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- RCW 90.14.041 · Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use ground or surface waters—Filing statement of claim required—Exemptions.
- RCW 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—Adjudication filing in water resource inventory area 1.
- RCW 90.14.044 · Existing water rights not impaired.
- RCW 90.14.051 · Statement of claim—Contents—Short form.
- RCW 90.14.061 · Statement of claim—Filing procedure—Processing of claim—Fee.
- RCW 90.14.065 · Statement of claim—Amendment—Surface water right claim change or transfer—Review of department of ecology's determination.
- RCW 90.14.068 · Statement of claim—New filing period.
- RCW 90.14.071 · Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right.
- RCW 90.14.081 · Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right—Prima facie evidence.
- RCW 90.14.091 · Definitions—Water rights notice—Form.
- RCW 90.14.101 · Notice of chapter provisions—How given—Requirements.
- RCW 90.14.111 · Water rights claims registry.
- RCW 90.14.121 · Penalty for overstating claim.
- RCW 90.14.130 · Reversion of rights to state due to nonuse—Notice by order—Relinquishment determinations—Appeal.
- RCW 90.14.140 · "Sufficient cause" for nonuse defined—Rights exempted.
- RCW 90.14.150 · Rights arising from permit to withdraw public waters not affected—Extensions.
- RCW 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.
- RCW 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.
- RCW 90.14.180 · Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause—Future rights acquired through appropriation.
- RCW 90.14.190 · Water resources decisions—Appeals—Attorneys' fees.
- RCW 90.14.200 · Implementation and enforcement of chapter—Proceedings under RCW 90.14.130 deemed adjudicative—Application of RCW sections to specific proceedings.
- RCW 90.14.210 · Chapter applies to all rights to withdraw groundwaters.
- RCW 90.14.215 · Chapter not applicable to trust water rights under chapter 90.38 or 90.42 RCW.
- RCW 90.14.220 · No rights to be acquired by prescription or adverse use.
- RCW 90.14.230 · Rules and regulations.
- RCW 90.14.240 · Water rights tracking system account.
- RCW 90.14.900 · Effective date—1967 c 233.
- RCW 90.14.910 · Severability—1967 c 233.
- RCW 90.16.010 · Appropriation by certain water companies.
- RCW 90.16.020 · Appropriation for industrial purposes.
- RCW 90.16.025 · Appropriation for industrial purposes—Procedure.
- RCW 90.16.030 · Right of eminent domain by water power companies.
- RCW 90.16.040 · Right of eminent domain by water power companies—Right of entry.
- RCW 90.16.045 · Right of eminent domain by water power companies—Procedure.
- RCW 90.16.050 · Use of water for power development—Annual license fee—Progress report—Exceptions to the fee schedule—Ensuring accountability in the programs.
- RCW 90.16.060 · Schedule of fees for claimants of water power—Statement of claim—Penalties—Excessive claim—Abandonment.
- RCW 90.16.090 · Disposition of fees.
- RCW 90.16.100 · Appropriation of lands by corporations conveying water.
- RCW 90.16.110 · Water for use outside state.
- RCW 90.16.120 · Water for use outside state—Reciprocity.
- RCW 90.22.010 · Establishment of minimum water flows or levels—Authorized—Purposes.
- RCW 90.22.020 · Establishment of minimum water flows or levels—Hearings—Notice—Rules.
- RCW 90.22.030 · Existing water and storage rights—Right to divert or store water.
- RCW 90.22.040 · Stockwatering requirements.
- RCW 90.22.050 · Civil penalties.
- RCW 90.22.060 · Instream flow evaluations—Statewide list of priorities—Salmon impact.
- RCW 90.24.010 · Petition to regulate flow—Order—Exceptions.
- RCW 90.24.020 · Contents of petition.
- RCW 90.24.030 · Title of petition—Service of petition and order—Notice.
- RCW 90.24.040 · Hearing on petition—Order—Continuing jurisdiction.
- RCW 90.24.050 · Devices to protect the fish—Cost—Special fund.
- RCW 90.24.060 · Installation of devices.
- RCW 90.24.066 · Jurisdiction over weed control.
- RCW 90.24.070 · Appellate review.
- RCW 90.28.010 · Right to back and hold waters over roads, streets, and alleys—Procedure.
- RCW 90.28.020 · Right to back and hold waters over roads, streets, and alleys—Relocation—Acquisition of rights—Abandonment.
- RCW 90.28.040 · Limitation on number of irrigation ditches across land.
- RCW 90.28.160 · Fencing across streams.
- RCW 90.28.170 · Dams across streams.
- RCW 90.36.010 · Right-of-way to wells.
- RCW 90.36.020 · Flow limited during certain period—Exceptions.
- RCW 90.36.030 · Capping well—Exceptions.
- RCW 90.36.040 · Right of neighboring owner to cap well—Lien.
- RCW 90.36.050 · Penalty—1901 c 121.
- RCW 90.38.005 · Findings—Purpose.
- RCW 90.38.010 · Definitions.
- RCW 90.38.020 · Acquisition or donation of trust water rights.
- RCW 90.38.030 · Water conservation projects—Contracts for financial assistance.
- RCW 90.38.040 · Trust water rights program.
- RCW 90.38.050 · Rules.
- RCW 90.38.060 · Integrated water resource management plan.
- RCW 90.38.070 · Yakima integrated plan implementation account.
- RCW 90.38.080 · Yakima integrated plan implementation taxable bond account.
- RCW 90.38.090 · Yakima integrated plan implementation revenue recovery account.
- RCW 90.38.100 · Report to the legislature and governor. (Expires December 31, 2045.)
- RCW 90.38.110 · Construction of a water supply project—Prior review by the state of Washington water research center. (Expires July 1, 2035.)
- RCW 90.38.120 · Legislative intent—Cost to implement the integrated plan.
- RCW 90.38.130 · Authorization to purchase land—Management and disposal of land.
- RCW 90.38.900 · Existing policies not replaced.
- RCW 90.38.901 · Transfer of rights between irrigation districts not intended.
- RCW 90.38.902 · Existing rights not impaired.
- RCW 90.40.010 · Eminent domain by the United States.
- RCW 90.40.020 · Right to use water courses.
- RCW 90.40.030 · Notice and certificate, effect of.
- RCW 90.40.040 · Appropriation of water—Title to beds and shores.
- RCW 90.40.050 · Reservation of needed lands—Procedure.
- RCW 90.40.060 · Restrictions on sale of state lands within project.
- RCW 90.40.070 · Federal water users' association—Exemption from fees.
- RCW 90.40.080 · Federal water users' association—Records by county auditor.
- RCW 90.40.090 · Permit for Grand Coulee project.
- RCW 90.40.100 · Columbia Basin Project—Water appropriated pursuant to RCW 90.40.030—Periodic renewal not required.
- RCW 90.42.005 · Policy—Findings.
- RCW 90.42.010 · Findings—Intent.
- RCW 90.42.020 · Definitions.
- RCW 90.42.030 · Contracts to finance water conservation projects—Public benefits—Trust water rights.
- RCW 90.42.040 · Trust water rights program—Water right certificate—Notice of creation or modification.
- RCW 90.42.050 · Guidelines governing trust water rights—Submission of guidelines to joint select committee.
- RCW 90.42.060 · Chapter 43.83B RCW or RCW 43.83.340 not replaced or amended.
- RCW 90.42.070 · Involuntary impairment of existing water rights not authorized.
- RCW 90.42.080 · Trust water rights—Acquisition, donation, exercise, and transfer—Appropriation required for expenditure of funds.