{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-90.80.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 90.80.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.\n(1) \"Alternate\" means an individual: (a) Who is appointed by the county legislative authority or authorities under RCW 90.80.050(3); (b) who is trained under the requirements of RCW 90.80.040; and (c) who, while serving as a replacement for an absent or recused commissioner: (i) May serve and vote as a commissioner; (ii) is subject to any requirement applicable to a commissioner; and (iii) counts toward a quorum.\n(2) \"Board\" means a water conservancy board created under this chapter.\n(3) \"Commissioner\" means an individual who is appointed by the county legislative authority or authorities as a member of a water conservancy board under RCW 90.80.050(1), or an alternate appointed under RCW 90.80.050(3) while serving as a replacement for an absent or recused commissioner.\n(4) \"Department\" means the department of ecology.\n(5) \"Director\" means the director of the department of ecology.\n(6) \"Record of decision\" means the conclusion reached by a water conservancy board regarding an application for a transfer filed with the board.\n(7) \"Transfer\" means a transfer, change, amendment, or other alteration of a part or all of a water right authorized under RCW 90.03.380, 90.03.390, or 90.44.100.","path":["Title 90","Chapter 90.80"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=90.80.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:40:40Z","sha256":"bbc042cf6ac630235220b3881c65b180f2e09846118cffe0e1af16cf4582fa57","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-90.80.005","next":"us-wa/rcw-90.80.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}