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Family Farm Water Act (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 90 Water Rights—Environment; Chapter 90.66)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
State of Washington
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Water abstraction Irrigation Authorization/permit Procedural matters Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) adopts the Family Farm Water Act. Specifically, it provides for prior existing rights to withdraw and use public waters not affected; public policy enunciated, maximum benefit from use of public waters, irrigation; definitions; classes of permits for withdrawal of public waters for irrigation purposes, conditions , requirements; withdrawal of water under family farm permit, conditioned upon complying with definition of family farm, suspension of permit, procedures, time; transfers or change in purpose of family farm permits; transfer of property entitled to water under permit, rights, requirements; and rules and regulations, decisions, review.

Full text
English
Website
leg.wa.gov