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70A.205.460 | Limitations on liability. | No person or business, having documented proof that it legally transferred possession of waste tires to a validly licensed transporter or storer of waste tires or to a validly permitted recycler, has any further liability related to the waste tires legally transferred.
[ 2005 c 354 s 8 . Formerly RCW 70.95.570 .]
Findi... |
70A.205.500 | Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling. | At the request of a local government jurisdiction, the department or a producer responsibility organization implementing a plan under chapter 70A.208 RCW may periodically provide educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling to public and private refuse haulers. The educational material shall b... |
70A.205.505 | Battery disposal—Restrictions—Violators subject to fine—"Vehicle battery" defined. | (1) No person may knowingly dispose of a vehicle battery except by delivery to: A person or entity selling lead acid batteries, a person or entity authorized by the department to accept the battery, or to a secondary lead smelter. (2) No owner or operator of a solid waste disposal site shall knowingly accept for dispos... |
70A.205.510 | Identification procedure for persons accepting used vehicle batteries. | The department shall establish a procedure to identify, on an annual basis, those persons accepting used vehicle batteries from retail establishments.
[ 1989 c 431 s 38 . Formerly RCW 70.95.620 .] |
70A.205.515 | Requirements for accepting used batteries by retailers of vehicle batteries—Notice. | A person selling vehicle batteries at retail in the state shall: (1) Accept, at the time of purchase of a replacement battery, in the place where the new batteries are physically transferred to the purchasers, and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used vehicle batteries from the pur... |
70A.205.520 | Retail core charge. | Each retail sale of a vehicle battery shall include, in the price of the battery for sale, a core charge of not less than five dollars. When a purchaser offers the seller a used battery of equivalent size, the seller shall omit the core charge from the price of the battery.
[ 1989 c 431 s 40 . Formerly RCW 70.95.640 .] |
70A.205.525 | Vehicle battery wholesalers—Obligations regarding used batteries—Noncompliance procedure. | (1) A person selling vehicle batteries at wholesale to a retail establishment in this state shall accept, at the time and place of transfer, used vehicle batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by the purchaser. (2) When a battery wholesaler, or agent of the wholesale... |
70A.205.530 | Department to distribute printed notice—Issuance of warnings and citations—Fines. | The department shall produce, print, and distribute the notices required by RCW 70A.205.515 to all places where vehicle batteries are offered for sale at retail and in performing its duties under this section the department may inspect any place, building, or premise governed by RCW 70A.205.520 . Authorized employees o... |
70A.205.535 | Rules. | The department shall adopt rules providing for the implementation and enforcement of RCW 70A.205.505 through 70A.205.530 .
[ 2020 c 20 s 1201 ; 1989 c 431 s 43 . Formerly RCW 70.95.670 .] |
70A.205.540 | Source separated organic solid waste collection services—Fees—Exceptions—Rule making. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, in each jurisdiction that implements a local solid waste plan under RCW 70A.205.040 : (a) Beginning April 1, 2027, source separated organic solid waste collection services are required to be provided year-round to: (i) All single-family residents; and (ii) Nonre... |
70A.205.545 | Certain businesses must arrange for organic materials management services—Enforcement authority—Requirements—Limitations of this section—Penalties—Definitions. | (1)(a) Beginning July 1, 2023, and each July 1st thereafter, the department must determine which counties and any cities preparing independent solid waste management plans: (i) Provide for businesses to be serviced by providers that collect food waste and organic material waste for delivery to solid waste facilities th... |
70A.205.550 | Data to support the goals of the Washington center for sustainable food management—Voluntary reporting protocols. | (1) In order to obtain data as necessary to support the goals of the Washington center for sustainable food management created in RCW 70A.207.020 and to achieve the goals of RCW 70A.205.715 (1), the department may establish a voluntary reporting protocol for the receipt of reports by businesses that donate food under R... |
70A.205.600 | Solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility—Environmental impact statement requirements. | No solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility shall be operated prior to the completion of an environmental impact statement containing the considerations required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c) and prepared pursuant to the procedures of chapter 43.21C RCW. This section does not apply to a facility operated prio... |
70A.205.605 | Incineration of medical waste. | Incineration of medical waste shall be conducted under sufficient burning conditions to reduce all combustible material to a form such that no portion of the combustible material is visible in its uncombusted state.
