WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTION WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE ROOSEVELT WATERSHED
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WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTION WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTION WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE ROOSEVELT WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE ROOSEVELT WATERSHED WATERSHED PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: Gene St.Godard. P.G., Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG. L.HG. Water & Natural Resources Water & Natural Resources Group, Inc. Group, Inc. Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington 509-953-9395 509-953-9395
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WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTION WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE ROOSEVELT WATERSHED. PRESENTED BY: Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG. Water & Natural Resources Group, Inc. Spokane, Washington 509-953-9395. DATA SOURCES. WASHINGTON Washington State Department of Ecology WRATS Database (November 14, 2008). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTIONWATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTIONWRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE
ROOSEVELT WATERSHEDROOSEVELT WATERSHED
PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY:
Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG.Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG.Water & Natural Resources Group, Water & Natural Resources Group,
Inc.Inc.
Spokane, WashingtonSpokane, Washington509-953-9395509-953-9395
DATA SOURCESDATA SOURCES
• WASHINGTONWASHINGTON– Washington State Department of Washington State Department of
EcologyEcology•WRATS Database (November 14, 2008)WRATS Database (November 14, 2008)
WASHINGTON WATER WASHINGTON WATER LAWLAW• Washington Water Code of 1917Washington Water Code of 1917
– Required individuals to file application Required individuals to file application for a permit for new surface water rightsfor a permit for new surface water rights
– Did not affect existing water rightsDid not affect existing water rights
• Groundwater Code of 1945Groundwater Code of 1945– Established the same permitting process Established the same permitting process
used for surface waterused for surface water– Allowed for exemption to a permit of Allowed for exemption to a permit of
uses less than 5,000 gallons per dayuses less than 5,000 gallons per day
WASHINGTON WATER WASHINGTON WATER LAWLAW• Water Right – issued for a “Beneficial Use”Water Right – issued for a “Beneficial Use”
– Senior Water Right: entitled to full exercise of their Senior Water Right: entitled to full exercise of their allocated “right”. Set with a priority date.allocated “right”. Set with a priority date.
– Junior Water Right: conditioned to a senior water Junior Water Right: conditioned to a senior water right, issued after code, and assigned a priority dateright, issued after code, and assigned a priority date
• Classifications:Classifications:– Claim: initiated before the appropriate water code Claim: initiated before the appropriate water code
(surface-1917, groundwater-1945).(surface-1917, groundwater-1945).– Certificate: use issued by Ecology after code was Certificate: use issued by Ecology after code was
adopted.adopted.– Permit: use of water granted by Ecology, but not Permit: use of water granted by Ecology, but not
certificated.certificated.
Surface Water Rights
49
299
0
CERTIFICATES
CLAIMS
PERMITS
348 ACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Surface Water Rights5
41
18
19
CERTIFICATES
CLAIMS
PERMITS
APPLICATIONS
83 INACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Groundwater Rights
221
5
60
CERTIFICATES
CLAIMS
PERMITS
286 ACTIVE GROUNDWATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Groundwater Rights
10
15
10
CERTIFICATES
APPLICATIONS
PERMITS
35 INACTIVE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53
17
11APPLICATIONS
CHANGE APPLICATIONS
PENDING GROUNDWATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53
7
0
APPLICATIONS
CHANGE APPLICATIONS
PENDING SURFACE WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53
WRIA 53 Water Rights (Acre Feet / year)
18910
16949Surface Water
Groundwater
APPROXIMATELY 35,860 ACRE-FT/YEAR HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED IN WRIA 53. AN ADDITIONAL 209.25 IS PENDING APPLICATION (25.25-SW, 184-GW).
Surface Water Rights (cfs)35.9
0.0
559.7
Claim
Permit
Certificate
595.6 cfs from SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Groundwater Rights (gpm)5104
362518046
Certificate
Claim
Permit
26,775 gpm (59.25 cfs) from GROUNDWATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Groundwater Rights by Use
0.6%
32.0%
0.4%
29.5%
5.8%
2.7%
2.1%
0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
0.4%25.8%
Commercial and IndustrialManufacturingDomestic General
Domestic Multiple
Domestic Municipal
Domestic Single
Environmental Quality
Fire Protection
Fish Propagation
Heat Exchange
Highway
Irrigation
Stock Watering
Wildlife Propagation
346 GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53
Surface Water Rights by Use
28%
52%
14%
2%0
2%
00
0
0
0
02%Commercial and Industrial Manufacturing
Domestic General
Domestic Multiple
Domestic Municipal
Domestic Single
Environmental Quality
Fire Protection
Fish Propagation
Heat Exchange
Highway
Irrigation
Stock Watering
Wildlife Propagation
312 SURFACE WATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND PERMITS IIN WRIA 53
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
PLEASE USE YOUR WATER PLEASE USE YOUR WATER IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNERIN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER
