Wash. Admin. Code § 365-196-825 - Potable water
(1) Each
applicant for a building permit of a building needing potable water shall
provide evidence of an adequate water supply for the intended use of the
building. Local regulations should be designed to produce enough data to make
such a determination, addressing both water quality and water quantity issues.
RCW
19.27.097 provides that such evidence may be
in the form of a water right permit from the department of ecology, a letter
from an approved water purveyor stating the ability to provide water, or
another form sufficient to verify the existence of an adequate water
supply.
(2) Counties and cities
should give consideration to guidelines promulgated by the departments of
ecology and health on what constitutes an adequate water supply. In addition,
Attorney General's Opinion, AGO 1992 No. 17, should be consulted for assistance
in determining what substantive standards should be applied.
(3) If the department of ecology has adopted
rules on this subject, or any part of it, local regulations should be
consistent with those rules. Such rules may include instream flow rules, which
may limit the availability of additional ground or surface water within a
specific geographic area.
(4)
Counties and cities may impose conditions on building permits requiring
connection to an existing public water system where the existing system is
willing and able to provide safe and reliable potable water to the applicant
with reasonable economy and efficiency.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.050 and 36.70A.190. 10-03-085, § 365-196-825, filed 1/19/10, effective 2/19/10.
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