[ 1989 c 431 s 77 . Formerly RCW 70.95.710 .] |
70A.205.610 | Sharps waste—Drop-off sites—Pharmacy return program. | (1) A solid waste planning jurisdiction may designate sharps waste container drop-off sites. (2) A pharmacy return program shall not be considered a solid waste handling facility and shall not be required to obtain a solid waste permit. A pharmacy return program is required to register, at no cost, with the department.... |
70A.205.615 | Closure of energy recovery and incineration facilities—Recordkeeping requirements. | The department shall require energy recovery and incineration facilities to retain records of monitoring and operation data for a minimum of ten years after permanent closure of the facility.
[ 1990 c 114 s 4 . Formerly RCW 70.95.720 .] |
70A.205.620 | Paper conservation program—Paper recycling program. | By July 1, 2010, each state agency shall develop and implement: (1) A paper conservation program. Each state agency shall endeavor to conserve paper by at least thirty percent of their current paper use. (2) A paper recycling program to encourage recycling of all paper products with the goal of recycling one hundred pe... |
70A.205.700 | Develop and establish objectives and strategies for the reuse and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials. | (1) The department of transportation and its implementation partners must collaboratively develop and establish objectives and strategies for the reuse and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials. This process must include the development of criteria for the successful and sustainable long-t... |
70A.205.710 | Composting food and yard wastes—Grants and study. | (1) In order to establish the feasibility of composting food and yard wastes, the department shall provide funds, as available, to local governments submitting a proposal to compost such wastes. (2) The department, in cooperation with the department of commerce, may approve an application if the project can demonstrate... |
70A.205.715 | Food waste reduction—Goal—Plan—Definitions. | (1) A goal is established for the state to reduce by fifty percent the amount of food waste generated annually by 2030, relative to 2015 levels. A subset of this goal must include a prevention goal to reduce the amount of edible food that is wasted. (2) The department may estimate 2015 levels of wasted food in Washingt... |
70A.205.720 | Development of standards for the management of compostable products—Process—Report to the legislature—Stakeholder advisory committee.(Expires July 1, 2028.) | (1)(a) Legislation enacted in 2022, chapter 180, Laws of 2022, contains numerous provisions intended to decrease the generation of methane gas in landfills from organic materials, by increasing the diversion of organic materials to compost and other organic materials management facilities. The legislature finds that th... |
70A.205.730 | Cooperative program—State and local government. | (1) This section establishes a cooperative program of solid waste handling facility management between local government and the state. Local government shall have the primary responsibility for issuing the permits required by this chapter, administering the regulatory program consistent with the policy and provisions o... |
70A.205.740 | Enforcement authority—Penalties. | (1) In addition to the provisions of RCW 70A.205.140 , and in accordance with the procedures described in RCW 70A.205.730 , for any person engaged in solid waste handling subject to permitting under this chapter, the enforcement authority may: (a) Impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per day for the first 14 day... |
70A.205.750 | Collection bins—Color coding requirements. | (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (d) of this subsection, beginning January 1, 2028, in each jurisdiction planning under this chapter, the indoor or outdoor containers, including lids, smaller than 101 gallons provided to customers for collection services, including multifamily, commercial, government, and other pub... |
70A.205.760 | Multifamily residential buildings—Requirements for organic materials waste and recycling collection containers. | The governing body of each county or city may require the owners or operators of new or existing multifamily residential buildings to do any combination of the following: (1) Provide adequate space for the colocation of organic materials waste and recycling collection containers with garbage containers, or if colocatio... |
70A.205.900 | Authority and responsibility of utilities and transportation commission not changed. | Nothing in this act shall be deemed to change the authority or responsibility of the Washington utilities and transportation commission to regulate all intrastate carriers.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 27 . Formerly RCW 70.95.900 .] |
70A.205.901 | Application of chapter—Collection and transportation of recyclable materials by recycling companies or nonprofit entities—Reuse or reclamation. | Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a recycling company or nonprofit entity from collecting and transporting recyclable materials from a buy-back center, drop-box, or from a commercial or industrial generator of recyclable materials, or upon agreement with a solid waste collection company. Nothing in this chapter sha... |
