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2013 Senate Bill 5199: Concerning de facto changes in water rights for irrigation purposes that involved conversion to more efficient irrigation technologies

Directs the Department of Ecology to initiate a process to allow water right holders to change the current status of water rights that are currently being put to a different additional place of use or acreage than is indicated on the associated water right certificate, permit, or claim only if the following conditions are met: the water right is located in a county that has at least 6000 acres in raspberry production as of the effective date of this section; the water right holder has implemented a change from overhead irrigation technology to microirrigation technology; the water right holder has beneficially used the water right for irrigation purposes using microirrigation since implementing the change; the water right holder filed a water right change application or a new water right application for a different or additional place of use or acreage before the effective date of this section; and the water right holder submits specific information to Ecology. If the information provided satisfies the requirements, Ecology must complete the analysis required and issue appropriate superseding water right documents, except that Ecology must use the time period prior to the implementation of the associated change to determine beneficial and consumptive use of the water right. To participate in this process, the applicant must utilize the cost-reimbursement process.

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