Publication Summary

Title

Preliminary Benefit-Cost & Least Burdensome Analysis For Amendment To Chapter 173-503 WAC, Instream Resources Protection Program-Lower And Upper Skagit Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA 3 and 4)

Month-Year PublishedFebruary 2005
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Short Description

The Department of Ecology is proposing to amend Chapter 173-503 WAC. The existing rule sets minimum instream flow levels and describes water management including water availability and water rights for Water Resource Inventory Areas 3 and 4 (WRIA 3 and 4). These areas include the lower and upper Skagit River and tributaries and all contributing land area as set forth in chapter 173-500 WAC. A draft rule amendment has been developed that closes some subbasins, creates reservations for domestic and stockwater uses and clarifies the requirements for out of stream uses. Ecology has conducted this benefit-cost analysis as part of the rule adoption process.

Publication Number05-11-005
ContactGeoff Tallent, (425) 649-4318
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Number of pages 40
Keywords cost analysis, instream flow, Skagit , WAC, Water Resource Inventory Area, water resources
Subject Waterbodies
WRIA 03 - Lower Skagit-Samish,
WRIA 04 - Upper Skagit
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies
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