2019 Revised Code of Washington
Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment
- RCW Dispositions - Information about RCW sections that have been repealed, expired, decodified, or recodified.
- Chapter 90.03 - Water Code.
- Chapter 90.08 - Stream Patrollers.
- Chapter 90.14 - Water Rights—Registration—Waiver and Relinquishment, Etc.
- Chapter 90.16 - Appropriation of Water for Public and Industrial Purposes.
- Chapter 90.22 - Minimum Water Flows and Levels.
- Chapter 90.24 - Regulation of Outflow of Lakes.
- Chapter 90.28 - Miscellaneous Rights and Duties.
- Chapter 90.36 - Artesian Wells.
- Chapter 90.38 - Yakima River Basin Water Rights.
- Chapter 90.40 - Water Rights of United States.
- Chapter 90.42 - Water Resource Management.
- Chapter 90.44 - Regulation of Public Groundwaters.
- Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.
- Chapter 90.48 - Water Pollution Control.
- Chapter 90.50A - Water Pollution Control Facilities—Federal Capitalization Grants.
- Chapter 90.52 - Pollution Disclosure Act of 1971.
- Chapter 90.54 - Water Resources Act of 1971.
- Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.
- Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.
- Chapter 90.64 - Dairy Nutrient Management.
- Chapter 90.66 - Family Farm Water Act.
- Chapter 90.71 - Puget Sound Water Quality Protection.
- Chapter 90.72 - Shellfish Protection Districts.
- Chapter 90.74 - Aquatic Resources Mitigation.
- Chapter 90.76 - Underground Storage Tanks.
- Chapter 90.80 - Water Conservancy Boards.
- Chapter 90.82 - Watershed Planning.
- Chapter 90.84 - Wetlands Mitigation Banking.
- Chapter 90.86 - Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought.
- Chapter 90.88 - Aquatic Rehabilitation Zones.
- Chapter 90.90 - Columbia River Basin Water Supply.
- Chapter 90.92 - Pilot Local Water Management Program.
- Chapter 90.94 - Streamflow Restoration.
Actionable nuisances defined—Closing of channel stream: RCW 7.48.010.
Annexation of water, sewer, and fire districts (to city or town): RCW 35.02.200, chapter 35.13A RCW.
Aquatic lands: Chapters 79.105 through 79.140 RCW.
Aquifer protection areas: Chapter 36.36 RCW.
Authority to construct viaducts, bridges, drawbridges (first-class cities): Chapter 35.85 RCW.
Board of natural resources—Powers and duties (commission on harbor lines): RCW 43.30.215.
Bridges across and obstructions in navigable waters: Chapter 88.28 RCW.
Canal commission: Chapter 47.72 RCW.
Cities and towns
auxiliary water systems for protection from fire: RCW 35.21.030.
dikes, levees, embankments, authority to construct: RCW 35.21.090.
first-class cities
specific powers enumerated: RCW 35.22.280.
utilities, collective bargaining with employees (waterworks system): RCW 35.22.350.
wharves, city may let wharves or privileges thereon: RCW 35.22.410.
jurisdiction over adjacent waters: RCW 35.21.160.
sewerage, drainage and water supply: RCW 35.21.210.
streets and alleys over first-class tidelands, control of: RCW 35.21.250.
streets over tidelands, control of: RCW 35.21.240.
swimming pools, power to acquire: RCW 35.21.020.
utility services, lien for (waterworks): RCW 35.21.290 through 35.21.300.
City in adjoining state may condemn watershed property: RCW 8.28.050.
Dams, height on tributaries of Columbia River: Chapter 77.55 RCW.
Department of natural resources, to locate line between tide and shore land in tidal rivers: RCW 79.125.010.
Diking, drainage and sewerage improvement districts: Chapters 85.08 through 85.16 RCW.
Diking and drainage districts: Chapters 85.05 through 85.24 RCW.
Director of fish and wildlife, may modify inadequate fishways and fish guards: RCW 77.57.040, 77.57.060.
Easements over public lands, waterway rights: Chapter 79.36 RCW.
Ferries
county-owned—Ferry districts: Chapter 36.54 RCW.
privately owned (licensed by county): Chapter 36.53 RCW.
Fisheries code: Title 77 RCW.
Flood control districts: Chapter 86.09 RCW.
Food fish, shellfish
compacts: Chapter 77.75 RCW.
construction projects in state waters: Chapter 77.55 RCW.
taxes: Chapter 82.27 RCW.
unlawful acts: Chapter 77.50 RCW.
Franchises on roads and bridges (by counties): Chapter 36.55 RCW.
Furnishing impure water, penalty: RCW 70.54.020.
Game and game fish, unlawful acts: Chapter 77.50 RCW.
Geological survey (objects as to water supplies, etc.): RCW 43.92.020.
Harbor improvements: Chapter 53.20 RCW.
Harbor line commission: RCW 79.115.010.
Highway commission (bridges): Chapter 47.01 RCW.
Irrigation: Title 87 RCW.
Irrigation districts
limits of levy until water is received: RCW 87.04.090.
right to cross other property: RCW 87.03.455.
Joint canal construction (by counties): RCW 36.64.060.
Jurisdiction in special cases
additional right-of-way: RCW 37.08.250.
Lake Washington ship canal: RCW 37.08.240.
Lease or conveyance (by county) to United States for flood control, navigation and allied purposes: RCW 36.34.220 through 36.34.240.
Limitation on municipal indebtedness, exception for water supply: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27).
