WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTION WRIA 53

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WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTIONWRIA 53 LOWER LAKE
ROOSEVELT WATERSHED

• PRESENTED BY
• Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG.
• Water Natural Resources Group, Inc.
• Spokane, Washington
• 509-953-9395

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DATA SOURCES

• WASHINGTON
• Washington State Department of Ecology
• WRATS Database (November 14, 2008)

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WASHINGTON WATER LAW

• Washington Water Code of 1917
• Required individuals to file application for a
  permit for new surface water rights
• Did not affect existing water rights
• Groundwater Code of 1945
• Established the same permitting process used for
  surface water
• Allowed for exemption to a permit of uses less
  than 5,000 gallons per day

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WASHINGTON WATER LAW

• Water Right issued for a Beneficial Use
• Senior Water Right entitled to full exercise of
  their allocated right. Set with a priority
  date.
• Junior Water Right conditioned to a senior water
  right, issued after code, and assigned a priority
  date
• Classifications
• Claim initiated before the appropriate water
  code (surface-1917, groundwater-1945).
• Certificate use issued by Ecology after code was
  adopted.
• Permit use of water granted by Ecology, but not
  certificated.

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348 ACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES,
AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
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83 INACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES,
AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
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286 ACTIVE GROUNDWATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND
PERMITS IN WRIA 53
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35 INACTIVE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, PERMITS AND
APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53
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PENDING GROUNDWATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53
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PENDING SURFACE WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA
53
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APPROXIMATELY 35,860 ACRE-FT/YEAR HAVE BEEN
ALLOCATED IN WRIA 53. AN ADDITIONAL 209.25 IS
PENDING APPLICATION (25.25-SW, 184-GW).
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595.6 cfs from SURFACE WATER CLAIMS,
CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
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26,775 gpm (59.25 cfs) from GROUNDWATER CLAIMS,
CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
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346 GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND PERMITS
IN WRIA 53
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312 SURFACE WATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND
PERMITS IIN WRIA 53
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THANK YOUPLEASE USE YOUR WATER IN A PRODUCTIVE
MANNER