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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.14.071 (2026)

Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right

✓ current as of May 2026
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Except as provided in *section 5 of this act or as exempted from filing by RCW 90.14.041, any person claiming the right to divert or withdraw waters of the state as set forth in RCW 90.14.041, who fails to file a statement of claim as provided in RCW 90.14.041, 90.14.043, or 90.14.068 and in RCW 90.14.051 and 90.14.061, shall be conclusively deemed to have waived and relinquished any right, title, or interest in said right.
[ 1997 c 440 s 3; 1969 ex.s. c 284 s 16.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note: Section 5 of this act was vetoed by the governor.
Severability—1969 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 90.48.290.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2003 · leading case: Rettkowski v. Dep't of Ecology, 910 P.2d 462 (Wash. 1996).
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Rettkowski v. Dep't of Ecology, 910 P.2d 462 (Wash. 1996). · cites it 2× “We first note the orders at issue were not waiver or relinquishment decisions pursuant to RCW 90.14.071, .130-.180. However, as just stated, we find RCW 90.”
Dep't of Ecology v. Adsit, 694 P.2d 1065 (Wash. 1985). · cites it 4× “RCW 90.14.071. Only riparian rights which do not diminish the quantity of water remaining in the source, such as boating, swimming and other recreational or aesthetic uses, need not be registered.”
Willowbrook Farms, L.L.P. v. Dep't of Ecology, 116 Wash. App. 392 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 90.14.071. RCW 90.14-.065 (passed in 1987) allows amendments to a water rights claim for, among other things, a ministerial mistake.”
Willowbrook Farms LLP v. Dep't of Ecology, 66 P.3d 664 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 90.14.071. RCW 90.14.065 (passed in 1987) allows amendments to a water rights claim for, among other things, a ministerial mistake.”
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