70A.205.902 | Application of chapter—Steel slag. | Nothing in this chapter is applicable to steel slag that is a primary product of production in the electric arc steel-making process, produced to specification, managed as an item of commercial value, and placed in commerce for general public consumption, provided that such steel slag material is not abandoned, discard... |
70A.207.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Center" means the Washington center for sustainable food management. (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Organic material" has the same definition as provided in RCW 70A.205.015 . (4) "Pl... |
70A.207.020 | Washington center for sustainable food management—Established—Purpose—Authorized activities—Rules. | (1) The Washington center for sustainable food management is established within the department. (2) The purpose of the center is to help coordinate statewide food waste reduction. (3) The center may perform the following activities: (a) Coordinate the implementation of the plan; (b) Draft plan updates and measure progr... |
70A.207.030 | Model ordinances—Mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal. | (1) By January 1, 2025, and in consultation with the office of the attorney general, the department must research and adopt several model ordinances for optional use by counties and cities that provide for model mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal that are designed, in part, to establish a fin... |
70A.207.040 | Grant programs—Diversion of organic materials. | (1) The department, through the center, must develop and administer grant programs to support activities that reduce emissions from landfills and waste-to-energy facilities through the diversion of organic materials and food waste prevention, rescue, and recovery. The department must seek stakeholder input in the desig... |
70A.207.050 | Grant programs—Eligible recipients. | (1) The department, through the center, must develop and administer grant programs to support the implementation of the requirements of chapter 314, Laws of 2025, including the requirements of RCW 70A.205.750 , chapter 341, Laws of 2024, and chapter 180, Laws of 2022, with priority given to grants that support the impl... |
70A.208.010 | Findings—Intent. | (1) The legislature finds that, as of 2025: (a) Washington's statewide waste recovery rate has been generally static since 2011 and Washington is not meeting the statewide goal of 50 percent recycling established in 1989; and (b) Many residents, particularly those who live in rural areas and in multifamily residences, ... |
70A.208.020 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory council" means the council established in RCW 70A.208.050 . (2) "Alternative recycling process" means a recycling process that occurs other than through purely physical means. (3)(a) "Beverage" mea... |
70A.208.030 | Producer and producer responsibility organization registration. | (1) By January 1, 2026, each producer must appoint a producer responsibility organization or producer responsibility organizations to address its covered materials. (2) By March 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must register with the department on behalf of its producers. A regis... |
70A.208.040 | Producer and producer responsibility organization responsibilities. | (1) A producer must: (a) After July 1, 2026, be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this state or register as a producer responsibility organization that will implement an individual plan; (b) Through a producer responsibility organization, implement and finance a statewide program for pack... |
70A.208.050 | Advisory council. | (1) The advisory council is established to review all activities conducted by producer responsibility organizations under this chapter and to advise the department and producer responsibility organizations regarding the implementation of this chapter. (2) By January 1, 2026, the department must establish and appoint th... |
70A.208.060 | Duties of department. | (1) The department must implement, administer, and enforce this chapter and may adopt rules as necessary for those purposes. (2) The department must: (a) By January 1, 2026, appoint the initial membership of the advisory council, as required under RCW 70A.208.050 ; (b) Provide administrative and operating support to th... |
70A.208.070 | Service provider registration. | (1) By January 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, each service provider that intends to seek reimbursement for services provided under an approved plan must register with the department by submitting the following information: (a) The contact information for a person representing the service provider; (b) The address o... |
70A.208.080 | Service provider responsibilities. | A service provider receiving reimbursement or funding under an approved plan must: (1) Provide covered services for covered materials included on the statewide collection lists, covered services for a refill system, or covered services for reusable covered materials, as applicable to the services offered by and service... |
