Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 90 Water Rights -- Environment - Chapter 90.40 Water Rights Of United States

  • 90.40.010 Eminent domain by the United States
    The United States is hereby granted the right to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the right to the use of any water, ...
  • 90.40.020 Right to use water courses
    The United States shall have the right to turn into any natural or artificial water course, any water that it may have acquired the right ...
  • 90.40.030 Notice and certificate, effect of
    Whenever the secretary of the interior of the United States, or any officer of the United States duly authorized, shall notify the commissioner of public ...
  • 90.40.040 Appropriation of water -- Title to beds and shores
    Whenever said secretary of the interior or other duly authorized officer of the United States shall cause to be let a contract for the construction ...
  • 90.40.050 Reservation of needed lands -- Procedure
    When the notice provided for in RCW 90.40.030 shall be given to the commissioner of public lands the proper officers of the United States may ...
  • 90.40.060 Restrictions on sale of state lands within project
    After the receipt by the commissioner of public lands of the notice from the secretary of the interior or other officer of the United States ...
  • 90.40.070 Federal water users' association -- Exemption from fees
    Any water users' association which is organized in conformity with the requirements of the United States under said act of congress, and which under its ...
  • 90.40.080 Federal water users' association -- Records by county auditor
    It shall be the duty of the county auditor to provide record books containing printed forms of the articles of incorporation and stock subscriptions to ...
  • 90.40.090 Permit for Grand Coulee project
    An application filed by the department of ecology or its assignee, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, for a permit to appropriate waters of the ...
  • 90.40.100 Columbia Basin Project -- Water appropriated pursuant to RCW 90.40.030 -- Periodic renewal not required
    Any water withdrawn from appropriation pursuant to RCW 90.40.030 associated with the Columbia Basin Project shall continue as withdrawn from appropriation, without need for periodic ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009