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Ecology may give priority to the processing of an application for a change or transfer of an existing water right, a water budget neutral determination, or issuance of a water right permit if the application or request is expected to:
(1) Fully offset impacts to surface water;
(2) Benefit stream flows; or
(3) Otherwise substantially enhance or protect the quality of the natural environment.