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
Dec. 30		There are no documents for reivew

 

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.

Public Notice Posted	End of 14-day public notice	End of 30-day comment period	Trust Water Right Donation Public Notice	County
Dec. 30	Jan. 13	Feb. 13 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CG4-27263P@1 for Marie Mickelson. Letter dated Dec. 30, 2019.	Okanogan
Dec. 30	Jan. 13	Feb. 13 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CG4-26772C for Nicholas and Judie Yaksic. Letter dated Dec. 30, 2019.	Okanogan
Dec. 30	Jan. 13	Feb. 13 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CS4-065762CL@1 for T&K Green Properties, LLC.. Letter dated Dec. 30, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 13	Dec. 27	Jan. 27, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS1-043282CL for City of Snohomish. Letter dated Dec. 13, 2019	Snohomish
Dec. 13	Dec. 27	Jan. 27, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS1-00500C for City of Snohomish. Letter dated Dec. 13, 2019.	Snohomish
Dec. 11	Dec. 25	Jan. 25, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CG3-01003C for Sportfisher Orchard Co., WA Fruit and Produce. Letter dated Dec. 6, 2019.	Benton
Dec. 11	Dec. 25	Jan. 25, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CG1-25771C for Brandon Greger. Letter dated Dec. 5, 2019.	King
Dec. 11	Dec. 25	Jan. 25, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation SWRWWRAC452 for Probert Family Trust. Letter dated Dec. 11, 2019.	Walla Walla
Dec. 11	Dec. 25	Jan. 25, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation SWRWWRAC455 for Probert Family Trust. Letter dated Dec. 11, 2019.	Walla Walla
Dec. 11	Dec. 25	Jan. 25, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation SWRWWRAC877(A) for Probert Family Trust. Letter dated Dec. 11, 2019.	Walla Walla
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-01841CTCLsb9 for Jeff and Jacqueline Brunson. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-12929CTCL for Jeff and Jacqueline Brunson. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-12929CTCL@1 for Jeff and Jacqueline Brunson. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-00606CTCL@1 for Jeff and Jacqueline Brunson. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-01575CTCLsb9 for Jeff and Jacqueline Brunson. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CS4-00529CTCL for FenceLine, LLC.  Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CS4-00529CTCL@1 for FenceLine, LLC.  Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation Extension CS4-00529CTCL@2 for FenceLine, LLC. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019.	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-00904sb9@1 for Valley Land Company, LLC. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019	Kittitas
Dec. 2	Dec. 16	Jan. 16, 2020 Comment	Trust Water Right Donation Temporary Donation CS4-00529CTCL@3 for Valley Land Company, LLC. Letter dated Nov. 26, 2019	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
June 20		There are no draft ROE postings

 

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.