HB 1423 - DIGEST

Declares that RCW 90.03.250 does not apply to rain barrels, cisterns, and other similar facilities for capturing runoff from roofs, paved areas, and other hard surfaces on a single residential property when the: (1) Total amount of water storage does not exceed three hundred gallons; and

(2) Water is intended to be put to beneficial use on the property where the rainwater is collected.

Declares that rainwater collected under this act does not result in a water right under this act or RCW 90.03.370.

Provides that rain barrels, cisterns, and other similar facilities for capturing runoff from roofs, paved areas, and other hard surfaces on a single residential property are exempt from the reservoir and secondary permit requirements of chapter 90.03 RCW when the: (1) Total amount of water storage does not exceed three hundred gallons; and

(2) Water is intended to be put to beneficial use on the property where the rainwater is collected.

Declares that rainwater collected under this act does not result in a water right under this act or RCW 90.03.250.