We post a copy of each draft water right report of examination for a 30-day comment period. You can view these posted draft documents using the regional office links below:
- Central region: Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties
- Eastern region: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties
- Northwest region: Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties
- Southwest region: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties
Water right and Water right change reports of examination — RSS, Draft reports of examination, final reports of examination, or extension letters
We post each water conservancy board record of decision for 30 days. You can review the document and provide your input by using the comment form linked on the table below. You can also submit a letter of concern or support to your Department of Ecology regional office within the 30-day period.
| Posted |
30 days |
Record of Decision |
Board name |
| Nov. 20 |
Dec. 20
Comment |
Change Application Record of Decision BENT-18-02 for the City of Kennewick. Received by Ecology on Nov. 16, 2018 |
Benton |
| Nov. 20 |
Dec. 20
Comment |
Change Application Record of Decision BENT-18-01 for the City of Kennewick. Received by Ecology on Nov. 16, 2018 |
Benton |
| Oct. 23 |
Nov. 23
Comment |
Change Application Record of Decision KITT-18-03 for Larson Orchards, Inc. Received by Ecology on Oct. 18, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 23 |
Nov. 23
Comment |
Change Application Record of Decision KLIC-18-01 for Public Utility District #1 of Klickitat County. Received by Ecology on Oct. 18, 2018. |
Klickitat |
| Oct. 23 |
Nov. 23
Comment |
Change Application Record of Decision KLIC-18-02 for Public Utility District #1 of Klickitat County. Received by Ecology on Oct. 18, 2018. |
Klickitat |
We send letters to notify water right holders that their temporary trust water right donations have been accepted into our Trust Water Rights Program. We post these letters for 14-day public notice and 30-day comment period. If you want to view the associated documents for each trust document posted, enter the record number in our Water Resources Explorer.
You can review the document and you can provide your input by using the comment form linked on the table below. To appeal a decision, follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.
| Public Notice Posted |
End of 14-day public notice |
End of 30-day
comment period |
Trust Water Right Donation Public Notice |
County |
| Oct. 24 |
Nov. 7 |
Dec. 7
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension for CG3-00570C@4(B), CS4-022990CL(A)@1, CS4-073526CL(A)@1 for Marcus Griggs,. Acceptance letter dated October 24, 2018 |
Okanogan |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension for CS4-00909CTCL(A)@1 John Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CS4-00634sb9a for John and Cristi Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CS4-00634sb9b for John and Cristi Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CS4-00909CTCL(B)@1 for John Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CS4-00909CTCL(A)@2 for John Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CS4-00909CTCL(B)@2 for John Eaton. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Kittitas |
| Oct. 15 |
Oct. 29 |
Nov. 29
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Water Donation extension CG4-26772C for Judie Yaksic. Acceptance letter dated October 12, 2018 |
Okanogan |
We notify applicants when we reach a final decision on their request for determination of water budget neutrality by mail. We post the decision letters for 30 days.
Appeals to these decisions should be directed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board, follow the instructions provided in the acceptance letter.
- For more information on the appeal process, visit the Pollution Control Hearings Board's page on your right to be heard.
| Posted |
30 days |
Water Budget Neutral (WBN) Determination |
| Nov. 16 |
Dec. 16 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36020 for Kenneth and Ann Kladnik. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 15, 2018. |
| Nov. 16 |
Dec. 16 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36017 for Michael and Vicki Osborne. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 15, 2018. |
| Nov. 16 |
Dec. 16 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36013 for Ron and Sonja Mitchell. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 15, 2018. |
| Nov. 16 |
Dec. 16 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36016 for Robert Beam. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 15, 2018. |
| Nov. 16 |
Dec. 16 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-35999 for Michael and Tamara Kulp. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 15, 2018. |
| Nov. 14 |
Dec. 14 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36004 for Jones Living Trust. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 14, 2018. |
| Nov. 14 |
Dec. 14 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36005 for Jack and Mary Ann Byeman. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 14, 2018. |
| Nov. 14 |
Dec. 14 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-36015 for Kahneeta, LLC.. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 14, 2018. |
| Nov. 13 |
Dec, 13 |
Determination of Water Budget Neutrality G4-35983 for Ken and Delores Bepple. Acceptance letter sent Nov. 13, 2018. |
We also post draft reports of examination for water budget neutral projects which require a water right permit for 14 days. Comments on these can be submitted by phone to our Central Regional Office: 509-575-2597.
| Posted |
14 days |
DRAFT report of examination |
| Nov. 19 |
Dec.3 |
Draft Report of Examination G4-35974 for Mark and Katharine Allison.
Comments: 509-575-2597 |