Washington Statutes
§ 90.44.070 — Limitations on granting permit.
Washington § 90.44.070
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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.44.070 (2026).
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No permit shall be granted for the development or withdrawal of public groundwaters beyond the capacity of the underground bed or formation in the given basin, district, or locality to yield such water within a reasonable or feasible pumping lift in case of pumping developments, or within a reasonable or feasible reduction of pressure in the case of artesian developments. The department shall have the power to determine whether the granting of any such permit will injure or damage any vested or existing right or rights under prior permits and may in addition to the records of the department, require further evidence, proof, and testimony before granting or denying any such permits.
Purpose — Short title — Construction — Rules — Severability — Captions — 1987 c 109: See notes following RCW
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Legislative History
[1987 c 109 s 110;1945 c 263 s 7; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 7400-7.]
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