Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 43 State Government -- Executive - Chapter 43.27A Water Resources

  • 43.27A.015 Powers, duties and functions of department of water resources, director thereof, transferred to department of ecology
    See RCW 43.21A.064. ...
  • 43.27A.020 Definitions
    As used in this chapter, and unless the context indicates otherwise, words and phrase shall mean: "Department" means the department of ecology; "Director" means the ...
  • 43.27A.090 Powers and duties of department
    The department shall be empowered as follows: (1) To represent the state at, and fully participate in, the activities of any basin or regional commission, ...
  • 43.27A.130 Department of ecology to inventory state water resources
    The department of ecology may make complete inventories of the state's water resources and enter into such agreements with the director of the United States ...
  • 43.27A.190 Water resource orders
    Notwithstanding and in addition to any other powers granted to the department of ecology, whenever it appears to the department that a person is violating ...
  • 43.27A.220 "Person" defined
    Whenever the word "person" is used in RCW 43.27A.190, it shall be construed to include any political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private ...
  • 43.27A.900 Liberal construction
    The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this chapter, but the same shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the ...
  • 43.27A.910 Severability -- 1967 c 242
    If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009