Title 78 - Mines, minerals, and petroleum
- 78.04 - Mining corporations.
- 78.06 - Mining claims -- Survey reports.
- 78.08 - Location of mining claims.
- 78.08.005 - Prior claims, how governed.
- 78.08.020 - Extent of lode claims.
- 78.08.030 - Rights of locators.
- 78.08.040 - Recording instruments affecting claim.
- 78.08.050 - Location notices -- Contents -- Recording.
- 78.08.060 - Staking of claim -- Requisites -- Right of person diligently engaged in search.
- 78.08.070 - Cut, excavation, tunnel or test hole in lieu of discovery shaft.
- 78.08.072 - Holding claim by geological, etc., survey -- Report of survey.
- 78.08.075 - "Lode" defined.
- 78.08.080 - Amended certificate of location.
- 78.08.081 - Assessment work, affidavit of work performed or affidavit of fees paid.
- 78.08.082 - Affidavit is prima facie evidence.
- 78.08.090 - Relocating abandoned claim.
- 78.08.100 - Location of placer claims.
- 78.08.110 - Affidavit as proof.
- 78.08.115 - Application of RCW 78.08.050 through .
- 78.12 - Abandoned shafts and excavations.
- 78.12.010 - Shafts, excavations to be fenced.
- 78.12.020 - Complaint -- Contents.
- 78.12.030 - Order to serve notice.
- 78.12.040 - Notice -- Contents -- Civil and criminal penalties.
- 78.12.050 - Suit in name of state -- Disposition of proceeds.
- 78.12.060 - Procedure when shaft unclaimed.
- 78.12.061 - Safety cage in mining shaft -- Regulations.
- 78.12.070 - Damage actions preserved.
- 78.16 - Mineral and petroleum leases on county lands.
- 78.22 - Extinguishment of unused mineral rights.
- 78.22.010 - Extinguishment of unused mineral rights authorized.
- 78.22.020 - "Mineral interest" defined.
- 78.22.030 - Acts constituting use of mineral interest.
- 78.22.040 - Statement of claim -- Contents -- Fees -- Filing.
- 78.22.050 - Extinguishment of mineral interest -- Procedure.
- 78.22.060 - Presumption of extinguishment -- Conditions -- Statement of claim -- Filing, recording, indexing.
- 78.22.070 - Statement of claim -- Notice and affidavit of publication -- Auditor's duties.
- 78.22.080 - Exemptions from claim of abandonment and extinguishment.
- 78.22.090 - Waiver prohibited.
- 78.44 - Surface mining.
- 78.44.010 - Legislative finding.
- 78.44.011 - Intent.
- 78.44.020 - Purposes.
- 78.44.031 - Definitions.
- 78.44.040 - Administration of chapter -- Rule-making authority.
- 78.44.045 - Surface mining reclamation account.
- 78.44.050 - Exclusive authority to regulate reclamation -- Department may delegate enforcement authority to counties, cities, towns -- Other laws not affected.
- 78.44.055 - Surface mining of coal -- Preemption of chapter by federal laws, programs.
- 78.44.060 - Investigations, research, etc. -- Dissemination of information.
- 78.44.070 - Cooperation with other agencies -- Receipt and expenditure of funds.
- 78.44.081 - Reclamation permits required -- Applications.
- 78.44.083 - Reclamation permit -- Refusal to issue.
- 78.44.085 - Application fee -- Annual permit fee -- Confidential records -- Appeals -- Collection of fees.
- 78.44.087 - Performance security required -- Department authority.
- 78.44.091 - Reclamation plans -- Approval process.
- 78.44.101 - Joint reclamation plans may be required.
- 78.44.111 - Segmental reclamation -- Primary objective.
- 78.44.121 - Reclamation setbacks -- Exemption.
- 78.44.131 - Reclamation specifics -- Basic objective -- Modifications for metals mining and milling operations -- Timeline.
- 78.44.141 - Reclamation -- Minimum standards -- Waiver.
- 78.44.151 - Reclamation plans -- Modification, when required -- SEPA.
- 78.44.161 - Reclamation compliance -- Inspection of disturbed area -- Special inspection requirements for metals mining and milling operations.
- 78.44.171 - Reclamation -- Transfer of permits.
- 78.44.181 - Reclamation -- Report by permit holder on anniversary date.
- 78.44.190 - Deficiencies -- Order to rectify -- Time extension.
- 78.44.200 - Immediate danger -- Emergency notice and order to rectify deficiencies -- Emergency order to suspend surface mining.
- 78.44.210 - Suspension of a reclamation permit.
- 78.44.220 - Declaration of abandonment -- Reclamation -- Subsequent miner.
- 78.44.230 - Abandonment -- Cancellation of the reclamation permit.
- 78.44.240 - Reclamation by the department -- Order to submit performance security -- Cost recovery.
