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The Skagit watershed boundaries were created to support the implementation of the Skagit River Basin Instream Resources Protection Program Rule in Skagit County WA. (WAC 173-503) went into effect on April 14, 2001.
The rule establishes how Ecology will manage water use in the basin. This includes:
Establishing instream flows to protect stream flows in the Skagit and its tributaries for fish and other natural resources.
Administering reservations of water for specific future out-of-stream uses.
Granting interruptible water rights which cannot be used when flows in certain streams and the river are too low.
Evaluating mitigation plans
The Skagit rule does not apply to the Samish River Basin. |