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WA Rev Code § 70A.224.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.040 - Oil sellers—Education responsibility—Penalty.

RCW 70A.224.040 Oil sellers—Education responsibility—Penalty.(1) A person annually selling one thousand or more gallons of lubricating oil to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises, or five hundred or more vehicle oil filters to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises within a city or county having an approved used oil recycling element, shall:(a) Post and maintain at or near the point of sale, durable and legible signs informing the public of the importance of used oil recycling and how and where used oil may be properly recycled; and(b) Provide for sale at or near the display location of the lubricating oil or vehicle oil filters, household used oil recycling containers. The department shall design and print the signs required by this section, and shall make them available to local governments and retail outlets.(2) A person, who, after notice, violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars.(3) The department is responsible for notifying retailers subject to this section.(4) A city or county may adopt household used oil recycling container standards in order to ensure compatibility with local recycling programs.(5) Each local government preparing a used oil recycling element of a local hazardous waste plan pursuant to RCW 70A.224.020 shall adopt ordinances within its jurisdiction to enforce subsections (1) and (4) of this section.[ 2020 c 20 § 1236; 1991 c 319 § 305. Formerly RCW 70.95I.040.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.224.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.050 - Statewide education.

RCW 70A.224.050 Statewide education.The department shall conduct a public education program to inform the public of the needs for and benefits of collecting and recycling used oil in order to conserve resources and protect the environment. As part of this program, the department shall:(1) Establish and maintain a statewide list of public used oil collection sites, and a list of all persons coordinating local government used oil programs;(2) Establish a statewide media campaign describing used oil recycling;(3) Assist local governments in providing public education and awareness programs concerning used oil by providing technical assistance and education materials; and(4) Encourage the establishment of voluntary used oil collection and recycling programs, including public-private partnerships, and provide technical assistance to persons organizing such programs.[ 1991 c 319 § 306. Formerly RCW 70.95I.050.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.224.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.060 - Disposal of used oil—Penalty.

RCW 70A.224.060 Disposal of used oil—Penalty.(1) Effective January 1, 1992, the use of used oil for dust suppression or weed abatement is prohibited.(2) Effective July 1, 1992, no person may sell or distribute absorbent-based kits, intended for home use, as a means for collecting, recycling, or disposing of used oil.(3) Effective January 1, 1994, no person may knowingly dispose of used oil except by delivery to a person collecting used oil for recycling, treatment, or disposal, subject to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 70A.300 RCW.(4) Effective January 1, 1994, no owner or operator of a solid waste landfill may knowingly accept used oil for disposal in the landfill.(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2020 c 20 § 1237; 1991 c 319 § 307. Formerly RCW 70.95I.060.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.224.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.070 - Used oil transporter and processor requirements—Civil penalties.

RCW 70A.224.070 Used oil transporter and processor requirements—Civil penalties.(1) By January 1, 1993, the department shall adopt rules requiring any transporter of used oil to comply with minimum notification, invoicing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. For the purpose of this section, a transporter means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of used oil in quantities greater than twenty-five gallons per day.(2) By January 1, 1993, the department shall adopt minimum standards for used oil that is blended into fuels. Standards shall, at a minimum, establish testing and recordkeeping requirements. Unless otherwise exempted, a processor is any person involved in the marketing, blending, mixing, or processing of used oil to produce fuel to be burned for energy recovery.(3) Any person who knowingly transports used oil without meeting the requirements of this section shall be subject to civil penalties under chapter 70A.300 RCW.(4) Rules developed under this section shall not require a manifest from individual residences served by a waste oil curbside collection program.[ 2020 c 20 § 1238; 1991 c 319 § 308. Formerly RCW 70.95I.070.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.224.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.080 - Above-ground used oil collection tanks.

RCW 70A.224.080 Above-ground used oil collection tanks.By January 1, 1987, the state fire protection board, in cooperation with the department of ecology, shall develop a statewide standard for the placement of above-ground tanks to collect used oil from private individuals for recycling purposes.[ 1986 c 37 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95I.080, 19.114.040.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.224.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.224 - Used Oil Recycling.|70A.224.900 - Short title.

RCW 70A.224.900 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the used oil recycling act.[ 1991 c 319 § 310. Formerly RCW 70.95I.901.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.005 - Findings—Municipal sewage sludge as a beneficial commodity.

RCW 70A.226.005 Findings—Municipal sewage sludge as a beneficial commodity.(1) The legislature finds that:(a) Municipal sewage sludge is an unavoidable by-product of the wastewater treatment process;(b) Population increases and technological improvements in wastewater treatment processes will double the amount of sludge generated within the next ten years;(c) Sludge management is often a financial burden to municipalities and to ratepayers;(d) Properly managed municipal sewage sludge is a valuable commodity and can be beneficially used in agriculture, silviculture, and in landscapes as a soil conditioner; and(e) Municipal sewage sludge can contain metals and microorganisms that, under certain circumstances, may pose a risk to public health.(2) The legislature declares that a program shall be established to manage municipal sewage sludge and that the program shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that municipal sewage sludge is reused as a beneficial commodity and is managed in a manner that minimizes risk to public health and the environment.[ 1992 c 174 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95J.005.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.007 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.007 - Purpose—Federal requirements.

