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2022 Streamflow Restoration competitive grant application instructions

Step by step instructions for filling out the EAGL application for WRSRP 2020 Competitive Grant Program.

https://ecology.wa.gov/application-instructions

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-555) 01/27/15

This is adopted rule language for WAC 173-555 Water Resources Program in the Little Spokane River basin, WRIA 55.

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-555-01-27-15

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-166) 04/11/18

This is adopted rule language for WAC 173-166 Emergency Drought Relief

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-166-04-11-18

CR-101 Form (WAC 173-201A) 08/16/2017

This is a rulemaking announcement (CR-101) to update the recreational use criteria in WAC 173-201A Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington

https://ecology.wa.gov/cr-101-form-wac-173-201a-08-16-2017

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-501) 05/27/2020

This is the adopted rule language for (WAC 173-501) Instream Resources Protection Program - Nooksack Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 1

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-501-05-27-2020

Errata for general permit

This document describes the errors and their corrections found in the fin-fish hatching and rearing permit

https://ecology.wa.gov/errata-for-general-permit

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-557) 01/27/15

This is adopted rule language for WAC 173-557 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer.

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-557-01-27-15

Ecology's response to Petition to Amend the Instream Flow Rule for the Spokane River & Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer, (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

Ecology's response to Petition to Amend the Instream Flow Rule for the Spokane River & Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer, WAC 173-557 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ecology-s-response-to-petition-to-amend-the-instre

Assessment of Areal Recharge (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

Assessment of Areal Recharge to the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, United States Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5038 WAC 173-557; 173-555 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/assessment-of-areal-recharge-wac-173-557;-173-555

Compilation of Geologic, Hydrologic, and Ground-Water Flow Modeling (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

Compilation of Geologic, Hydrologic, and Ground-Water Flow Modeling Information for the Spokane Valley—Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho, United States Geological Survey, WAC 173-557; 173-555 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/compilation-of-geologic-hydrologic-and-ground-wa

Ecology SVRPA Project Technical Memorandum: Data Report (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

Ecology SVRPA Project Technical Memorandum: Data Report, 2005 “6 minute” Study, Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Area, Ecology Memorandum, December 13, 2005 WAC 173-557; 173-555 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ecology-svrpa-project-technical-memorandum-data-r

Final Technical Report, Spokane River Instream Flow Studies (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

Final Technical Report, Spokane River Instream Flow Studies, EES Consulting, May 2007 WAC 173-557; 173-555 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/final-technical-report-spokane-river-instream-flo

Chapter 173-167 WAC: Emergency Drought Funding

Adopted rule language for Chapter 173-167 WAC: Emergency Drought Funding

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-07-24-2023

Adopted emergency rule language (WAC 173-167) 08/14/24

This is an emergency adopted rule language for WAC 173-167

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-emergency-rule-language-wac-173-167-08-14-24

Adopted Rule Language (WAC 173-167) 12/11/24

This is the adopted rule language for Chapter 173-167 WAC (AO 24-04)

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-12-11-24

Adjudication Claim Form Coming Soon

If you use water from a well, stream, or lake, adjudication affects you

https://ecology.wa.gov/feb-mailer-2025