Public Notice and Comment - Trust Water Rights Resulting from Donations or Short Term Leases

Trust Water Right Donations

The following letters have been sent by Ecology’s Regional Offices to notify water right holders that their water rights have been accepted into the Trust Water Rights Program. These notices are only for water entering the Trust Water Rights Program as the result of donations.

In 2009 legislation was passed authorizing Ecology to use this website instead of newspapers for public notice for two types of trust water rights, donations and short term leases. The acceptance letters are posted on this webpage to meet the public notice requirement in RCW 90.42.040 (5) (c). “For a trust water right donation described in RCW 90.42.080 (1)(b), or for a trust water right lease described in RCW 90.24.080(8) that does not exceed five years, the department may post equivalent information on its web site to meet the notice requirements…”

A link to those notices is below. The public notice dates below, identify the date the notice is posted, and the date the notice will have met the required two week period. The donation documents will continue to be posted for 30 additional days to accept comments. A link to the comment form for each regional office is provided below. Please follow the directions on the form and submit. Your comments will be received and evaluated by a regional office staff member.

If you would like to be notified as each notice is posted, please sign up for the Water Resources Program ListServ

Appeal process

If you plan to appeal a Trust Water Right Donation you must follow the instructions that are provided in the acceptance letter. A link to the acceptance letter is provided below.

Administrative orders and penalty notices issued by Ecology can be appealed to the Washington Pollution Control Hearing Board. For more information read "Your Right to Be Heard"

Trust Water Donations

Public Notice Date Posted	Public Notice End Date (two weeks after date posted)	Comment Period (30 days after end of two week public notice)	Trust Water Right Donation Public Notice	County
January 25, 2012	February 9, 2012	March 9, 2012 Comment Form	Acceptance of Donation Extension to the Washington State Trust Water Rights Program CS4SWC7742@1, Michael and Martha Buckingham. Acceptance letter sent on January 24, 2012.	Chelan
January 24, 2012	February 8, 2012	March 8, 2012 Comment Form	Acceptance of Donation Extension to the Washington State Trust Water Rights Program CG4-26772C, Nicolas and Judie Yaksic. Acceptance letter sent on January 24, 2012.	Okanogan
January 24, 2012	February 8, 2012	March 8, 2012 Comment Form	Acceptance of Donation Extension to the Washington State Trust Water Rights Program CG4-27263P@1, Neil Mickelson. Acceptance letter sent on January 24, 2012.	Okanogan
January 10, 2012	January 24, 2012	February 24, 2012 Comment Form	Acceptance of Donation Extension to the Washington State Trust Water Rights Program CS4-34553@2, Berg Farms, LLC.. Acceptance letter sent on January 9, 2012	Benton
January 10, 2012	January 24, 2012	February 24, 2012 Comment Form	Acceptance of Donation Extension to the Washington State Trust Water Rights Program CS4-30834@4, Berg Farms, LLC.. Acceptance letter sent on January 9, 2012	Benton

View the archive of past posted Trust Water Right Donations

Trust Water Right Short-term Leases

The following public notices have been prepared by Ecology’s Regional Offices to notify the public that water rights are being processed into the Trust Water Rights Program. These notices are only for water entering the Trust Water Rights Program as the result of Short-term Leases.

A link to those notices is below.

The public notice dates below, identify the date the notice is posted, and the date when the notice will have met the required two week period. The final Report of Examination for the Short-term Lease will be posted when completed.

Appeal process

If you plan to appeal a Trust Water Right Short-term Lease you must follow the instructions that are provided in the the public notice. A link to the public notice is provided below.

Administrative orders and penalty notices issued by Ecology can be appealed to the Washington Pollution Control Hearing Board. For more information read "Your Right to Be Heard"