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                         SENATE BILL 6793

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators T. Sheldon and Oke

Read first time 02/05/2002.  Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Water.

Changing provisions relating to expanding public water systems.

    AN ACT Relating to water right place of use and purpose of use for expanding public water systems; and amending RCW 90.03.386.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 90.03.386 and 1991 c 350 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Within service areas established pursuant to chapters 43.20 and 70.116 RCW, the department of ecology and the department of health shall coordinate approval procedures to ensure compliance and consistency with the approved water system plan.

(2) The place of use for municipal water suppliers under this subsection shall be the water service areas in the municipal water supplier's water system plan approved under chapter 43.20 RCW or coordinated water system plan approved under chapter 70.116 RCW, as either plan may be amended from time to time.  The purpose of use shall be designated as municipal.  As used in this subsection, "municipal water supplier" means a purveyor as defined in RCW 70.116.030 that has an approved water system plan under chapter 43.20 or 70.116 RCW and meets at least one of the following conditions:

(a) Is a municipal corporation; or

(b) Owns or operates an expanding public water system that is entitled or obligated to serve existing and additional customers and uses within one or more approved water service areas to the extent such customers and uses are allowed under applicable land use plans.

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