Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 90. WATER RIGHTS—ENVIRONMENT |
Chapter 90.42. Water resource management. |
Section 90.42.135. Limitations of act—2003 c 144.
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- Nothing in chapter 144, Laws of 2003 shall:(1) Cause detriment or injury to existing rights or to the operation of the federal Yakima project to provide water for irrigation purposes, existing water supply contracts, or existing water rights;(2) Diminish in any way existing rights or the total water supply available for irrigation and other purposes in the Yakima basin;(3) Affect or modify the authority of a court conducting a general adjudication pursuant to RCW 90.03.210; or(4) Affect or modify the rights of any person or entity under a water rights adjudication or under any order of the court conducting a water rights adjudication.NOTES:Effective date—2003 c 144: See note following RCW 90.42.005.