(1) The
department has determined that no water is available for further consumptive
appropriation in streams tributary to the Colville River. Therefore, these
tributary streams are closed to further consumptive appropriation except for
reservoir storage from November 1 through May 31. Applications for single
in-house domestic use, or stockwatering may be approved if no alternate source
of water supply is available and the proposed use will not impair existing
water rights.
(2) The Upper
Colville River and Lower Colville River will be closed to further consumptive
appropriation from July 16 through September 30, except for in-house domestic
use and normal stockwatering if no alternate source of water supply is
available.
(3) If the cumulative
impact of numerous single in-house domestic use diversions is determined to
substantially affect a closed stream's base flow, then new permits for this use
may be denied. Base flow levels for closed streams are specified in the
department's publication, "water resources management program, Colville River
basin."
(4) Appropriation of water
from streams tributary to the Colville River for out of stream storage and
on-stream storage shall be subject to the base flows recommended in the
department's publication, "water resources management program, Colville River
basin."
(5)
(a) Lakes included in table 5 are closed to
further consumptive appropriation for specified periods of the year, except for
in-house domestic and stockwatering uses. The department may deny applications
for domestic use if the cumulative effect of such diversions would be
detrimental to retaining a lake substantially in its natural condition.
Table 5 Lake Closures
|
Lake
|
Tributary to
|
Location
|
Period of Closure
|
|
Deer Lake
|
Sheep Creek
|
|
T. 30 N., R.
41 E. Secs. 1,
11,12,14
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
|
Loon Lake
|
Sheep Creek
|
|
T. 30 N., R.
41, E. Secs. 33,
34., T.29 N., R.
41 E. Secs. 2,
3,4,10,11
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
|
Waitts Lake
|
Waitts Creek
|
|
T. 31 N., R.
40 E. Secs.
17-20
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
|
Jumpoff Joe
Lake
|
Colville River
|
|
T. 31 N., R.
40 E. Sec. 19
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
|
White Mud Lake
|
|
|
T. 35 N., R.
40 E. Sec. 19.
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
|
Heritage and
Thomas Lakes
|
Little Pend
Oreille River
|
|
T. 36 N., R.
42 E. Secs. 8,9,
17,18
|
June 1-Oct. 31
|
(b)
Appropriation of water from lakes not specified in table 5 will be permitted if
prior water rights will not be adversely affected and if the appropriation will
not conflict with the intent of
RCW
90.54.020(3)(a) which
stipulates, in part, that "lakes and ponds shall be retained substantially in
their natural condition."