70A.208.090 | Statewide collection lists. | (1)(a) The department must develop lists of covered materials determined to be recyclable or compostable statewide. By October 1, 2026, the department must develop initial lists for use and evaluation in the needs assessment described in RCW 70A.208.110 . The department must also publish lists no later than 30 days aft... |
70A.208.100 | Convenience standards—Alternative collection. | (1) Collection services for covered materials determined to be suitable for residential recycling collection under RCW 70A.208.090 must be available wherever residential garbage collection services are available, except in areas subject to a county ordinance as specified in RCW 70A.205.045 (7)(b)(i)(C). (2) An alternat... |
70A.208.110 | Statewide needs assessments. | (1)(a) By December 31, 2026, the department must complete a preliminary assessment consistent with subsection (3) of this section. (b) By December 31, 2027, and every five years thereafter, the department must complete a needs assessment consistent with subsection (4) of this section. The department may adjust the requ... |
70A.208.120 | Equity study. | (1) By January 31, 2032, the department must complete a study, conducted by a contracted third party that is not a producer or producer responsibility organization, of facilities operating in the state that manage covered materials and at facilities operating in the state that receive covered materials as recycled feed... |
70A.208.130 | Producer responsibility organization—Plan. | (1) By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, each registered producer responsibility organization must submit a plan to the department that describes the proposed operation by the organization of programs to fulfill the requirements of this chapter and that incorporates the findings and results of needs ass... |
70A.208.140 | Producer responsibility organization—Contingency plan. | (1) A producer responsibility organization must submit to the department a contingency plan demonstrating how the activities in the plan will continue to be carried out by some other entity, such as an escrow company, if needed: (a) Until such time as a new or updated plan is submitted and approved by the department; (... |
70A.208.150 | Producer responsibility organization—Performance targets. | (1) Each producer responsibility organization must propose performance targets based on the needs assessment that meet the statewide requirements in subsection (10) of this section that must be included in an approved plan. Performance targets must include reuse rates, return rates, recycling rates for materials delive... |
70A.208.160 | Producer fees. | (1) A registered producer responsibility organization may charge each member producer a fee according to each producer's unit-based, weight-based, volume-based, or sales-based market share or by another method it determines to be an equitable determination of each producer's payment obligation, so that the aggregate fe... |
70A.208.170 | Service provider reimbursement. | (1) The reimbursements provided for covered services to covered entities under an approved plan must only be provided to service providers that, at a minimum, meet the performance standards established under an approved plan. (2)(a) A plan must provide a methodology for reimbursement rates for covered services for cove... |
70A.208.180 | Infrastructure investments. | (1) For infrastructure investments, a producer responsibility organization must use a competitive bidding process and publicly post bid opportunities, except that preference must be given to existing facilities and providers of services in the state for waste reduction, refill, reuse, collection, recycling, and compost... |
70A.208.190 | Education and outreach. | (1) A producer responsibility organization must develop and maintain a public website that uses best practices for accessibility and contains, at a minimum: (a) Information regarding a process that members of the public may use to contact the producer responsibility organization with questions; (b) A directory of all s... |
70A.208.200 | Producer responsibility organization—Annual report. | (1) By July 1, 2031, and each July 1st thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit an annual report to the department that contains, at a minimum, the following information for the previous calendar year: (a) The amount of covered materials introduced, by covered materials type, reported in the same ... |
70A.208.210 | Independent review of program. | (1)(a) By January 1, 2028, the department must contract with an independent consultant to carry out a one-time ex-ante analysis of each draft plan submitted to the department by October 1, 2028, that addresses: (i) The impact of the proposed program on the consumer prices of covered materials and items sold with covere... |
70A.208.220 | Confidential information submission. | A producer responsibility organization, service provider, material recovery facility, organic material management facility, responsible market, or other entity that submits information or records to the department under this chapter may request that the information or records, including data related to business profits... |