- 78.44.250 - Fines -- Civil penalties -- Damage recovery.
- 78.44.260 - Operating without permit -- Penalty.
- 78.44.270 - Appeals -- Standing.
- 78.44.280 - Underground operation -- Surface disturbances subject to chapter.
- 78.44.300 - Reclamation awards -- Recognition of excellence.
- 78.44.310 - Reclamation consulting -- No cost service.
- 78.44.320 - Definitions applicable to RCW 78.44.330.
- 78.44.330 - Mineral trespass -- Penalty.
- 78.44.340 - Mineral trespass -- Limitation on application.
- 78.44.350 - Blanket performance security.
- 78.44.360 - Performance security insufficient to cover cost of reclamation -- Lien established in favor of department.
- 78.44.370 - Notice of correction.
- 78.44.380 - Stop work orders.
- 78.44.390 - Cancellation of a reclamation permit.
- 78.44.910 - Previously mined land.
- 78.44.920 - Effective date -- 1970 ex.s. c 64.
- 78.44.930 - Severability -- 1970 ex.s. c 64.
- 78.52 - Oil and gas conservation.
- 78.52.001 - Declaration of purpose.
- 78.52.010 - Definitions.
- 78.52.025 - Hearings and meetings of department.
- 78.52.030 - Employment of personnel.
- 78.52.031 - Conduct of hearings -- Evidence.
- 78.52.032 - Hearing examiners.
- 78.52.033 - Failure of witness to attend or testify -- Contempt.
- 78.52.035 - Attorney for department.
- 78.52.037 - State oil and gas supervisor -- Deputy supervisors -- Employment of personnel.
- 78.52.040 - Duty and powers of department -- In general.
- 78.52.045 - Committee to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with the departments of ecology, natural resources, and social and health services.
- 78.52.050 - Rules, regulations, and orders -- Time and place of hearing -- Notices.
- 78.52.070 - Hearing upon petition -- Time for action.
- 78.52.100 - Records -- Copies as evidence -- Copies to be furnished.
- 78.52.120 - Drilling permit required -- Notice.
- 78.52.125 - Environmental impact statement required when drilling affects surface waters of the state -- Drilling may be denied, when.
- 78.52.130 - Waste prohibited.
- 78.52.140 - Carbon black and carbon products -- Permit required.
- 78.52.150 - Investigations authorized.
- 78.52.155 - Investigations -- Powers and duties.
- 78.52.200 - Development units authorized for known pools.
- 78.52.205 - Development units to be prescribed for pool after discovery -- Temporary development units.
- 78.52.210 - Development units -- Size and shape.
- 78.52.220 - Development units -- Location of well.
- 78.52.230 - Development units -- Order must cover entire pool -- Modifications.
- 78.52.240 - Development units -- Pooling of interests.
- 78.52.245 - Pooling order -- Allocation of production.
- 78.52.250 - Pooled interests in well in development unit -- Allocation of costs -- Rights of owners.
- 78.52.253 - Pooling agreement, offer to pool, pooling order -- Fairness to nonconsenting, unleased owners.
- 78.52.255 - Operations on development unit deemed operations on each tract -- Production allocated to tract deemed produced from each tract -- Shut-in well considered on each tract -- Lease on part of
- 78.52.257 - Dissolution of pooling order -- Interests covered by terminated lease -- Modification or termination of pooling order -- Extension of dissolution of pooling order.
- 78.52.260 - "Wildcat" or "exploratory" well data confidential.
- 78.52.270 - Limitation of production to "oil allowable" -- Proration.
- 78.52.280 - Determining market demand -- No undue discrimination in proration of "allowable."
- 78.52.290 - Limitation of production to "gas allowable" -- Proration.
- 78.52.300 - Limitation of gas production from one pool.
- 78.52.310 - Proration of allowable production in pool -- Publication of orders -- Emergency orders.
- 78.52.320 - Compliance with limitation or proration required.
- 78.52.330 - Unit operation of separately owned tracts.
- 78.52.335 - Unit operation of pools.
- 78.52.345 - Ratable purchase of oil from owners or operators of pool required.
- 78.52.355 - Ratable purchase of gas from owners or operators of pool required.
- 78.52.365 - Enforcement of RCW 78.52.345 and 78.52.355.
- 78.52.450 - Participation of public lands in unit plan.
- 78.52.460 - Unit plan not deemed monopolistic.
- 78.52.463 - Suspension of operations for violation -- Notice -- Order -- Hearing -- Stay of order.
- 78.52.467 - Illegal oil, gas, or product -- Sale, purchase, etc., prohibited -- Seizure and sale -- Deposit of proceeds.
- 78.52.470 - Objections to order -- Hearing required -- Modification of order.
- 78.52.480 - Appeal from order or decision -- Rights of department.
- 78.52.490 - Appeal -- How taken.
- 78.52.530 - Violations -- Injunctions.
