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transfer within such other county, and it may hold a public meeting or hearing within Kittitas <br />County if the Water Board so desires; and shall reasonably attempt to coordinate the consideration <br />of such transfer with the water conservancy board of such other county, if any. The Water Board <br />shall publish notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in such other county at <br />least 14 days prior to such hearing for the purpose of affording an opportunity for interested <br />persons to comment on the transfer proposal. <br />4.8 The Water Board shall publish, or require the applicant to publish, a public notice of the <br />proposed transfer of a water right in accordance with RCW 90.03.280380, at least once a week for <br />two consecutive weeks in a legal notice section of a newspaper of general circulation in at a <br />minimum the county or counties of proposed water use, diversion, and storage of water. The notice <br />shall include the time and place of the public meeting or hearing to be held on the proposed transfer. <br />The Water Board may establish a fee to cover costs of providing notice to non-governmental <br />parties. <br />4.9 Any person or entity may submit comments to the Water Board concerning the notice of the <br />water transfer application. Any water right holder claiming detriment or injury (impairment) to an <br />existing water right as a result of a proposed water transfer may formally intervene in the <br />application process before the Water Board. When such intervention occurs, the Water Board shall <br />receive or request from the party claiming injury, such evidence as it deems necessary to determine <br />the validity of the claim of impairment all at the sole cost and expense of the intervening party. If <br />the intervener establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that his or hertheir water right will <br />be injured by the transfer, the Water Board may not approve the water transfer, unless the applicant <br />and the impaired party agree on compensation for the impairment. <br />4.10 Pursuant to WAC 197-153-060(2)(b)(ii), if review of an application has begun and the Water <br />Board determines that additional information is necessary in order to complete its review, the Water <br />Board need not await the additional information before reviewing the next application awaiting <br />action. However, should the Water Board request additional information from an applicant, the <br />Water Board shall review the application at each subsequent meeting until the Water Board <br />determines that the necessary information has been received. <br />4.11 Following a water right transfer application review, if a majority of the Water Board members <br />determines that the application is complete, in accordance with the law and the transfer can be <br />made without injury or detriment to existing water rights, the Water Board shall issue the applicant <br />a Report of Examination (ROE) and Record of Decision (ROD) as approved by the Board, subject <br />to review by the Director of EcologyDirector of the Washington State Department of Ecology. <br /> The Water Board’s approval is not final and does not authorize the applicant to make the transfer <br />until it also is approved, or approval is waived by the Director of EcologyDirector of the <br />Department of Ecology. <br />4.12 If the Water Board approves a water right transfer application that is formally contested, by a <br />water right holder claiming impairment, as creating an impairment under the Water Board’s review <br />process, then the Water Board shall submit notice of the Water Board’s decision, by mail, to the <br />party claiming impairment; and the Water Board will inform the party claiming impairment of the <br />Commented [MC3]: 280 is correct