70A.208.230 | Enforcement authority—Penalties. | (1)(a) The department may administratively impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation per day on any producer who violates this chapter and up to $10,000 per violation per day for the second and each subsequent violation. (b) For a producer out of compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the departme... |
70A.208.240 | Study of deposit return system. | (1) The department shall contract with an independent consultant to conduct two studies on the potential statewide impacts of a recycling refunds program, also known as a beverage container deposit return system, in Washington state. The studies must prioritize equity, accessibility, and community perspectives. (2) The... |
70A.208.250 | Deposit return system—Intent—Implementation. | (1) It is the intent of the legislature that if a bottle deposit return system is enacted in the future, it will be harmonized with this chapter in a manner that ensures that: (a) Materials covered in that system are exempt from this chapter or related financial obligations are reduced; (b) Colocation of drop-off colle... |
70A.208.260 | Petition for the exclusion of certain products. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, one year prior to the submission of a plan, a producer, group of producers, or a producer responsibility organization may submit a petition to the department to request for reasons of public health or safety the temporary exclusion of packaging used to contain t... |
70A.208.270 | Identification of socially vulnerable populations. | (1) The department must periodically assess the availability of, and methodology used by, the United States centers for disease control and the agency for toxic substances and disease registry's social vulnerability index, as compared to how it existed as of January 1, 2025. (2) If the department determines that the so... |
70A.208.280 | Responsible recycling management account. | The responsible recycling management account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts received by the department under this chapter must be deposited in the account. Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject t... |
70A.208.900 | Construction—2025 c 316. | (1) Nothing in chapter 316, Laws of 2025 impacts an entity's eligibility for any state or local incentive or assistance program to which they are otherwise eligible. Nothing in chapter 316, Laws of 2025 limits the authority of private parties or government entities to enter into contracts. (2) Nothing in this chapter a... |
70A.210.010 | Legislative declaration—Liberal construction. | The legislature finds: (1) That environmental damage seriously endangers the public health and welfare; (2) That such environmental damage results from air, water, and other resources pollution and from solid waste disposal, noise and other environmental problems; (3) That to abate or control such environmental damage ... |
70A.210.020 | Definitions. | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" shall mean the state department of ecology; (2) "Facility" or "facilities" shall mean any land, building, structure, machinery, system, fixture, appurtenance, equipment or any combination thereof, or any interest therein, and all real and ... |
70A.210.030 | Municipalities—Powers. | In addition to any other powers which it may now have, each municipality shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire, whether by construction, purchase, devise, gift or lease, or any one or more of such methods, one or more facilities which shall be located within, or partially within the municipality; (2) To lease... |
70A.210.040 | Actions by municipalities validated. | All actions heretofore taken by any municipality in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of chapter 6, Laws of 1975 hereby made applicable thereto relating to pollution control facilities, including but not limited to all bonds issued for such purposes, are hereby declared to be valid, lega... |
70A.210.050 | Municipalities—Revenue bonds for pollution control facilities—Authorized—Construction—Sale, conditions—Form, terms. | (1) All bonds issued by a municipality under the authority of this chapter shall be secured solely by revenues derived from the lease or sale of the facility. Bonds and any interest coupons issued under the authority of this chapter shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the municipality or a ch... |
70A.210.060 | Proceeds of bonds are separate trust funds—Municipal treasurer, compensation. | The proceeds of any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued in conformity with the authority of this chapter, together with interest and premiums thereon, and any revenues used to pay or redeem any of such bonds, together with interest and any premiums thereon, shall be separate trust funds and used only for the purposes ... |
