Washington Statutes
§ 90.03.460 — Inchoate rights not affected.
Washington § 90.03.460
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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.03.460 (2026).
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Nothing in this chapter contained shall operate to effect an impairment of any inchoate right to divert and use water while the application of the water in question to a beneficial use is being prosecuted with reasonable diligence, having due regard to the circumstances surrounding the enterprise, including the magnitude of the project for putting the water to a beneficial use and the market for the resulting water right for irrigation or power or other beneficial use, in the locality in question.
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Related
Department of Ecology v. Theodoratus
135 Wash. 2d 582 (Washington Supreme Court, 1998)
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957 P.2d 1241 (Washington Supreme Court, 1998)
R.D. Merrill Co. v. Pollution Control Hearings Board
969 P.2d 458 (Washington Supreme Court, 1999)
Cornelius v. Department of Ecology
344 P.3d 199 (Washington Supreme Court, 2015)
Hanson Industries, Inc. v. Kutschkau
158 Wash. App. 278 (Court of Appeals of Washington, 2010)
Cornelius v. Dep't of Ecology
(Washington Supreme Court, 2015)
RD Merrill Co. v. Pollution Control Bd.
969 P.2d 458 (Washington Supreme Court, 1999)
Legislative History
[1917 c 117 s 43; RRS s 7398. Formerly RCW90.28.140.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 90.03.015
Definitions.§ 90.03.020
Units of water measurement.§ 90.03.030
Right to convey water along lake or stream—Conveyance to intake structure in neighboring state.§ 90.03.060
Water masters—Appointment, compensation.§ 90.03.090
Water master's power of arrest.§ 90.03.100
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