Addressing water availability issues by addressing the Washington supreme court decision in Whatcom County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, also known as the Hirst decision, solely by providing immediate and temporary relief to landowners affected by the Hirst decision by ensuring that a water well report for a groundwater withdrawal exempt from permitting and not prohibited by an applicable water resources management rule adopted by the department of ecology may serve until July 1, 2019, as evidence of an adequate water supply for a building necessitating potable water, and allowing cities and counties to rely until July 1, 2019, on water resource management rules adopted by the department of ecology in providing for the protection of surface water and groundwater r

2 documents for 2248 (2017-18)

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(WORD) (HTM) (PDF) House Bill 2248 Bills Original Bill 7/19/2017
(WORD) (HTM) (PDF) Digest of House Bill 2248 Digests Bill Digest 7/21/2017

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