WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5024: Groundwater supply avail.

Concerning groundwater supply availability in areas with ground and surface water interaction.

Summary

  • Allows counties to establish a mitigation program for the mitigation of impacts upon surface waters of new permit-exempt groundwater withdrawals.
  • Allows an applicant that plans to use a permit-exempt groundwater withdrawal for a building permit, subdivision, or dedication to show water availability where water will be withdrawn from a source that meets certain conditions or where there will be mitigation.
  • Creates the Permit-Exempt Well Withdrawal Mitigation Committee.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5024), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 9, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to groundwater supply availability in areas with ground and surface water interaction;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Maralyn Chase D-32Marko Liias D-21Christine Rolfes D-23Annette Cleveland D-49Lisa Wellman D-41Senator D-46Jamie Pedersen D-43Karen Keiser D-33Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Economic Development & International Trade.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5024 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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