(b) To the Spokane Tribe of Indians, on July 1, 2008, the sum of two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Each July 1st thereafter for the duration of the agreement, the treasurer shall distribute an amount equal to the previous year's distribution adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustment shall be computed using the percentage change in the consumer price index for the Washington state Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton consolidated metropolitan statistical area for the previous calendar year as compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor, and reported in the most recent quarterly publication of the economic and revenue forecast council or successor agency.(4) The state treasurer may not distribute moneys from the Columbia river water delivery account to a tribe pursuant to this section unless the director of ecology has certified in writing to the state treasurer and the legislature that the agreement with the tribes is still in effect.[ 2008 c 82 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2008 c 82: See note following RCW 90.90.060.
WA Rev Code § 90.90.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.080 - Impacts of water release—Department of ecology's duties.

RCW 90.90.080 Impacts of water release—Department of ecology's duties.(1) Because the potential impacts of water releases under agreements reached under this chapter on affected counties are unknown, the department of ecology shall, by November 15, 2009:(a) Conduct an assessment of the potential impacts, including recommendations for mitigation, and report to [the] appropriate committees of the legislature; and(b) Establish a process for identifying and reporting on future impacts on the affected counties, and for making recommendations for mitigation.(2) Within the framework of Columbia river basin water resources management under this chapter, the department of ecology shall:(a) Provide technical assistance to help affected counties identify and develop competitive project applications to benefit both instream and out-of-stream uses;(b) Assist affected counties in exploring options to ensure water resources are available for their current and future needs. Such options include pursuing a memorandum of understanding with the affected counties that is consistent with RCW 90.90.005 to effectuate the purposes of this section. The memorandum of understanding shall be available for public comment for a period of thirty days before being signed by the department; and(c) Consider regional equity when making funding decisions on water supply applications.(3) As used in this section, "affected counties" means those counties east of the crest of the Cascade mountains with an international border, or those counties east of the crest of the Cascade mountains that border both a county with an international border and a county with four hundred thousand or more residents.[ 2008 c 82 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2008 c 82: See note following RCW 90.90.060.
WA Rev Code § 90.90.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.110 - Use of certain water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake.

RCW 90.90.110 Use of certain water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake.Two-thirds of the water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake funded from the Columbia river basin water supply development account created in RCW 90.90.010 must be used to supply or offset out-of-stream uses described in RCW 90.90.020(3) in Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties. At least one-half of this quantity must be made available for municipal, domestic, and industrial uses.[ 2011 c 83 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 90.90.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.|90.90.900 - Effective date—2006 c 6.

RCW 90.90.900 Effective date—2006 c 6.This act takes effect July 1, 2006.[ 2006 c 6 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 90.94.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.94 - Streamflow Restoration.|90.94.010 - Definitions.

RCW 90.94.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of ecology.(2) "Lead agency" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 90.82.060.(3) "Water resource inventory area" or "WRIA" means a water resource inventory area established in chapter 173-500 WAC as it existed on January 19, 2018.[ 2018 c 1 § 201.]NOTES:Intent—2018 c 1: "The legislature intends to appropriate three hundred million dollars for projects to achieve the goals of this act until June 30, 2033. The department of ecology is directed to implement a program to restore and enhance streamflows by fulfilling obligations under this act to develop and implement plans to restore streamflows to levels necessary to support robust, healthy, and sustainable salmon populations." [ 2018 c 1 § 304.]
WA Rev Code § 90.94.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.94 - Streamflow Restoration.|90.94.040 - Pilot projects to measure water use from all new groundwater withdrawals for domestic purposes exempt from permitting—Areas—Report to the legislature.

RCW 90.94.040 Pilot projects to measure water use from all new groundwater withdrawals for domestic purposes exempt from permitting—Areas—Report to the legislature.(1) The department shall initiate two pilot projects to measure water use from all new groundwater withdrawals for domestic purposes exempt from permitting under RCW 90.44.050 in the areas described in this section. The pilot projects must be conducted to determine the overall feasibility of measuring water use for all new groundwater withdrawals. The department must purchase and provide meters to be used in the pilot projects. The pilot projects must be conducted in the area under the Dungeness water rule, chapter 173-518 WAC, within water resource inventory area 18 and the area in which the Kittitas county water bank program operates within water resource inventory area 39.(2) At a minimum, the pilot project must address the following:(a) Initial and ongoing costs, including costs to local government and the department;(b) Technical, practical, and legal considerations that must be addressed;(c) The costs and benefits of a water use measurement program relying on individual meters versus a water management program that estimates permit-exempt groundwater withdrawals; and(d) Measures to protect the privacy of individual property owners and ensure accurate data collection.(3) The department shall report on the pilot project results in the report to the legislature submitted under RCW 90.94.050. The department shall include recommendations to the legislature, including estimated program costs for expanding the pilot projects to other basins.[ 2018 c 1 § 204.]NOTES:Intent—2018 c 1: See note following RCW 90.94.010.
WA Rev Code § 90.94.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.94 - Streamflow Restoration.|90.94.050 - Report to the legislature—Elements.

RCW 90.94.050 Report to the legislature—Elements.The department shall submit a report to the legislature by December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2027, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, that includes the following elements:(1) Progress in completing and adopting watershed plans under RCW 90.94.020 and watershed restoration and enhancement plans under RCW 90.94.030;(2) A description of program projects and expenditures;(3) An assessment of the streamflow restoration and enhancement benefits from program projects;(4) A listing of other efforts or actions taken associated with streamflow restoration and enhancement, projects to benefit instream resources, and other directly related watershed improvements conducted in coordination with the restoration and enhancement planning process;(5) The total number of new withdrawals exempt from permitting under RCW 90.44.050 authorized in each water resource inventory area under provisions of RCW 90.94.020 and 90.94.030, and estimates of consumptive water use impacts associated with the new withdrawals; and(6) A description of potential or planned projects, including projected costs and anticipated streamflow, water supply, and watershed health benefits.[ 2018 c 1 § 205.]NOTES:Intent—2018 c 1: See note following RCW 90.94.010.
WA Rev Code § 90.94.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.94 - Streamflow Restoration.|90.94.060 - Watershed restoration and enhancement account.

RCW 90.94.060 Watershed restoration and enhancement account.(1) The watershed restoration and enhancement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees paid pursuant to RCW 90.94.020 and 90.94.030 must be deposited into the account. The account may also receive those moneys as may be appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of funding restoration and enhancement projects as identified in RCW 90.94.020 and 90.94.030. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the costs of administering chapter 1, Laws of 2018, including implementing watershed planning projects under RCW 90.94.020 and watershed restoration and enhancement projects under RCW 90.94.030, and collecting data and completing studies necessary to develop, implement, and evaluate watershed restoration and enhancement projects under chapter 1, Laws of 2018. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.(2) Fee revenues collected under RCW 90.94.020 and 90.94.030 must be used exclusively within the water resource inventory area in which the fee originated. The restriction in this subsection does not apply to moneys in the watershed restoration and enhancement account that do not originate from fees collected under RCW 90.94.020 and 90.94.030.[ 2018 c 1 § 206.]NOTES:Intent—2018 c 1: See note following RCW 90.94.010.