County staff seek change to water code to ease timing for Group B water systems

May 27, 2026

Kittitas County Public Works requested direction to pursue a code revision that would remove a two‑year timeline requiring applicants creating Group B water systems to complete their system and apply for residential permits; staff said the change would reduce an unnecessary permitting burden and proposed a joint Board of Health/BOCC public hearing.

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Samantha Cox, Kittitas County Public Works water resources specialist, asked the Board of Commissioners for direction to continue work on a proposed revision to county code to modify a two‑year requirement for developers creating Group B water systems.

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