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2017 Senate Bill 5789: Considering the full hydrologic cycle in the review and approval process of new water uses
Introduced by Sen. Barbara Bailey (Oak Harbor) (R) on February 10, 2017
Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee on February 10, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 16, 2017
Requires the Department of Ecology, when evaluating an application for a groundwater right, to take into consideration changes in land use that may result in any recharge of groundwater.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 17, 2017