Kittitas County adopts ordinance and resolution to expand eligibility under county code chapter 13.40
Sep 17, 2026
County boards approved Resolution No. 2026-001 and Ordinance No. 26-005 to broaden how county-held water rights are allocated, explicitly including development of group B water systems to avoid disincentivizing shared systems versus individual wells.
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Kittitas County held a joint public hearing on Sept. 17 and voted to approve changes to county code chapter 13.40 that expand who may receive county-held water-right mitigations. The board adopted Resolution No. 2026-001 recommending amendments, then approved Ordinance No. 26-005 to amend chapter 13.40.
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