(1) For residential uses (domestic use and irrigation of not more than 1/2 acre of noncommercial lawn and garden) of groundwater within upper Kittitas County that begin after July 8, 2008, a meter must be installed for each residential connection or each source well that serves multiple residential connections in compliance with the requirements of WAC
173-173-100.
(2) For all other uses within upper Kittitas County that begin after November 25, 2009, including permit-exempt uses, a meter must be installed for each source well in compliance with such requirements as prescribed in WAC
173-173-100.
(3) Water users must collect metering data for each recording period. The following table shows the five recording periods during each water year (October 1 through September 30):
Recording Period |
October 1 | - | March 31 |
April 1 | - | June 30 |
July 1 | - | July 31 |
August 1 | - | August 31 |
September 1 | - | September 30 |
(4) Water users must report their measurement data as follows:
Recording and Reporting Requirements |
Average diversion rate in gallons per minute | < 10 gpm | 10-49 gpm | ˃ 50 gpm |
Recording frequency | Monthly | Biweekly | Weekly |
Volume or rate to report | Maximum rate of diversion | Maximum rate of diversion | Maximum rate of diversion |
| Annual total volume | Annual total volume | Annual total volume |
Date data must be reported to department | By Jan. 31 of the following calendar year | By Jan. 31 of the following calendar year | By Jan. 31 of the following calendar year |
Monthly means calendar month |
Weekly means Monday 12:01 a.m. to Sunday 12:00 p.m. |
Biweekly means once every two weeks |
Daily means 12:01 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
1 gallon per minute is equivalent to .002 cubic feet per second |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
90.54.050 and chapter
43.27A RCW. WSR 11-01-163 (Order 08-12), § 173-539A-070, filed 12/22/10, effective 1/22/11.]