§ 90.24.010. Petition to regulate flow -- Order -- Exceptions
Ten or more owners of real property abutting on a lake may petition the superior court of the county in which the lake is situated, for an order to provide for the regulation of the outflow of the lake in order to maintain a certain water level therein. If there are fewer than ten owners, a majority of the owners abutting on a lake may petition the superior court for such an order. The court, after notice to the department of fish and wildlife and a hearing, is authorized to make an order fixing the water level thereof and directing the department of ecology to regulate the outflow therefrom in accordance with the purposes described in the petition. This section shall not apply to any lake or reservoir used for the storage of water for irrigation or other beneficial purposes, or to lakes navigable from the sea.
[1999 c 162 § 1; 1985 c 398 § 28; 1959 c 258 § 1; 1939 c 107 § 2; RRS § 7388-1.]
Notes:
Effective date -- 1985 c 398: "Sections 28 through 30 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1986." [1985 c 398 § 31.]
Lake and beach management districts: Chapter 36.61 RCW. Sections: 90.24.010 90.24.020 90.24.030 90.24.040 90.24.050 90.24.060 90.24.066 90.24.070 Next
Last modified: April 7, 2009