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Regulations & Permits > Laws, rules, & rulemaking > Rulemaking > WAC 173-507-508-513-514-515 Watershed Restoration

Chapters 173-507, 173-508, 173-513, 173-514, and 173-515 WAC – Instream Resources Protection Program

Ecology adopted amendments to five Instream Resource Protection Program Chapters for Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs) 7 (Snohomish), 8 (Cedar-Sammamish), 13 (Deschutes), 14 (Kennedy-Goldsborough), and 15 (Kitsap). The rule amendment incorporates specific requirements outlined in RCW 90.94.030(4) into each rule and clarifies language. 

The rule amendments are the final step in a multi-year planning process in these five watersheds that started in 2018 with the passage of the Streamflow Restoration law (chapter 90.94 RCW).

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Rulemaking timeline

Timeline

Announcement phase (CR-101)

Filing date:
June 16, 2025


Announcement documents

Rule development phase

June 16, 2025 – Nov. 17, 2025

Public input & involvement

Preliminary draft rule

Informal public comment period

Webinars:

  • Oct. 8, 2025 - 2:00 p.m.
  • Oct. 9, 2025 - 6:00 p.m.

Rule proposal phase (CR-102)

Filing date:
Nov. 18, 2025

Rule proposal documents:

Comment period

Comments were accepted from 12 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2026.

 

See above for documents related to the Proposal Phase of the rulemaking.

We accept comments in the following ways:

  • See online comments 
  • Mail to:
    For standard US Mail-
    Department of Ecology
    Water Resources Program
    Rulemaking
    PO BOX 47600
    Olympia, WA 98504-760

For Parcel Service-
Department of Ecology
Water Resources Program
300 Desmond Dr SE
Lacey, WA 98503

Public Hearing:
Jan. 6, 2026 - 10:00 a.m.

The hearings began with a short presentation with a question and answer session, followed by the opportunity to provide testimony.

Public Hearing: Jan. 6, 2026 - 10:00 a.m.

Ecology offered this hearing via webinar. Webinars are an online meeting forum that you can attend from any computer using internet access.

We held the virtual public hearing Jan. 6, 2026. The hearing began with a short presentation and question and answer session, followed by the opportunity to provide testimony. The hearing concluded once everyone who wanted to provide testimony had the opportunity to do so. 

Any information (e.g., personal or contact) you provide may be publicly disclosed and posted on the Internet.

To request ADA accommodations or information in another language or format, contact Danielle Gallatin by Dec. 30, 2025 at:
 

Rule adoption phase (CR-103)

Adoption date:
May 27, 2026


Rule effective date:
June 27, 2026


Rule adoption documents:

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Contact information

Danielle Gallatin
Rulemaking Lead
danielle.gallatin@ecy.wa.gov
425-516-3012

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To request ADA accommodation for disabilities, or printed materials in a format for the visually impaired, contact Ecology's ADA Coordinator by email at ecyadacoordinator@ecy.wa.gov, or call 360-407-6831. People with impaired hearing may call Washington Relay Service at 711. People with speech disability may call TTY at 877-833-6341.