Washington Administrative Code

(1) Purpose. This section specifies requirements for sampling and analysis activities conducted as part of a remedial action. These activities include sample collection, handling, preservation, transportation, holding time, preparation, laboratory analysis, method detection limit…

Unless otherwise specified by the department, all reports, plans, specifications, and similar information submitted under this chapter shall meet the following requirements:(1) Cover letter. Include a letter describing the submittal and specifying the desired department action or…

(1) Any remedial actions at a facility must be documented with adequate records. Such records may include: Factual information or data; relevant decision documents; and any other relevant, site-specific documents or information.(2) Unless otherwise required by the department, rec…

In the event that the department determines that any activity being performed at a site is creating or has the potential to create a danger to human health or the environment, the department may direct such activities to cease for such period of time as it deems necessary to abat…

The potentially liable person shall designate a project coordinator for work performed under an order or decree. The project coordinator shall be the designated representative for the purposes of the order or decree. That person shall coordinate with the department and the public…

Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of the department, its employees, agents, or contractors to take or require appropriate action in the event of an emergency.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105D RCW. WSR 90-08-086, § 173-340-880, filed 4/3/90, effective 5/4/90.]

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105D RCW. WSR 90-08-086, §…

Table 708-1: Toxicity Equivalency Factors for Chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and Chlorinated Dibenzofurans Congeners CAS NumberHazardous SubstanceToxicity EquivalencyFactor (unitless)(1) Dioxin Congeners 1746-01-62,3,7,8-Tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin1 40321-76-41,2,3,7,8-Pentachlor…

The purposes of this chapter are to establish requirements for the addition or deletion of materials to the list of hazardous substances which are subject to the state hazardous substance tax pursuant to chapter 2, Laws of 1989, and to list or delete those substances.It is the in…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given below:(1) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee.(2) "Hazardous substance" means anything designated as such by the provisions of this rule, as adopted and …

Additional materials may be defined as taxable hazardous substances on the basis of a departmental determination of:(1) Negative environmental factors such as substantial toxicity and persistence of materials being considered for listing or delisting; and(2) Substantial adverse i…

The director may propose to add (or delete from those materials previously added) materials to the definition of hazardous substance.(1) Additions or deletions to the list shall be made by amendment of this rule pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.05 RCW).(2)…

(Reserved.)[Statutory Authority: 1989 c 2. WSR 90-03-020, § 173-342-050, filed 1/9/90, effective 2/9/90.]

The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards for the transportation of recyclable materials; establish notice and reporting standards for recycling facilities and material recovery facilities (MRFs); ensure that recyclable materials are not delivered for disposal…

This rule applies to businesses that transport recyclable materials from commercial or industrial generators over the public highways of the state of Washington for compensation that are required to possess a common carrier permit to operate issued by the Washington utilities and…

"Container" means a portable device used for the collection, storage and/or transportation of solid waste including, but not limited to, reusable containers, disposable containers, and detachable containers."Covered electronic product" or "CEP" means as defined in chapter 173-900…

All sites where recyclable materials are generated and transported for recycling must provide a separate container for nonrecyclable materials (solid waste), using collection practices consistent with chapter 173-350 WAC.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW and RCW 70.95.400 -…

(1) The rule applies to all transporters of recyclable materials as defined in WAC 173-345-030.(2) For purposes of this rule "transporters" do not include:(a) Carriers of commercial recyclable materials, when such materials are owned or being bought or sold by the entity or perso…

(1) A transporter of recyclable materials may not deliver any recyclable materials for disposal.(2) A transporter of recyclable materials who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation.[Statutory Authority: Ch…

(1) A transporter of recyclable materials shall keep records of locations and quantities specifically identified to the generator.(a) Name;(b) Address;(c) Service date;(d) Invoice documenting where recyclables were sold, delivered for processing, or otherwise marketed.(2) The rec…

(1) All material recovery facilities and all facilities that recycle solid waste, except for those facilities with a current solid waste handling permit issued under RCW 70.95.170, must notify the department and the jurisdictional health department in writing within thirty days p…

Any transporter of recyclable materials violating the provisions of WAC 173-345-050, 173-345-060, or 173-345-070, is subject to penalties prescribed in those sections. All recycling facilities and material recovery facilities violating the provisions of WAC 173-345-080 are subjec…

Any person aggrieved by a penalty of the department may appeal that decision only as provided by applicable law including, but not limited to chapters 43.21B and 34.05 RCW.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW and RCW 70.95.400 - [70.95.]430. WSR 09-09-131 (Order 07-16), § 173-…

This chapter is adopted under the authority of chapter 70.95 RCW, Solid waste management—Reduction and recycling, to protect public health, to prevent land, air, and water pollution, and conserve the state's natural, economic, and energy resources by:(1) Setting minimum functiona…

(1) This chapter applies to facilities and activities that manage solid wastes as that term is defined in WAC 173-350-100 or determined in WAC 173-350-021. Facilities handling solid waste must comply with the standards of all applicable sections of this chapter.(2) This chapter d…

(1) Determination of solid waste - Applicability. This section must be applied when determining whether a material is a solid waste as defined in WAC 173-350-100. Some waste materials already have criteria for use, or standards to no longer be considered solid waste, in other sec…

