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 |
| June 20 |
July 20
Comment |
Application for Change/Transfer Record of Decision YAKI-18-04 for Donald Cold Storage, LLC. |
Yakima County |
| June 20 |
July 20
Comment |
Application for Change/Transfer Record of Decision YAKI-18-03 for WYckoff Farms, Inc. |
Yakima County |
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 |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-SWC09249 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-SWC02514 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-Walton49001 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-Walton49002 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-Walton49003 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-Walton49004 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-SWC02515 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 14 |
June 28 |
July 28
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation CS4-SWC09249 for Antoine Valley Ranch. Acceptance letter sent June 14, 2019. |
Okanogan |
| June 5 |
June 19 |
Jul. 19
Comment |
Acceptance of Trust Water Temporary Donation GW Claim #014760 for Ervin Kirk Sidwell. Acceptance letter dated June 7, 2019. |
Grant |
| May 23 |
June 8 |
Jul. 6
Comment |
Acceptance of Trust Water Request for a reduction of donated quantities held in temporary trust SWC-180(A). Letter dated May 23, 2019. |
King |
| May 23 |
June 6 |
Jul. 6
Comment |
Acceptance of Temporary Trust Donation SWC-7399 for Skagit Land Trust. Letter dated May 23, 2019 |
Skagit |
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 |
| May 31 |
|
| There are no water budget neutral postings |
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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 |
| June 20 |
|
There are no draft ROE postings |