Documents Posted for Public Comment by the Department of Ecology

Ecology Central Region Office (CRO)
( Serving: Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Yakima counties )
Help Desk: 509-575-2597

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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 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.

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.

End of Posting	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.

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.

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.

End of Posting	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.

Trust Water Rights

Water Banks

We post summaries of proposed water banks and water banking agreements for a 30-day comment period.

There are no documents currently posted for review or comment.

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.

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.