Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 86 Flood Control - Chapter 86.16 Floodplain Management

86.16.010 Statement of policy -- State control assumed
The legislature finds that the alleviation of recurring flood damages to public and private property and to the public health and safety is a matter ...

86.16.020 Floodplain management regulation
Statewide floodplain management regulation shall be exercised through: (1) Local governments' administration of the national flood insurance program regulation requirements, (2) the establishment of minimum ...

86.16.025 Authority of department
Subject to RCW 43.21A.068, with respect to such features as may affect flood conditions, the department shall have authority to examine, approve or reject designs ...

86.16.031 Duties of the department of ecology
The department of ecology shall: (1) Review and approve county, city, or town floodplain management ordinances pursuant to RCW 86.16.041; (2) When requested, provide guidance ...

86.16.035 Department of ecology -- Control of dams and obstructions
Subject to RCW 43.21A.068, the department of ecology shall have supervision and control over all dams and obstructions in streams, and may make reasonable regulations ...

86.16.041 Floodplain management ordinances and amendments -- Filing with the department of ecology -- Disapproval by the department -- Adoption of rules for repair or replacement of existing residential structures
(1) Beginning July 26, 1987, every county and incorporated city and town shall submit to the department of ecology any new floodplain management ordinance or ...

86.16.045 Adoption of ordinances or requirements that exceed minimum federal requirements
A county, city, or town may adopt floodplain management ordinances or requirements that exceed the minimum federal requirements of the national flood insurance program without ...

86.16.051 Basis for state and local floodplain management
The basis for state and local floodplain management regulation shall be the areas designated as special flood hazard areas on the most recent maps provided ...

86.16.061 Adoption of rules
The department of ecology after consultation with the public shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement this chapter.[1989 c 64 § 5; 1987 ...

86.16.071 Chapter not to create liability for damages against the state
The exercise by the state of the authority, duties, and responsibilities as provided in this chapter shall not imply or create any liability for any ...

86.16.081 Enforcement of chapter -- Civil penalty -- Review by pollution control hearings board or local legislative authority
(1) Except as provided in RCW 43.05.060 through 43.05.080 and 43.05.150, the attorney general or the attorney for the local government shall bring such injunctive, ...

86.16.110 Appeals
Any person, association, or corporation, public, municipal, or private, feeling aggrieved at any order, decision, or determination of the department or director pursuant to this ...

86.16.120 Flood damages defined
Damages within the meaning of this chapter shall include harmful inundation, water erosion of soil, stream banks and beds, stream channel shifting and changes, harmful ...

86.16.130 Supervisor's other powers and duties unaffected by chapter
Notes: Reviser's note: RCW 86.16.130 was amended by 1987 c 109 § 61 without reference to its repeal by 1987 c 523 § 12. It ...

86.16.150 Severability -- 1935 c 159
If any section or provisions of this chapter shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ...

86.16.160 Local programs not prevented
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city or town from establishing, pursuant to any authority otherwise available to them, flood control regulation programs ...

86.16.180 Processing of permits and authorizations for emergency water withdrawal and facilities to be expedited
All state and local agencies with authority under this chapter to issue permits or other authorizations in connection with emergency water withdrawals and facilities authorized ...

86.16.190 Livestock flood sanctuary areas
Local governments that have adopted floodplain management regulations pursuant to this chapter shall include provisions that allow for the establishment of livestock flood sanctuary areas ...

86.16.900 Chapter liberally construed
The provisions of this chapter and all proceedings thereunder shall be liberally construed with a view to effect their object.[1935 c 159 § 19; RRS ...