70A.210.070 | Revenue bonds—Security—Scope—Default—Authorization proceedings. | (1) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter (a) shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the sale or lease of the facilities out of which such bonds shall be made payable, (b) may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the facilities, (c) may ... |
70A.210.080 | Facilities—Leases authorized. | Prior to the issuance of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the municipality may lease the facilities to a lessee or lessees under an agreement providing for payment to the municipality of such rentals as will be sufficient (a) to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the facilities, (b) t... |
70A.210.090 | Facilities—Revenue bonds—Refunding provisions. | Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by a municipality by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds... |
70A.210.100 | Revenue bonds—Disposition of proceeds. | The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued: PROVIDED, That any accrued interest and premium received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds sold: AND PROVI... |
70A.210.110 | Facilities—Sale or lease—Certain restrictions on municipalities not applicable. | The facilities shall be constructed, reconstructed, and improved and shall be leased, sold or otherwise disposed of in the manner determined by the governing body in its sole discretion and any requirement of competitive bidding, lease performance bonds or other restriction imposed on the procedure for award of contrac... |
70A.210.120 | Facilities—Department of ecology certification. | Upon request by a municipality or by a user of the facilities the department of ecology may in relation to chapter 54, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. and this chapter issue its certificate stating that the facilities (1) as designed are in furtherance of the purpose of abating, controlling or preventing pollution, and/or (2) a... |
70A.210.900 | Construction—1973 c 132. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a municipality might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative.
[ 1973 c 132 s 12 . Formerly RCW 70.95A.910 .] |
70A.210.901 | Construction—1975 c 6. | This 1975 amendatory act shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intention expressed herein.
[ 1975 c 6 s 6 . Formerly RCW 70.95A.912 .]
Port districts — Pollution control facilities or other industrial development — Validation: RCW 53.08.041 . |
70A.210.902 | Acquisitions by port districts under RCW53.08.040—Prior rights or obligations. | All acquisitions by port districts pursuant to RCW 53.08.040 may, at the option of a port commission, be deemed to be made under this chapter, or under both: PROVIDED, That nothing contained in this chapter shall impair rights or obligations under contracts entered into before March 19, 1973.
[ 1973 c 132 s 14 . Former... |
70A.212.010 | Legislative declaration. | The legislature declares that competent operation of waste treatment plants plays an important part in the protection of the environment of the state and therefore it is of vital interest to the public. In order to protect the public health and to conserve and protect the water resources of the state, it is necessary t... |
70A.212.020 | Definitions. | As used in this chapter unless context requires another meaning: (1) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the director stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classification of the certification program. (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Di... |
70A.212.030 | Wastewater treatment plant operators—Certification required. | As provided for in this chapter, the individual on-site at a wastewater treatment plant who is designated by the owner as the operator in responsible charge of the operation and maintenance of the plant on a routine basis shall be certified at a level equal to or higher than the classification rating of the plant being... |
70A.212.040 | Administration of chapter—Rules and regulations—Director's duties. | The director shall adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the qualification and certification of operators for different classifications of wastewater treatment plants.
[ 1995... |
70A.212.050 | Wastewater treatment plants—Classification. | The director shall classify all wastewater treatment plants with regard to the size, type, and other conditions affecting the complexity of such treatment plants and the skill, knowledge, and experience required of an operator to operate such facilities to protect the public health and the state's water resources.
[ 19... |
70A.212.060 | Criteria and guidelines. | The director is authorized when taking action pursuant to RCW 70A.212.040 and 70A.212.050 to consider generally applicable criteria and guidelines developed by a nationally recognized association of certification authorities.
[ 2020 c 20 s 1207 ; 1973 c 139 s 6 . Formerly RCW 70.95B.060 .] |
70A.212.070 | Ad hoc advisory committees. | The director, in cooperation with the secretary of health, may establish ad hoc advisory committees, as necessary, to obtain advice and technical assistance regarding the examination and certification of operators of wastewater treatment plants.