The owner, operator, or occupant of any premise, business establishment, or industry is responsible for the satisfactory and legal arrangement for the solid waste handling of all solid waste generated or accumulated by them on the property.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW,…

(1) Effective dates - Facilities with new solid waste handling units. The standards in this chapter apply to new solid waste handling units, on or after the effective dates for any new or updated sections in this chapter.(2) Effective dates - Existing facilities with a solid wast…

The owner or operator of any solid waste facility subject to this chapter must:(1) Design, construct, operate, close and provide post-closure care as applicable, at any solid waste facility in a manner that does not pose a threat to human health or the environment;(2) Not be in c…

When used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given below."Active area" means that portion of a facility where solid waste recycling, reuse, treatment, storage, or disposal operations are being, are proposed to be, or have been conducted. Setbacks must not be c…

(1) Beneficial use permit exemptions - Applicability.(a) This section applies to the beneficial use of solid waste in a manner approved by the department when the department has approved a beneficial use permit application.(b) This section does not apply to:(i) Solid waste handli…

(1) Recycling and material recovery facilities - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to recycling and material recovery facilities.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Storage or treatment of solid waste in outdoor piles subject to WAC 173-350-320;(ii) Storage or recycling…

(1) Composting facilities - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to all facilities that treat solid waste by composting.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Methods of managing organic materials that are excluded from the solid waste handling standards in WAC 173-350-020;(i…

(1) In accordance with RCW 70.95.305, activities identified in this section are exempt from solid waste handling permitting when in compliance with the terms and conditions of this section. Any person engaged in the activities in this section that does not comply with the terms a…

(1) Land application - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to solid waste that is beneficially used on the land through application at an agronomic rate, as a soil amendment, or for land reclamation.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Land application of manure and beddin…

(1) Energy recovery and incineration facilities - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to all facilities designed to burn more than twelve tons of solid waste per day.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Facilities that burn gases from a landfill or solid waste digester;(ii…

(1) Anaerobic digesters - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to all facilities that treat solid waste by anaerobic digestion.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Storage or treatment of solid or liquid wastes in surface impoundments or tanks regulated under WAC 173-350-33…

(1) On-site storage, collection and transportation standards - Applicability. These standards apply to the temporary storage of solid waste in a container at a premises, business establishment, or industry and the collecting and transporting of the solid waste.(2) On-site storage…

(1) Transfer stations and drop box facilities - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to transfer stations and drop box facilities as defined in WAC 173-350-100.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Storage or treatment of solid waste in outdoor piles subject to WAC 173-350-3…

(1) Piles used for storage or treatment - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to the outdoor storage or treatment of solid waste in piles.(b) These standards do not apply to:(i) Piles of recyclable materials and other solid wastes stored indoors at recycling or material recov…

(1) Surface impoundments and tanks - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to:(i) Surface impoundments used to store or treat leachate, liquids, or semisolid wastes associated with solid waste facilities permitted under this chapter including, but not limited to, limited purpos…

(1) Waste tire storage - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to facilities that store waste tires in quantities greater than:(i) Eight hundred automobile tires or eight tons of waste tires when each individual tire weighs less than five hundred pounds;(ii) Twenty tons of heav…

(1) Waste tire transportation – Applicability. These standards apply to persons engaged in the business of transporting waste tires except for:(a) Any person transporting five tires or less;(b) Any person transporting used tires back to a retail outlet for repair or exchange;(c) …

(1) Moderate risk waste handling - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to:(i) Any facility that accepts segregated solid waste categorized as moderate risk waste (MRW), as defined in WAC 173-350-100;(ii) Persons transporting MRW who store MRW for more than ten days at a singl…

(1) Limited purpose landfills - Applicability.(a) These standards apply to limited purpose landfills. Landfills in this category include facilities which may encompass considerable variations in waste types, site conditions, and operational controls. The primary characteristic of…

(1) Inert waste landfills - Applicability. These standards apply to landfills that receive only the following types of solid waste if the waste has not been tainted, through exposure from chemical, physical, biological, or radiological substances, such that it presents a threat t…

(1) Other methods of solid waste handling - Applicability. These standards apply to other methods of solid waste handling not specifically identified elsewhere in this regulation, nor excluded from this regulation.(2) Other methods of solid waste handling - Permit requirements. O…

(1) Groundwater monitoring - General provisions.(a) Applicability. This section applies to limited purpose landfills subject to WAC 173-350-400 and surface impoundments that do not have a leak detection layer subject to WAC 173-350-330. Subsections (1), (3), (4) and (5) of this s…

(1) Financial assurance requirements - Applicability. This section is applicable to:(a) Waste tires storage facilities subject to WAC 173-350-350;(b) Moderate risk waste facilities storing more than nine thousand gallons of MRW on-site, excluding used oil, subject to WAC 173-350-…

(1) Permit required.(a) Except for (b) and (c) of this subsection, no solid waste storage, treatment, processing, handling, recycling, or disposal facility may be maintained, established, substantially altered, expanded, or improved until the person operating or owning the site h…