RCW 70A.226.007 Purpose—Federal requirements.The purpose of this chapter is to provide the department of ecology and local governments with the authority and direction to meet federal regulatory requirements for municipal sewage sludge. The department of ecology may seek delegation and administer the sludge permit program required by the federal clean water act as it existed February 4, 1987.[ 1992 c 174 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.95J.007.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.226.010 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge that is a primarily organic, semisolid product resulting from the wastewater treatment process, that can be beneficially recycled and meets all requirements under this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, "biosolids" includes septic tank sludge, also known as septage, that can be beneficially recycled and meets all requirements under this chapter.(2) "Department" means the department of ecology.(3) "Local health department" has the same meaning as "jurisdictional health department" in RCW 70A.205.015.(4) "Municipal sewage sludge" means a semisolid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials generated from a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant.[ 2020 c 20 § 1239; 1992 c 174 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95J.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.020 - Biosolid management program—Transportation of biosolids and sludge.

RCW 70A.226.020 Biosolid management program—Transportation of biosolids and sludge.(1) The department shall adopt rules to implement a biosolid management program within twelve months of the adoption of federal rules, 40 C.F.R. Sec. 503, relating to technical standards for the use and disposal of sewage sludge. The biosolid management program shall, at a minimum, conform with all applicable federal rules adopted pursuant to the federal clean water act as it existed on February 4, 1987.(2) In addition to any federal requirements, the state biosolid management program may include, but not be limited to, an education program to provide relevant legal and scientific information to local governments and citizen groups.(3) Rules adopted by the department under this section shall provide for public input and involvement for all state and local permits.(4) Materials that have received a permit as a biosolid shall be regulated pursuant to this chapter.(5) The transportation of biosolids and municipal sewage sludge shall be governed by Title 81 RCW. Certificates issued by the utilities and transportation commission before June 11, 1992, that include or authorize transportation of municipal sewage sludge shall continue in force and effect and be interpreted to include biosolids.[ 1992 c 174 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95J.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.030 - Biosolids permits—Fees—Biosolids permit account.

RCW 70A.226.030 Biosolids permits—Fees—Biosolids permit account.(1) The department shall establish annual fees to collect expenses for issuing and administering biosolids permits under this chapter. An initial fee schedule shall be established by rule and shall be adjusted no more often than once every two years. This fee schedule applies to all permits, regardless of date of issuance, and fees shall be assessed prospectively. Fees shall be established in amounts to recover expenses incurred by the department in processing permit applications and modifications, reviewing related plans and documents, monitoring, evaluating, conducting inspections, overseeing performance of delegated program elements, providing technical assistance and supporting overhead expenses that are directly related to these activities.(2) The annual fee paid by a permittee for any permit issued under this chapter shall be determined by the number of residences or residential equivalents contributing to the permittee's biosolids management system. If residences or residential equivalents cannot be determined or reasonably estimated, fees shall be based on other appropriate criteria.(3) The biosolids permit account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from fees under this section must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of administering permits under this chapter.(4) The department shall make available on the website information on fees collected, actual expenses incurred, and anticipated expenses for the current and following fiscal years.(5) The department shall work with the regulated community and local health departments to study the feasibility of modifying the fee schedule to support delegated local health departments and reduce local health department fees paid by biosolids permittees.[ 2014 c 76 § 7; 1997 c 398 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95J.025.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.040 - Beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.

RCW 70A.226.040 Beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.The department may work with all appropriate state agencies, local governments, and private entities to establish beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.[ 1992 c 174 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95J.030.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.050 - Violations—Orders.

RCW 70A.226.050 Violations—Orders.If a person violates any provision of this chapter, or a permit issued or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, the department may issue an appropriate order to assure compliance with the chapter, permit, or rule.[ 1992 c 174 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95J.040.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.060 - Enforcement of chapter.

RCW 70A.226.060 Enforcement of chapter.The department, with the assistance of the attorney general, may bring an action at law or in equity, including an action for injunctive relief, to enforce this chapter or a permit issued or rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter.[ 1992 c 174 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95J.050.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.070 - Violations—Punishment.

RCW 70A.226.070 Violations—Punishment.A person who willfully violates, without sufficient cause, any of the provisions of this chapter, or a permit or order issued pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Willful violation of this chapter, or a permit or order issued pursuant to this chapter is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or by both. Each day of violation may be deemed a separate violation.[ 2011 c 96 § 50; 1992 c 174 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95J.060.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.080 - Violations—Monetary penalty.

RCW 70A.226.080 Violations—Monetary penalty.In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this chapter or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to it shall be subject to a penalty in an amount of up to five thousand dollars a day for each violation. Each violation shall be a separate violation. In the case of a continuing violation, each day of violation is a separate violation. An act of commission or omission that procures, aids, or abets in the violation shall be considered a violation under this section.[ 1992 c 174 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.95J.070.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.090 - Delegation to local health department—Generally.

