87 chapters · 1,258 sections in this title.
RCW 70A.105.010 Legislative declaration.
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The legislature finds that over one million, two hundred thousand persons in the state are not served by sanitary sewers and that they must rely on septic tank systems. The failure of large numbers of such systems has resulted in significant health hazards, loss of property value…
RCW 70A.105.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) "Nonwater-carried sewage disposal devices" means any device that stores and treats nonwater-carried human urine and feces. (2) "Alterna…
RCW 70A.105.030 Local boards of health—Administrative search warrant—Administrative plan—Corrections.
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(1) Local boards of health shall identify failing septic tank drainfield systems in the normal manner and will use reasonable effort to determine new failures. The local health officer, environmental health director, or equivalent officer may apply for an administrative search wa…
RCW 70A.105.040 Local boards of health—Authority to waive sections of local plumbing and/or building codes.
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With the advice of the secretary of the department of health, local boards of health are hereby authorized to waive applicable sections of local plumbing and/or building codes that might prohibit the use of an alternative method for correcting a failure. [ 1991 c 3 s 368; 1977 ex…