Public notices & comments

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:
 

• 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. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision WALL-20-04 for Hancock Farm Services.	Walla Walla
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision FRAN-20-03 for Frank Tiegs, LLC.	Franklin
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision FRAN-20-04 for Frank Tiegs, LLC.	Franklin
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision WALL-20-05 for John and Nichole Whitchurch.	Walla Walla
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision FRAN-19-02 for Coulee Flats Dairy, LLC.	Franklin
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision FRAN-19-03 for Coulee Flats Dairy, LLC.	Franklin
Nov. 23	Dec. 23 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision FRAN-20-02 for Frank Tiegs, LLC.	Franklin
Nov. 20	Dec. 20 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision STEV 18-03 for City of Chewelah.	Stevens
Nov. 20	Dec. 20 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision STEV 18-02 for City of Chewelah.	Stevens
Nov. 20	Dec. 20 Comment	Application for Change/Transfer record of decision STEV 18-01 for City of Chewelah.	Stevens
Nov. 9	Dec. 9 Comment	Withdrawal of Application for Change/Transfer record of decision WALL-20-21 for Farmland Reserve.	Walla Walla
Oct. 26	Nov. 26 Comment	Applicaton for change/transfer record of decision OKAN-19-08 for Hardbitten Ranch, LLC.	Okanogan

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. 

• Sign up for our email list to be notified when a new trust water rights document is posted.

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.

2020 Public Notice Posted	End of 14-day public notice	End of 30-day comment period	Trust Water Right Donation Public Notice	County
Nov. 20	Dec. 4	Jan. 4, 2021	Trust Water Temporary Donation CS-483884-J for Horse Canyon Ranch, LLC.	Kittitas
Nov. 20	Dec. 4	Jan. 4, 2021 Comment	Trust Water Temporary Donation CG4-29058C and CG4-01171C for SKM Paxton, LLC.	Yakima
Oct 16, 2020	Oct. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Temporary Water Right Donation CS4-SWC258(A)@2 for Steve and Kareen Keller.	Chelan
Oct. 9, 2020	Oct. 23, 2020	Nov. 23, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Temporary Water Right Donation CS4-0017sb2@20 for Gayle L. Darling.	Kittitas

 

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
Dec. 30		There are no Water Budget Neutral Determination of Water Budget Neutrality documents posted for review

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

 

Cost reimbursement is a contract between us and a water right applicant. Under this contract, applicants assume the full cost of processing their water right application, with some or all of the work performed by our consultant. See our Cost reimbursement web page for additional information. 

Cost reimbursement notices are posted here for 30 days.
 

Public Notice posted	End of 30-day public notice posting	Cost Reimbursement Public notice	County
There are no cost reimbursement documents for review at this time.