RCW 70A.226.090 Delegation to local health department—Generally.The department may delegate to a local health department the powers necessary to issue and enforce permits to use or dispose of biosolids. A delegation may be withdrawn if the department finds that a local health department is not effectively administering the permit program.[ 1992 c 174 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.95J.080.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.226.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.226 - Municipal Sewage Sludge—Biosolids.|70A.226.100 - Delegation to local health department—Review.

RCW 70A.226.100 Delegation to local health department—Review.(1) Any permit issued by a local health department under RCW 70A.226.090 may be reviewed by the department to ensure that the proposed site or facility conforms with all applicable laws, rules, and standards under this chapter.(2) If the department does not approve or disapprove a permit within sixty days, the permit shall be considered approved.(3) A local health department may appeal the department's decision to disapprove a permit to the pollution control hearings board, as provided in chapter 43.21B RCW.[ 2020 c 20 § 1240; 1992 c 174 § 11. Formerly RCW 70.95J.090.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.005 - Findings.

RCW 70A.228.005 Findings.The legislature finds and declares that:(1) It is a matter of statewide concern that biomedical waste be handled in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the environment, and the workers who handle the waste.(2) Infectious disease transmission has not been identified from improperly disposed biomedical waste, but the potential for such transmission may be present.(3) A uniform, statewide definition of biomedical waste will simplify compliance with local regulations while preserving local control of biomedical waste management.[ 1992 c 14 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95K.005.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.020 - State definition preempts local definitions.

RCW 70A.228.020 State definition preempts local definitions.The definition of biomedical waste set forth in RCW 70A.228.010 shall be the sole state definition for biomedical waste within the state, and shall preempt biomedical waste definitions established by a local health department or local government.[ 2020 c 20 § 1242; 1992 c 14 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95K.011.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.030 - Waste treatment technologies.

RCW 70A.228.030 Waste treatment technologies.(1) At the request of an applicant, the department of health, in consultation with the department of ecology and local health departments, may evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of biomedical waste treatment technologies. The department shall make available the results of any evaluation to local health departments.(2) All direct costs associated with the evaluation shall be paid by the applicant to the department of health or to a state or local entity designated by the department of health.(3) For the purposes of this section, "applicant" means any person representing a biomedical waste treatment technology that seeks an evaluation under subsection (1) of this section.(4) The department of health may adopt rules to implement this section.[ 1992 c 14 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95K.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.040 - Residential sharps—Disposal—Violation.

RCW 70A.228.040 Residential sharps—Disposal—Violation.(1) A person shall not intentionally place unprotected sharps or a sharps waste container into: (a) Recycling containers provided by a city, county, or solid waste collection company, or any other recycling collection site unless that site is specifically designated by a local health department as a drop-off site for sharps waste containers; or (b) cans, carts, drop boxes, or other containers in which refuse, trash, or solid waste has been placed for collection if a source separated collection service is provided for residential sharps waste.(2) Local health departments shall enforce this section, primarily through an educational approach regarding proper disposal of residential sharps. On the first and second violation, the health department shall provide a warning to the person that includes information on proper disposal of residential sharps. A subsequent violation shall be a class 3 infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.(3) It is not a violation of this section to place a sharps waste container into a household refuse receptacle if the utilities and transportation commission determines that such placement is necessary to reduce the potential for theft of the sharps waste container.[ 1994 c 165 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95K.030.]NOTES:Effective date—1994 c 165 § 3: "Section 3 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1995." [ 1994 c 165 § 6.]Findings—Purpose—Intent—1994 c 165: See note following RCW 70A.228.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.050 - Residential sharps waste collection.

RCW 70A.228.050 Residential sharps waste collection.(1) A public or private provider of solid waste collection service may provide a program to collect source separated residential sharps waste containers in conjunction with regular collection services.(2) A company collecting source separated residential sharps waste containers shall notify the public, in writing, on the availability of this service. Notice shall occur at least forty-five days prior to the provision of this service and shall include the following information: (a) How to properly dispose of residential sharps waste; (b) how to obtain sharps waste containers; (c) the cost of the program; (d) options to home collection of sharps waste; and (e) the legal requirements of residential sharps waste disposal.(3) A company under the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission may provide the service authorized under subsection (1) of this section only under tariff.The commission may require companies collecting sharps waste containers to implement practices that will protect the containers from theft.[ 1994 c 165 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95K.040.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Intent—1994 c 165: See note following RCW 70A.228.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.900 - Section headings.

RCW 70A.228.900 Section headings.Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1992 c 14 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95K.900.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.228.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.228 - Biomedical Waste.|70A.228.901 - Effective dates—1992 c 14.

RCW 70A.228.901 Effective dates—1992 c 14.(1) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [March 20, 1992].(2) Section 4 of this act shall take effect October 1, 1992.[ 1992 c 14 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95K.920.]