- 78.52.540 - Violations -- Injunctions by private party.
- 78.52.550 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 78.52.900 - Short title.
- 78.52.910 - Construction -- 1951 c 146.
- 78.52.920 - Severability -- 1951 c 146.
- 78.52.921 - Severability -- 1983 c 253.
- 78.56 - Metals mining and milling operations.
- 78.56.010 - Intent.
- 78.56.020 - Definitions.
- 78.56.030 - Operations subject to this chapter and other requirements.
- 78.56.040 - Disclosures required with state environmental policy act checklist -- Public inspection of information.
- 78.56.050 - Environmental impact statement required -- Mitigation measures to be part of permit requirements -- Department of ecology to cooperate with affected local governments.
- 78.56.060 - Metals mining coordinator to be appointed -- Duties.
- 78.56.070 - Quarterly inspections by responsible state agencies required -- Cross-training and coordination of inspections encouraged.
- 78.56.080 - Metals mining account -- Estimate of costs by department of ecology and department of natural resources -- Fee on operations to be established by department of ecology.
- 78.56.090 - Initial waste discharge permits for tailings facilities -- Siting criteria -- Primary screening process -- Technical site investigation -- Site selection report.
- 78.56.100 - Waste discharge permits for metals mining and milling operations tailing facilities -- Pollution control standards -- Waste rock management plan -- Citizen observation and verification of
- 78.56.110 - Performance security required -- Conditions -- Department of ecology authority to adopt requirements -- Liability under performance security.
- 78.56.120 - Remediation or mitigation by department of ecology -- Order to submit performance security.
- 78.56.130 - Legislative finding -- Impact analysis required for large-scale operations -- Impact fees by county legislative authority -- Application of this section -- Application of chapter 82.02
- 78.56.140 - Citizen action suits.
- 78.56.150 - Application of requirements to milling facilities not adjacent to mining operation.
- 78.56.160 - Moratorium on use of heap leach extraction process -- Joint review by department of ecology and department of natural resources -- Permanent prohibition of in situ extraction.
- 78.56.900 - Severability -- 1994 c 232.
- 78.56.901 - Effective date -- 1994 c 232 §§ 1-5, 9-17, and 23-29.
- 78.56.902 - Effective date -- 1994 c 232 §§ 6-8 and 18-22.
- 78.60 - Geothermal resources.
- 78.60.010 - Legislative declaration.
- 78.60.020 - Short title.
- 78.60.030 - Definitions.
- 78.60.040 - Geothermal resources deemed sui generis.
- 78.60.050 - Administration of chapter.
- 78.60.060 - Scope of chapter.
- 78.60.070 - Drilling permits -- Applications -- Hearing -- Fees.
- 78.60.080 - Drilling permits -- Criteria for granting.
- 78.60.090 - Casing requirements.
- 78.60.100 - Plugging and abandonment of wells or core holes -- Transfer of jurisdiction to department of ecology.
- 78.60.110 - Suspension of drilling, shut-in or removal of equipment for authorized period -- Unlawful abandonment.
- 78.60.120 - Notification of abandonment or suspension of operations -- Required -- Procedure.
- 78.60.130 - Performance bond or other security -- Required.
- 78.60.140 - Termination or cancellation of bond or change in other security, when.
- 78.60.150 - Notification of sale, exchange, etc.
- 78.60.160 - Combining orders, unitization programs and well spacing -- Authority of department.
- 78.60.170 - Designation of resident agent for service of process.
- 78.60.180 - General authority of department.
- 78.60.190 - Employment of personnel.
- 78.60.200 - Drilling records, etc., to be maintained -- Inspection -- Filing.
- 78.60.210 - Filing of logs and surveys with department upon completion, plugging, abandonment, or suspension of operations.
- 78.60.220 - Statement of geothermal resources produced -- Filing.
- 78.60.230 - Confidentiality of records -- Preservation in an electronic data system.
- 78.60.240 - Removal, destruction, alteration, etc., of records prohibited.
- 78.60.250 - Violations -- Modification of permit, when necessary -- Departmental order -- Issuance -- Appeal.
- 78.60.260 - Liability in damages for violations -- Procedure.
- 78.60.270 - Injunctions -- Restraining orders.
- 78.60.280 - Judicial review.
- 78.60.290 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 78.60.300 - Aiding or abetting violations.
- 78.60.900 - Severability -- 1974 ex.s. c 43.
- RCW Dispositions
- 78.12 - Abandoned shafts and excavations
- 78.40 - Coal mining code
- 78.08 - Location of mining claims
- 78.48 - Mine to market roads
- 78.52 - Oil and gas conservation
- 78.24 - Option contracts and coal leases on state lands
- 78.28 - Petroleum permits and leases on state lands
- 78.20 - Prospecting leases and contracts to mine minerals, except coal, on state lands
- 78.44 - Surface mining
- Notes