§ 90.14.010 Purpose
§ 90.14.020 Legislative declaration
§ 90.14.031 Definitions
§ 90.14.041 Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters — Filing statement of claim required — Exemptions
§ 90.14.043 Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters — Claim upon certification by board — Procedure — Cut-off date for accepting petitions
§ 90.14.044 Existing water rights not impaired
§ 90.14.051 Statement of claim — Contents — Short form
§ 90.14.061 Statement of claim — Filing procedure — Processing of claim — Fee
§ 90.14.065 Statement of claim — Amendment — Surface water right claim change or transfer — Review of department of ecology’s determination
§ 90.14.068 Statement of claim — New filing period
§ 90.14.071 Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right
§ 90.14.081 Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right — Prima facie evidence
§ 90.14.091 Definitions — Water rights notice — Form
§ 90.14.101 Notice of chapter provisions — How given — Requirements
§ 90.14.111 Water rights claims registry
§ 90.14.121 Penalty for overstating claim
§ 90.14.130 Reversion of rights to state due to nonuse — Notice by order — Relinquishment determinations — Appeal
§ 90.14.140 “Sufficient cause” for nonuse defined — Rights exempted
§ 90.14.150 Rights arising from permit to withdraw public waters not affected — Extensions
§ 90.14.160 Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Prior rights acquired through appropriation, custom or general adjudication
§ 90.14.170 Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Rights acquired due to ownership of land abutting stream, lake, or watercourse
§ 90.14.180 Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause — Future rights acquired through appropriation
§ 90.14.190 Water resources decisions — Appeals — Attorneys’ fees
§ 90.14.200 Implementation and enforcement of chapter — Proceedings under RCW 90.14.130 deemed adjudicative — Application of RCW sections to specific proceedings
§ 90.14.210 Chapter applies to all rights to withdraw groundwaters
§ 90.14.215 Chapter not applicable to trust water rights under chapter 90.38 or 90.42 RCW
§ 90.14.220 No rights to be acquired by prescription or adverse use
§ 90.14.230 Rules and regulations
§ 90.14.240 Water rights tracking system account
§ 90.14.900 Effective date — 1967 c 233
§ 90.14.910 Severability — 1967 c 233

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 90.14 - Water rights -- Registration -- Waiver and relinquishment, etc

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