{"id":"192dfd6c-6d12-4fcc-bcb8-6d0e4383c852","task":"Determine permit-exempt well withdrawal limits in Washington State","domain":"ecology.wa.gov","steps":["Confirm the well qualifies under an RCW 90.44.050 exempt use category (single/group domestic supply, stock watering, non-commercial lawn/garden irrigation, etc.)","Check the general statutory single-domestic exempt cap against any tighter basin-specific rule","Verify whether the well falls within a Water Resource Inventory Area that imposes its own reduced allocation for new permit-exempt wells (some WRIAs limit new domestic wells well below the general statewide figure)","Document the applicable gallons-per-day limit before construction begins","Advise the owner that withdrawals exceeding the applicable exempt threshold require a water right permit"],"gotchas":["The commonly cited statutory ceiling is a general figure, not a guarantee; many WRIAs impose materially lower limits or metering/seasonal conditions for new wells, especially following post-2018 Streamflow Restoration Act rule changes","Limits often differ for new versus pre-existing wells in the same basin, so a neighboring older well's usage is not a valid precedent","Exceeding the applicable exempt threshold without a water right is a legal violation, not merely an administrative issue"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/192dfd6c-6d12-4fcc-bcb8-6d0e4383c852"}