water right distribution wria 53 – lower lake roosevelt watershed presented by: gene st.godard....

WATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTIONWATER RIGHT DISTRIBUTIONWRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE WRIA 53 – LOWER LAKE

ROOSEVELT WATERSHEDROOSEVELT WATERSHED

PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY:

Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG.Gene St.Godard. P.G., L.HG.Water & Natural Resources Group, Water & Natural Resources Group,

Inc.Inc.

Spokane, WashingtonSpokane, Washington509-953-9395509-953-9395

DATA SOURCESDATA SOURCES

• WASHINGTONWASHINGTON– Washington State Department of Washington State Department of

EcologyEcology•WRATS Database (November 14, 2008)WRATS Database (November 14, 2008)

WASHINGTON WATER WASHINGTON WATER LAWLAW• Washington Water Code of 1917Washington Water Code of 1917

– Required individuals to file application Required individuals to file application for a permit for new surface water rightsfor a permit for new surface water rights

– Did not affect existing water rightsDid not affect existing water rights

• Groundwater Code of 1945Groundwater Code of 1945– Established the same permitting process Established the same permitting process

used for surface waterused for surface water– Allowed for exemption to a permit of Allowed for exemption to a permit of

uses less than 5,000 gallons per dayuses less than 5,000 gallons per day

WASHINGTON WATER WASHINGTON WATER LAWLAW• Water Right – issued for a “Beneficial Use”Water Right – issued for a “Beneficial Use”

– Senior Water Right: entitled to full exercise of their Senior Water Right: entitled to full exercise of their allocated “right”. Set with a priority date.allocated “right”. Set with a priority date.

– Junior Water Right: conditioned to a senior water Junior Water Right: conditioned to a senior water right, issued after code, and assigned a priority dateright, issued after code, and assigned a priority date

• Classifications:Classifications:– Claim: initiated before the appropriate water code Claim: initiated before the appropriate water code

(surface-1917, groundwater-1945).(surface-1917, groundwater-1945).– Certificate: use issued by Ecology after code was Certificate: use issued by Ecology after code was

adopted.adopted.– Permit: use of water granted by Ecology, but not Permit: use of water granted by Ecology, but not

certificated.certificated.

Surface Water Rights

49

299

0

CERTIFICATES

CLAIMS

PERMITS

348 ACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Surface Water Rights5

41

18

19

CERTIFICATES

CLAIMS

PERMITS

APPLICATIONS

83 INACTIVE SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Groundwater Rights

221

5

60

CERTIFICATES

CLAIMS

PERMITS

286 ACTIVE GROUNDWATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Groundwater Rights

10

15

10

CERTIFICATES

APPLICATIONS

PERMITS

35 INACTIVE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53

17

11APPLICATIONS

CHANGE APPLICATIONS

PENDING GROUNDWATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53

7

0

APPLICATIONS

CHANGE APPLICATIONS

PENDING SURFACE WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS IN WRIA 53

WRIA 53 Water Rights (Acre Feet / year)

18910

16949Surface Water

Groundwater

APPROXIMATELY 35,860 ACRE-FT/YEAR HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED IN WRIA 53. AN ADDITIONAL 209.25 IS PENDING APPLICATION (25.25-SW, 184-GW).

Surface Water Rights (cfs)35.9

0.0

559.7

Claim

Permit

Certificate

595.6 cfs from SURFACE WATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Groundwater Rights (gpm)5104

362518046

Certificate

Claim

Permit

26,775 gpm (59.25 cfs) from GROUNDWATER CLAIMS, CERTIFICATES, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Groundwater Rights by Use

0.6%

32.0%

0.4%

29.5%

5.8%

2.7%

2.1%

0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%

0.4%25.8%

Commercial and IndustrialManufacturingDomestic General

Domestic Multiple

Domestic Municipal

Domestic Single

Environmental Quality

Fire Protection

Fish Propagation

Heat Exchange

Highway

Irrigation

Stock Watering

Wildlife Propagation

346 GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND PERMITS IN WRIA 53

Surface Water Rights by Use

28%

52%

14%

2%0

2%

00

0

0

0

02%Commercial and Industrial Manufacturing

Domestic General

Domestic Multiple

Domestic Municipal

Domestic Single

Environmental Quality

Fire Protection

Fish Propagation

Heat Exchange

Highway

Irrigation

Stock Watering

Wildlife Propagation

312 SURFACE WATER CERTIFICATES, CLAIMS, AND PERMITS IIN WRIA 53

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

PLEASE USE YOUR WATER PLEASE USE YOUR WATER IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNERIN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER