The purpose of this rule is to withdraw from appropriation all unappropriated groundwater within upper Kittitas County pending completion of a groundwater study. New groundwater withdrawals will be limited to those that are water budget neutral, as defined in this rule.
Wash. Admin. Code § 173-539A-010
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.54.050 and chapter 43.27A RCW. 11-01-163 (Order 08-12), § 173-539A-010, filed 12/22/10, effective 1/22/11.