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WA SB5212
Bill
Status
5/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Shewmake
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AI Summary
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Allows water users in Water Resource Inventory Area 1 (Whatcom and Skagit counties) to file adjudication claims for precode water uses in the new water rights adjudication filed by the Department of Ecology after June 1, 2023
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Filing an adjudication claim form under RCW 90.03.140 satisfies statement of claim filing requirements, bypassing normal time restrictions in current law
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Claims filed under this provision do not affect or impair any water rights existing prior to July 27, 1997
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Water rights from claims filed under this subsection are subordinate to: permits/certificates issued before the claim filing date, claims filed in the water rights registry before July 27, 1997, and water rights based on federal law
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Passed unanimously (Senate 49-0, House 96-0) and takes effect July 27, 2025
Legislative Description
Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
5/17/2025