BILL REQ. #:  H-4147.1 

Prefiled 01/04/08. Read first time 01/14/08.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

     AN ACT Relating to measurement devices for small water withdrawals; and adding a new section to chapter 90.44 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 90.44 RCW to read as follows:
     If a well authorized under the provisions of RCW 90.44.050 is required to be metered, the department shall bear the full cost of installation and periodic maintenance of the measuring device. The department must work with the landowner to identify a mutually agreeable time for the installation and maintenance work to be completed, and unless agreed to by the landowner, the department must provide no less than thirty days' notice to the owner of the well before entering the property for installation and maintenance.