Private Ditches and Drains (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 85 Diking and Drainage; Chapter 85.28) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision State of Washington Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Inland waters Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Court/tribunal Waterworks Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns private ditches and drains. More specifically, it provides for private parties authorized to establish ditches and drains; petition to appropriate, and contents; cost bond by petitioner; viewers to be appointed, and duties; report of viewers and plat to be filed; summons to landowners, and contents and form; service by publication; trial, findings or verdict, decree, time for payment of award; appeal; compensation of viewers, and costs; new viewers may be appointed if report not adopted; drainage of tide or marsh lands, and division of cost between contiguous tracts; dike or ditch as common boundary, and division of costs; dike, dam, or causeway at bachelor slough. Full text English Website leg.wa.gov