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Wash. Rev. Code § 86.16.010 (2026)

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The legislature finds that the alleviation of recurring flood damages to public and private property and to the public health and safety is a matter of public concern. As an aid in effecting such alleviation the state of Washington, in the exercise of its sovereign and police powers, hereby assumes full regulatory control over the navigable and nonnavigable waters flowing or lying within the borders of the state subject always to the federal control of navigation, to the extent necessary to accomplish the objects of this chapter. In addition, in an effort to alleviate flood damage and expenditures of government funds, the federal government adopted the national flood insurance act of 1968 and subsequently the flood disaster protection act of 1973. The department of ecology is the state agency in Washington responsible for coordinating the floodplain management regulation elements aspects of the national flood insurance program.
[ 1987 c 523 s 1; 1935 c 159 s 1; RRS s 9663A-1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1977–2018 · leading case: Maple Leaf Investors, Inc. v. Dep't of Ecology, 565 P.2d 1162 (Wash. 1977).
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Maple Leaf Investors, Inc. v. Dep't of Ecology, 565 P.2d 1162 (Wash. 1977). · cites it 3× “RCW 86.16.010 states: The alleviation of recurring flood damages to public and private property, to the public health and safety, and to the development of the natural resources of the state is declared to be a matter of public concern, and as an aid in effecting such…”
Klineburger v. King Cnty., 356 P.3d 223 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 86.16.010. RCW 86.16.025. RCW 86.16.031(1).”
Bayley v. Kane, 560 P.2d 1165 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “Its broad scope and purpose are contained in RCW 86.16.010: The alleviation of recurring flood damages to public and private property, to the public health and safety, and to the development of the natural resources of the state is declared to be a matter of public concern, and…”
Anderson v. Dep't of Ecology, 664 P.2d 1278 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “That, in turn, was part of a legislative effort to alleviate damages caused by floods to public and private property, protect the public health, safety and continued development of the state's natural resources against recurrent flood depredations.”
Cradduck v. Yakima Cnty., 271 P.3d 289 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “” Former RCW 86.16.010 (1935). The purpose of chapter 86.”
Citizens Protecting Resources v. Yakima Cnty., 219 P.3d 730 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 86.16.010. 3 The courts likewise have long recognized that addressing flood problems was a proper role of state and local government.”
Stephen Klineburger v. Dep't Of Ecology (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “28 See RCW 86.16.010; Maple Leaf Inv'rs, Inc. v.”
King Co Dept Of Dev. & Environ. Ser. Bldg, App-cross Res v. Stephan & Sandra Klineburger, Res-cr App (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “"17 After assessing the risk of harm, Ecology may recommend replacement or repair 10 RCW 86.16.010. 11 RCW 86.16.025. 12 RCW 86.”
CPR v. Yakima Cnty., 219 P.3d 730 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “In 1935, the Legislature declared that fighting floods was a "matter of public concern" and the State would "exercise .”
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