Ecology Central Region Office (CRO)
( Serving: Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Yakima counties )
Help Desk: 509-575-2597
CRO -
Water Right Documents:
Review and Comment
Welcome to the Central Region Office (CRO) review and comment portal. Your input is valuable to our decision-making process. You are invited to review the water right documents posted on this page. To view documents posted in other regions, use the links above.
When a document is available for comment, follow the link to our comment page. Please note that you will need the document number to submit your comment. Other water right documents are posted for a review period. When a document has a statutory appeal period, we provide a link to more information on submitting an appeal. Because the statutory appeal period for our documents begins when the applicant receives the document, we cannot guarantee that a document posted here has an open appeal period.
For information on when an appeal period begins and ends, please contact the CRO Help Desk at 509-575-2597 during business hours.
To receive a notice each time the Central Region Office (CRO) posts a document, create or update your GovDelivery account. Check the box(es) for Public Comment for each region you are interested in under “Water Resources Program”. We do not send notices when Water Right Applications are posted.
Water Right Applications
Applications for New Water Rights
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
Applications for new water rights and reservoirs include:
- Application for a New Water Right
- Application for a Surface Reservoir Permit
- Application for an Underground Aquifer Storage and Recovery Reservoir Permit
We post complete applications for 60 days. There is no associated comment period.
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Applications for New Water Rights |
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WRIA |
Applications for Water Right Changes
Applications to change an existing water right include:
- Application to Change or Transfer an Existing Water Right
We post complete applications for 60 days. There is no associated comment period.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Application for Water Right Change |
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WRIA |
Water Right Decisions
New Water Right Reports of Examination (New ROE's)
We post Reports of Examination (ROEs) that describe our decision (approval or denial) to authorize new water rights. Draft ROEs are posted for a 30-day comment period.
Final ROEs are posted for a 60-day review period.
For information on the statutory appeal period for the Final ROE you are interested in, contact the
CRO Water Resources Program Help Desk at 509-575-2597
during business hours.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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New Water Right Reports of Examination |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Reports of Examination for Water Right Changes (Change ROE's)
We post Reports of Examination (ROEs) that describe our decision (approval or denial) to authorize changes to an existing water right. Draft Change ROEs are posted for a 30-day comment period.
Final Change ROEs are posted for a 60-day review period.
For information on the statutory appeal period for the Final Change ROE you are interested in, contact the
CRO Water Resources Program Help Desk at 509-575-2597
during business hours.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Reports of Examination for Water Right Changes |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Conservancy Board Records of Decision (RODs)
We post Final County Water Conservancy Board Records of Decision (RODs) to authorize changes to an existing water rights for a 30-day comment period. Ecology's decision to affirm, modify, or reverse the Conservancy Board ROD are posted for a 30-day review period. Once Ecology's decision is posted for review, the associated ROD may be viewed using our Water Rights Search .
For information on the statutory appeal period for Ecology’s final decision, contact the
CRO Water Resources Program Help Desk at 509-575-2597
during business hours.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Records of Decision and Final Orders |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Water Budget Neutral Determinations
We post Water Budget Neutral (WBN) Determination Letters for new groundwater permit-exempt uses in the Upper Yakima Basin for a 60-day review period. When the proposed use exceeds the limits of the groundwater permit exemption, we issue a WBN Report of Examination (ROE). Draft WBN ROEs are posted for a 14-day comment period. Final WBN ROEs are posted for a 60-day review period. For information on a Final WBN ROE or Determination Letter statutory appeal period, contact the
CRO Water Resources Program Help Desk at 509-575-2597
during business hours.
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Water Budget Neutral Determinations |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Permit Extensions
We post Permit Extension Decision Letters (Permit Extensions) that describe Ecology’s decision to extend the development schedule of a water right permit for a 60-day review period. For information on the statutory appeal period for a Permit Extension, contact the
CRO Water Resources Program Help Desk at 509-575-2597
during business hours.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Permit Extensions |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Trust Water Rights
Water Banks
Trust Water Rights
We post notices of proposed trust water rights for a 30-day comment period before a water right is accepted into the Trust Water Rights Program through lease, purchase, or other means.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Trust Water Proposals |
County |
WRIA |
Links |
Temporary Donations
Temporary water right donations to the Trust Water Rights Program are posted for a 30-day comment period.
There are no documents currently posted for review or comment. |
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Temporary Donation Request |
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WRIA |
Links |