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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 04/27/2018 - Since June 2, 2014, mitigation is required for all new uses of ground water in Kittitas County. Mitigation may include obtaining a portion of a senior (pre-1905) water right appropriate to offset the new ground water withdrawal. Kittitas County (County) has offered water mitigation through a County-owned and operated water bank since December 2, 2015. All customers that have purchased mitigation through the Kittitas County Water Bank have been required to be metered and monitored through the Kittitas County Water Metering program and reported to Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).
The Kittitas County Water Mitigation and Metering program will soon expand to read, monitor and report ALL new uses of water in Kittitas County, not just the uses from the Kittitas County Water Bank. The Washington State Legislature required Ecology to implement a metering Pilot Program in 2018 for all new domestic (residential) water use in Kittitas County Washington. The new legislation requires the Pilot Program to run until December, 2027. This Pilot Program will be administered by Kittitas County through an Interagency Agreement between the County and Ecology.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Erin Moore, 509-962-7515