Water rights
Waters of the state belong to the public and can't be owned by any individual or group. Instead, a person or group may be granted a right to use a volume of water, for a defined purpose, in a specific place.
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Central Region
(Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties)
Help desk: 509-575-2597
Eastern Region
(Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties)
Help desk: 509-329-3400
Northwest Region
(Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties)
Help desk: 206-594-0193
Southwest Region
(Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties)
Help desk: 360-407-0278