Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 90 Water Rights -- Environment - Chapter 90.66 Family Farm Water Act

  • 90.66.010 Short title
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Farm Water Act".[1979 c 3 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 59, approved November ...
  • 90.66.020 Prior existing rights to withdraw and use public waters not affected
    Nothing in this chapter shall affect any right to withdraw and use public waters if such rights were in effect prior to *the effective date ...
  • 90.66.030 Public policy enunciated -- Maximum benefit from use of public waters -- Irrigation
    The people of the state of Washington recognize that it is in the public interest to conserve and use wisely the public surface and ground ...
  • 90.66.040 Definitions
    For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall be applicable: (1) "Family farm" means a geographic area including not more than six thousand ...
  • 90.66.050 Classes of permits for withdrawal of public waters for irrigation purposes -- Conditions -- Requirements
    After *the effective date of this act, all permits issued for the withdrawal of public waters for the purpose of irrigating agricultural lands shall be ...
  • 90.66.060 Withdrawal of water under family farm permit -- Conditioned upon complying with definition of family farm -- Suspension of permit, procedures, time
    (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the right to withdraw water for use for the irrigation of agricultural lands ...
  • 90.66.065 Transfers or change in purpose of family farm permits
    (1) Transfers of water rights established as family farm permits under this chapter may be approved as authorized under this section and under RCW 90.03.380, ...
  • 90.66.070 Transfer of property entitled to water under permit -- Rights -- Requirements
    (1) At any time that the holder of a family farm development permit or a publicly owned land permit shall transfer the controlling interest of ...
  • 90.66.080 Rules and regulations -- Decisions, review
    The department is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Decisions of the department, ...
  • 90.66.900 Liberal construction -- Initiative Measure No. 59
    This chapter is exempted from the rule of strict construction and it shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the objectives and purposes ...
  • 90.66.910 Severability -- Initiative Measure No. 59
    If any provision of this act, or its application to any person, organization, or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the act, ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009