HB 1459-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires entities responsible for reviewing and approving permit-exempt water uses and applications for water rights, under Title 90 RCW (water rights--environment) and chapter 36.70A RCW (growth management act), to establish processes and procedures to fully account for the ways in which new uses of groundwater offset potential impairment by recharging water into an aquifer.