PDFWAC 173-512-060

Exemptions.

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall affect any existing water rights, riparian, appropriative, or otherwise, existing on the effective date of this chapter; nor shall it affect existing rights relating to the operation of any navigation, hydroelectric or water storage reservoir or related facilities.
(2) Stock watering use, except that related to feed lots, shall be exempt from the surface water closures established in this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.22 and 90.54 RCW. WSR 80-01-012 (Order 79-23), § 173-512-060, filed 12/12/79.]