Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 90 Water Rights -- Environment - Chapter 90.80 Water Conservancy Boards

90.80.005 Findings
The legislature finds: (1) Voluntary water right transfers can reallocate water use in a manner that will result in more efficient use of water resources; ...

90.80.010 Definitions
The following definitions apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Alternate" means an individual: (a) Who is appointed by the county ...

90.80.020 Water conservancy boards -- Creation
(1) The county legislative authority of a county may create a water conservancy board, subject to approval by the director, for the purpose of expediting ...

90.80.030 Petition for board creation -- Required information -- Approval or denial -- Description of training requirements
(1) The county legislative authority shall forward a copy of the resolution or petition calling for the creation of the board, a copy of the ...

90.80.035 Water conservancy boards for water resource inventory areas -- Multicounty water conservancy boards -- Petition for creation
(1) If a county is the only county having lands comprising a water resource inventory area as defined in chapter 173-500 WAC, the county may ...

90.80.040 Rules -- Minimum training requirements and continuing education
The director of the department may, as deemed necessary by the director, adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to carry out this ...

90.80.050 Corporate powers -- Board composition -- Members' terms, expenses--Alternates--Eligibility to be appointed
(1) A water conservancy board constitutes a public body corporate and politic and a separate unit of local government in the state. Each board shall ...

90.80.055 Additional board powers
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a board shall operate on a countywide basis or on an areawide basis in the ...

90.80.057 Quorum
For purposes of carrying out the official business of a board, a quorum consists of the physical presence of two of the three members of ...

90.80.060 Board powers -- Funding
(1) A water conservancy board may acquire, purchase, hold, lease, manage, occupy, and sell real and personal property or any interest therein, enter into and ...

90.80.065 Dissolution of board
A water conservancy board may be formally dissolved by the county or jointly by the counties as applicable in which it operates by adoption of ...

90.80.070 Applications for water transfers -- Notice -- Record of decision -- Review--Alternate serving as commissioner
(1) A person proposing a transfer of a water right may elect to file an application with a water conservancy board, if a board has ...

90.80.080 Records of decision -- Transmittal to department and others--Internet posting -- Review
(1) The board must provide a copy of its record of decision to the applicant. The board shall submit its record of decision on the ...

90.80.090 Appeals from director's decisions
The decision of the director to approve or deny an action to create a board, or to approve, deny, or modify a water right transfer ...

90.80.100 Damages arising from records of decisions on transfers -- Immunity
Neither the county or counties, the department, a conservancy board, or its employees, nor individual conservancy board commissioners shall be subject to any cause of ...

90.80.110 Approval of interties
Nothing in this chapter eliminates or lessens the requirements necessary for the approval of interties.[1997 c 441 § 15.] ...

90.80.120 Conflicts of interest
(1) A commissioner of a water conservancy board shall not engage in any act which is in conflict with the proper discharge of the official ...

90.80.130 Application of open public meetings act
Water conservancy board activities are subject to the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW and to chapter 42.32 RCW. This includes announcing meetings in ...

90.80.135 Application of public records act
(1) A board is subject to the requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW. Each board must establish and maintain records of its proceedings and determinations. While ...

90.80.140 Transfers approved under chapter 90.03 or 90.44 RCW not affected
Nothing in this chapter affects transfers that may be otherwise approved under chapter 90.03 or 90.44 RCW.[2001 c 237 § 20; 1997 c 441 § ...

90.80.150 Reports to legislative committees
The department shall report biennially by December 31st of each even-numbered year to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the boards formed or sought ...

90.80.900 Severability -- 1997 c 441
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

90.80.901 Reports to the legislature
(1) By December 31, 2004, the department of ecology must report to the appropriate legislative committees the pertinent experience acquired in implementing the various components ...