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water law adapted 100 years ago was based on the concept of the water resources of Washington are owned in common by the citizens of the state that water is regulated for the beneficial use of the general public and to protect our natural environment this is part of the video series looking at how the 1917 water code came to be and how it is applied today this video will focus on rural landowners seeking a water supply for a home or to raise livestock or grow crops did you know that when you buy a piece of property in our state water law does not ensure that you have water with that property the 1917 water code requires that you obtain a water right from the state you use the water of Washington even if it is water flowing through your property in 1945 the State adapt to the ground water code requiring the same kind of water right permits for the right to use groundwater the legislature recognized that most rural homes rely on wells that use relatively small amounts of water and so all