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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.54.920 (2026)

Rights not impaired

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(1) Nothing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.
(2) Nothing in this act shall be used to prevent future storage options, recognizing that storage may be necessary as a method of conserving water to meet both instream and out-of-stream needs.
(3) Nothing in this act shall infringe upon the rate-making prerogatives of any public water purveyor.
(4) Nothing in this act shall preclude the joint select committee on water resource policy from reviewing any subject matter contained herein for any future modifications.
[ 1989 c 348 s 3.]

Notes:

Severability—1989 c 348: See note following RCW 90.54.020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2002 · leading case: Pub. Util. DIST. v. State, Dept. of Ecology, 51 P.3d 744 (Wash. 2002).
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Pub. Util. DIST. v. State, Dept. of Ecology, 51 P.3d 744 (Wash. 2002). “) Similarly RCW 90.54.920(1) mandates "[n]othing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.”
Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Dep't of Ecology, 146 Wash. 2d 778 (Wash. 2002). “) Similarly RCW 90.54.920(1) mandates “[n]othing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.”
Dep't of Ecology v. Grimes, 852 P.2d 1044 (Wash. 1993). “25 RCW 90.54.920; see Laws of 1989, ch. 348, § 2 (RCW 90.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 90.54.920(1) — 2 cases
Pub. Util. DIST. v. State, Dept. of Ecology, 51 P.3d 744 (Wash. 2002). “) Similarly RCW 90.54.920(1) mandates "[n]othing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.”
Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Dep't of Ecology, 146 Wash. 2d 778 (Wash. 2002). “) Similarly RCW 90.54.920(1) mandates “[n]othing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.”
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