Decisions regarding these permits are made by Ecology based on compliance with minimum standards established to ensure the safe and proper storage, control, recovery, and recycling of tires. The bond form is available from Business License Services. The signed bond, or other financial security as defined in Chapter 173-314 WAC, must be sent to the Department of Ecology, Headquarters, Waste Reduction and Recycling Program. These permits cover land application of biosolids and other related processes and aspects of operations related to biosolids. Some local health departments have authority to issue these permits.
Fees vary depending upon size of treatment plant.
In general, dangerous waste is a substance that could pose, or threatens to pose, a hazard to human health and the environment. Technically, dangerous waste includes substances defined as hazardous by federal statute as well as other wastes regulated only under state laws and rules. Many of the chemical products used in the workplace or produced in manufacturing are dangerous wastes when discarded. Before Ecology can accept a permit application, the applicant must demonstrate that the proposed facility and site meet stringent siting criteria. Criteria consist of minimum setbacks to certain natural resources and places, such as wetlands and residences, and exclusion of facilities from certain areas, such as floodplains.