[ 1995 c 269 s 2908 . Formerly RCW 70.95B.071 .]
Effective date — Part hea... |
70A.212.080 | Certificates—When examination not required. | Certificates shall be issued without examination under the following conditions: (1) Certificates, in appropriate classifications, shall be issued without application fee to operators who, on July 1, 1973, hold certificates of competency attained by examination under the voluntary certification program sponsored jointl... |
70A.212.090 | Certificates—Issuance and renewal conditions. | The issuance and renewal of a certificate shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) A certificate shall be issued if the operator has satisfactorily passed a written examination, or has met the requirements of RCW 70A.212.080 , and has met the requirements specified in the rules and regulations as authorized by... |
70A.212.100 | Certificates—Fees—Department duties. | (1) The department shall establish and collect fees for the issuance and renewal of wastewater treatment plant operator certificates as provided for in RCW 70A.212.090 . The department, with the advice of an advisory committee, shall establish an initial fee schedule by rule. Fees shall be established in amounts to ful... |
70A.212.110 | Certificates—Revocation procedures. | The director may, after conducting a hearing, revoke a certificate found to have been obtained by fraud or deceit, or for gross negligence in the operation of a waste treatment plant, or for violating the requirements of this chapter or any lawful rule, order or regulation of the department. No person whose certificate... |
70A.212.120 | Administration of chapter—Powers and duties of director. | To carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, the director is authorized and empowered to: (1) Enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as the director deems appropriate with other state, federal, or interstate agencies, municipalities, education institu... |
70A.212.130 | Licenses or certificates—Suspension for noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The director shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other r... |
70A.212.140 | Violations. | On and after one year following July 1, 1973, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision or agency to operate a wastewater treatment plant unless the individuals identified in RCW 70A.212.030 are duly certified by the director under the provisions of... |
70A.212.150 | Certificates—Reciprocity with other states. | On or after July 1, 1973, certification of operators by any state which, as determined by the director, accepts certifications made or certification requirements deemed satisfied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be accorded reciprocal treatment and shall be recognized as valid and sufficient within the... |
70A.212.160 | Penalties for violations—Injunctions. | Any person, including any firm, corporation, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision or agency violating any provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of operation in such violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted... |
70A.212.170 | Wastewater treatment plant operator certification account—Administration of chapter—Receipts. | The wastewater treatment plant operator certification account is created in the state treasury. All fees paid pursuant to RCW 70A.212.100 and any other receipts realized in the administration of this chapter must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys from the... |
70A.212.900 | Effective date—1973 c 139. | This 1973 act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect on July 1, 1973.
[ 1973 c 139 s 17 . Formerly RCW 70.95B.900 .] |
70A.214.010 | Legislative findings. | The legislature finds that land disposal and incineration of solid and hazardous waste can be both harmful to the environment and costly to those who must dispose of the waste. In order to address this problem in the most cost-effective and environmentally sound manner, and to implement the highest waste management pri... |
70A.214.020 | Definitions. | As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee. (3) "Dangerous waste" shall have the same definition as set... |
70A.214.030 | Office of waste reduction—Duties. | (1) There is established in the department an office of waste reduction. The office shall use its authorities to encourage the voluntary reduction of hazardous substance usage and waste generation by waste generators and hazardous substance users. The office shall prepare and submit a quarterly progress report to the d... |
70A.214.040 | Waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation program. | (1) The office shall establish a waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation program to be coordinated with other state waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation programs. (2) The director may grant a request by any waste generator or hazardous substance user for advice a... |
70A.214.050 | Waste reduction techniques—Workshops and seminars. | The office, in coordination with all other state waste reduction technical assistance programs, shall sponsor technical workshops and seminars on waste reduction techniques that have been successfully used to eliminate or reduce substantially the amount of waste or toxicity of hazardous waste generated, or that use in-... |
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