Local improvements (cities and towns)
filling and draining of lowlands—waterways: Chapter 35.56 RCW.
filling lowlands: Chapter 35.55 RCW.
harbor area leaseholds—assessment: RCW 35.44.150.
leases on tidelands—assessment: RCW 35.44.160.
Marine employees—Public employment relations: Chapter 47.64 RCW.
Master plan of development (including flood control): RCW 43.21A.350.
Material removed for channel or harbor improvement or flood control—Use for public purpose: RCW 79.140.110.
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Existing water rights not impaired: RCW 87.03.857.
Municipal utilities
acquisition of out-of-state waterworks: RCW 35.92.014 through 35.92.015.
acquisition of water rights: RCW 35.92.220.
authority to acquire and operate waterworks: RCW 35.92.010.
cannot condemn irrigation system: RCW 35.92.190.
city may extend water system outside limits: RCW 35.92.170.
may acquire property outside city: RCW 35.92.180.
Navigation and harbor improvements: Title 88 RCW.
Nuisance defined (as to water rights): RCW 7.48.120.
Nuisance (deposit of unwholesome substance into any lake, creek or river): RCW 9.66.050.
Operating agencies (power commission)—Policy declaration as to water resources: Chapter 43.52 RCW.
Parks, bathing beaches, public camps: Chapter 67.20 RCW.
Penalties imposed by parks and recreation commission: RCW 79A.05.165.
Planning commissions (cities and towns)—Restrictions on buildings—Use of land: RCW 35.63.080.
Pollution of drinking water supply—Penalty: RCW 70.54.010.
Pollution of watershed of city outside state—Penalty: RCW 70.54.030.
Port districts: Title 53 RCW.
Private ditches and drains: Chapter 85.28 RCW.
Private way of necessity defined—Maintaining drain, flume or ditch: RCW 8.24.010.
Prohibited parking places (upon any bridge): RCW 46.61.570.
Public lands: Title 79 RCW.
Public nuisance (tend to obstruct, or render dangerous for passage, a lake, navigable river, bay, stream, canal or basin): RCW 9.66.010.
Public nuisances enumerated: RCW 7.48.140.
Public utilities and transportation commission: Chapter 80.01 RCW.
Public utilities—Gas, electrical and water companies: Chapter 80.28 RCW.
Public utility districts—Powers: Chapter 54.16 RCW.
Public waterways: Chapter 91.08 RCW.
Public works: Chapters 39.04 through 39.28 RCW.
Puget Sound ferry and toll bridge system: Chapter 47.60 RCW.
Railroads
bridges over navigable streams: RCW 81.36.100.
lines across or along watercourses: RCW 81.36.040.
may construct and operate canals and ditches: RCW 81.36.130.
structures across state waterways: RCW 81.36.100.
Reclamation and irrigation in United States reclamation areas: Chapter 89.12 RCW.
Reclamation districts of one million acres
general improvement and divisional districts: Chapter 89.30 RCW.
limitation on water appropriation: RCW 89.30.001, 89.30.007.
powers: Chapter 89.30 RCW.
purposes: RCW 89.30.007.
right to cross streams, highways, etc.: RCW 89.30.214.
tolls for electricity and water: RCW 89.30.787.
Regulation of watercourses (counties): RCW 36.32.280.
Relocation of inner harbor line: RCW 79.115.020.
Removal of obstructions (from watercourses, by counties): RCW 36.32.290.
Restrictions on sale of certain water rights by state: State Constitution Art. 15 § 1 (Amendment 15).
Roads and bridges (county): Chapters 36.75 through 36.87 RCW.
Sales and leases of public lands and materials—Water right as improvement: RCW 79.13.170.
Second-class cities
acquisition of property for municipal purposes (waterfront leases, etc.): RCW 35.23.452.
specific powers enumerated: RCW 35.23.440.
utilities (supply city with water): RCW 35.23.515 through 35.23.535.
waterworks: RCW 35.23.560 through 35.23.580.
Sewerage systems (cities and towns)—Waterworks: RCW 35.67.331 through 35.67.340.
Shellfish: Chapter 77.60 RCW.
Small boat facilities for Puget Sound authorized: RCW 79A.05.185.
Soil conservation (conservation of water): Chapter 89.08 RCW.
Soil conservation—Water rights preserved: RCW 89.08.390.
Speed in traversing bridge, tunnels, etc.: RCW 46.61.450.
State board of health—Powers and duties (investigation of water supply): RCW 43.20.050.
Street grades—Sanitary fills (cities and towns): Chapter 35.73 RCW.
Streets—Drawbridges (cities and towns): Chapter 35.74 RCW.
Tidelands, shorelands, and harbor areas: Chapters 79.115, 79.125 RCW.
Towns, specific powers enumerated: RCW 35.27.370.
Transfer of territory where city's harbor lies in two counties: Chapter 36.08 RCW.
Trees may be removed from riverbanks (by counties): RCW 36.32.300.
Unclassified cities, additional indebtedness for municipal utilities (water supply): RCW 35.30.060.
Use of waters for irrigation, mining, manufacturing, deemed public use: State Constitution Art. 21.
Washington utilities and transportation commission: Chapter 80.01 RCW.
Water
pollution—Protection from (cities and towns): Chapter 35.88 RCW.
redemption bonds (cities and towns): Chapter 35.89 RCW.
Water-sewer districts
generally: Title 57 RCW.
powers: Chapter 57.08 RCW.
Watercraft adrift: Chapter 79A.60 RCW.
Wharves and landings: Chapter 88.24 RCW.