Title 70A — Title 70A ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

The legislature finds that leaking underground storage tanks containing petroleum and other regulated substances pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. To address this threat, the legislature intends for the department of ecology to establish an underground st…

(1) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Department" means the department of ecology.(b) "Director" means the director of the department.(c) "Facility compliance tag" means a marker, constructed of metal,…

(1) The department must adopt rules establishing requirements for all underground storage tanks that are regulated under the federal act, taking into account the various classes or categories of tanks to be regulated. The rules must be consistent with and no less stringent than t…

(1) A city, town, or county may apply to the department to have an area within its jurisdictional boundaries designated an environmentally sensitive area. A city, town, or county may submit a joint application with any other city, town, or county for joint administration under ch…

(1) A person delivering regulated substances to underground storage tanks shall not deliver or deposit regulated substances to underground storage tanks or facilities that do not have a facility compliance tag displayed as required in RCW 70A.355.020(5)(a). Additionally, a person…

(1) If necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter, an authorized representative of the state engaged in compliance inspections, monitoring, and testing may, by request, require an owner or operator to submit relevant information or documents. The depa…

The director may seek appropriate injunctive or other judicial relief by filing an action in Thurston county superior court or issue such order as the director deems appropriate to:(1) Enjoin any threatened or continuing violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapt…

(1) A person who fails to notify the department pursuant to tank notification requirements or who submits false information is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation.(2) A person who violates this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter i…

(1) An annual tank fee of one hundred twenty dollars per tank is effective July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008. An annual tank fee of one hundred forty dollars per tank is effective from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. Effective July 1, 2009, the annual tank fee will increase up to on…

The underground storage tank account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account may only be spent, subject to legislative appropriation, for the administration and enforcement of the underground storage tank program established under this chapter. The account shall co…

(1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.355.030 and subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, the rules adopted under this chapter supersede and preempt any state or local underground storage tank law, ordinance, or resolution governing any aspect of regulation covered by the…

Section headings used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1989 c 346 s 15. Formerly RCW 90.76.900.]Notes:Sunset Act application: See note following chapter digest.

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1989 c 346 s 14. Formerly RCW 90.76.901.]Notes:Sunset Act application: S…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, RCW 70A.355.040, 70A.355.100, and 19.27.080 take effect on July 1, 1990.(2) This section shall apply only if this act becomes effective as provided under *section 20(2) of this act.[ 2020 c 20 s 1516; 1989 c 346 s 18. Form…