§ 90.14.180. Relinquishment of right for abandonment or failure to beneficially use without sufficient cause -- Future rights acquired through appropriation
Any person hereafter entitled to divert or withdraw waters of the state through an appropriation authorized under RCW 90.03.330, 90.44.080, or 90.44.090 who abandons the same, or who voluntarily fails, without sufficient cause, to beneficially use all or any part of said right to withdraw for any period of five successive years shall relinquish such right or portion thereof, and such right or portion thereof shall revert to the state, and the waters affected by said right shall become available for appropriation in accordance with RCW 90.03.250. All certificates hereafter issued by the department of ecology pursuant to RCW 90.03.330 shall expressly incorporate this section by reference.
[1987 c 109 § 101; 1967 c 233 § 18.]
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Purpose -- Short title -- Construction -- Rules -- Severability -- Captions -- 1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
Application to Yakima river basin trust water rights: RCW 90.38.040.
Availability for other uses qualified: RCW 90.14.160.
Implementation and enforcement of chapter -- Application of RCW sections to specific proceedings: RCW 90.14.200. Sections: Previous 90.14.111 90.14.121 90.14.130 90.14.140 90.14.150 90.14.160 90.14.170 90.14.180 90.14.190 90.14.200 90.14.210 90.14.215 90.14.220 90.14.230 90.14.240 Next
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