Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 5789 — Considering the full hydrologic cycle in the review and approval process of new water uses.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The latest version of SB 5789 has added a requirement for authorities to consider how new groundwater usage can actually recharge aquifers, which was previously overlooked in water use evaluations. This change is significant because it recognizes the relationship between land use changes—like tree removal—and their impact on water resources, aiming to promote more sustainable water management practices. Essentially, the bill encourages a more holistic approach to water rights that could help maintain groundwater supplies in the face of development. This adjustment could have positive implications for both the environment and local water availability for future uses.

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S-1556.1SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5789State of Washington65th Legislature2017 Regular SessionBy Senate Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Pearson, and Ericksen)READ FIRST TIME 02/17/17.AN ACT Relating to considering the full hydrologic cycle in the review and approval process of new water uses;
S-1043.1SENATE BILL 5789State of Washington65th Legislature2017 Regular SessionBy Senators Bailey, Pearson, and EricksenRead first time 02/10/17.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.AN ACT Relating to considering the full hydrologic cycle in the review and approval process of new water uses;
The legislature intends to require entities responsible for reviewing and approving permit-exempt water uses and applications for water rights under this title and chapter 36.70A RCW to establish processes and procedures to fully account for the ways in which new uses of groundwater offset potential impairment by recharging water into an aquifer.Sec. 2.  RCW 90.44.055 and 1997 c 360 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:The department shall, when evaluating an application for a water right or an amendment filed pursuant to RCW 90.44.050 or 90.44.100 that includes provision for any water impoundment or other resource management technique, take into consideration the benefits and costs, including environmental effects, of any water impoundment or other resource management technique, or changes in land use that may result in any recharge of groundwater, that is included as a component of the application.
The legislature intends to require entities responsible for reviewing and approving permit-exempt water uses and applications for water rights under this title and chapter 36.70A RCW to establish processes and procedures to fully account for the ways in which new uses of groundwater offset potential impairment by recharging water into an aquifer.Sec. 2.  RCW 90.44.055 and 1997 c 360 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:The department shall, when evaluating an application for a water right or an amendment filed pursuant to RCW 90.44.050 or 90.44.100 that includes provision for any water impoundment or other resource management technique, or changes in land use that may result in any recharge of groundwater, or changes in land use that may result in any recharge of groundwater, take into consideration the benefits and costs, including environmental effects, of any water impoundment or other resource management technique, or changes in land use that may result in any recharge of groundwater, that is included as a component of the application.
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Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  9. Referred to Ways & Means.

  10. Referred to Ways & Means.

  11. Minority; without recommendation.

  12. Minority; do not pass.

  13. And refer to Ways & Means.

  14. AWTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  15. Minority; without recommendation.

  16. Minority; do not pass.

  17. And refer to Ways & Means.

  18. AWTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  19. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.

Sponsors

  • Pearson · Cosponsor
  • Ericksen · Cosponsor
  • Bailey · Primary

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bailey

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Pearson
  • Ericksen

Not signed on (148)

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Who sponsors SB 5789?
SB 5789 is sponsored by Pearson, Ericksen, and Bailey.
What is the current status of SB 5789?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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