Section 173-166-120. Requests for drought relief—Contacts—Applications.

(1) Information regarding implementation of this chapter, and applications for emergency drought permits, water right transfers, and/or funding assistance can be obtained from the ecology headquarters office, water resources program, or from any of the four ecology regional offices. Ecology regional offices are located in Redmond, Spokane, Tumwater, and Yakima.

(2) Copies of statutes and regulations cited in this chapter may be obtained from the ecology headquarters office in Olympia.

(3) Ecology actions pertaining to the determination of which areas are suffering from drought conditions, the issuance of orders declaring areas to be suffering from drought conditions, plus any actions concerning protests of such declarations or petitions for consideration for such a designation will be conducted by the ecology headquarters office, water resources program.

(4) Ecology actions pertaining to emergency drought permits and water right transfers will be conducted by the appropriate ecology regional office.

(5) The ecology headquarters office, water resources program, will administer funding assistance and manage the drought relief program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.83B.420. WSR 91-03-081 (Order 90-53), § 173-166-120, filed 1/17/91, effective 2/17/91.]

RCW 43.83B.420. WSR 91-03-081 (Order 90-53), § 173-166-120, filed 1/17/91, effective 2/17/91.