Washington Administrative Code
2021 Archive

Chapter 173-503 WAC
Last Update: 10/9/13

INSTREAM RESOURCES PROTECTION PROGRAM—LOWER AND UPPER SKAGIT WATER RESOURCES INVENTORY AREA (WRIA 3 AND 4)
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WAC Sections
173-503-010General provision.
173-503-020Purpose.
173-503-030Findings.
173-503-040Establishment of instream flows.
173-503-050Water availability determination.
173-503-060Ground water.
173-503-070Exemptions.
173-503-080Policy statement for future permitting actions.
173-503-090Enforcement.
173-503-100Regulation review.
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS TITLE
173-503-025Definitions. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-025, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-051Future stream closures. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-051, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-052Future out-of-stream uses in the Upper Skagit River subbasin management unit. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-052, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-061Baker River project settlement agreement flows. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-061, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-071Lakes and ponds. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-071, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-072Administrative requirements. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-072, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-073Water reservations. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-073, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-074Establishment of subbasin management units and reservation quantities by subbasin management unit. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-074, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-075Future stock watering. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-075, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-081Future changes and transfers. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-081, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-110Establishment of trust water rights program. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-110, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-116Incorporating new hydrologic investigations and information in rule. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-116, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-120Maps. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-120, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-130Appeals. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-130, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-140Regulation review. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-140, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
173-503-150Water rights subject to instream flows predating the reservations. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.27A, 90.54, 90.22, and 90.82 RCW. WSR 06-11-070 (Order 05-15), § 173-503-150, filed 5/15/06, effective 6/15/06.] Decodified by WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13, by order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013).
Reviser's note: The Supreme Court in the matter of Swinomish Tribal Comm'y v. Dep't Ecology, Supreme Court of the State of Washington No. 87672-0 (October 3, 2013), invalidated the 2006 amendments to chapter 173-503 WAC, adopted by the department of ecology Order No. 05-13, WSR 06-11-070 (May 15, 2006, effective June 15, 2006). See WSR 13-21-044, filed 10/9/13.