The Department of Ecology adopted emergency amendments to Wash. Admin. Code 173-539A, Management of Exempt Groundwater Wells in Kittitas County. The amendments withdraw from appropriation all ground water in Upper Kittitas County with the exception of uses for structures for which a building permit have been granted and vested prior to July 16, 2009, and uses that are determined to be water budget neutral. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0911021.html.