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WA Rev Code § 90.46.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.090 - Use of reclaimed water for discharge into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands—Standards for discharge.

RCW 90.46.090 Use of reclaimed water for discharge into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands—Standards for discharge.(1) Reclaimed water may be beneficially used for discharge into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands provided the reclaimed water meets the class A or B reclaimed water standards as defined in the reclamation criteria, and the discharge is incorporated into a sewer or water comprehensive plan, as applicable, adopted by the applicable local government and approved by the department of health or department of ecology as applicable.(2) Reclaimed water that does not meet the class A or B reclaimed water standards may be beneficially used for discharge into constructed treatment wetlands where the department of ecology, in consultation with the department of health, has specifically authorized such use at such lower standards.(3)(a) The department of ecology and the department of health must develop appropriate standards for discharging reclaimed water into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands. These standards must be considered as part of the approval process under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.(b) Standards adopted under this section are superseded by any rules adopted by the department of ecology pursuant to RCW 90.46.015 as they relate to discharge into constructed beneficial use wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands.[ 2006 c 279 § 10; 1997 c 444 § 7; 1995 c 342 § 4.]NOTES:Severability—1997 c 444: See note following RCW 90.46.010.Construction—Effective date—1995 c 342: See notes following RCW 90.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 90.46.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.100 - Discharge of reclaimed water for streamflow augmentation.

RCW 90.46.100 Discharge of reclaimed water for streamflow augmentation.(1) Reclaimed water intended for beneficial reuse may be discharged for streamflow augmentation provided the reclaimed water meets the requirements of the federal water pollution control act, chapter 90.48 RCW, and is incorporated into a sewer or water comprehensive plan, as applicable, adopted by the applicable local government and approved by the department of health or department of ecology as applicable.(2) Standards adopted under this section are superseded by any rules adopted by the department of ecology pursuant to RCW 90.46.015 as they relate to discharge of reclaimed water for streamflow augmentation.[ 2006 c 279 § 11; 1995 c 342 § 5.]NOTES:Construction—Effective date—1995 c 342: See notes following RCW 90.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 90.46.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.110 - Reclaimed water demonstration program—Demonstration projects.

RCW 90.46.110 Reclaimed water demonstration program—Demonstration projects.(1) The department of ecology shall establish and administer a reclaimed water demonstration program for the purposes of funding and monitoring the progress of five demonstration projects. The department shall work in cooperation with the department of health.(2) The five demonstration projects will be:(a) The city of Ephrata, to use class A reclaimed water for surface spreading that will recharge the groundwater and reduce the nitrate concentrations that currently exceed drinking water standards in domestic wells;(b) Lincoln county, for a study of the use of reclaimed water to transport twenty-two million gallons a day from Spokane to water sources that will rehydrate and restore long depleted streambeds;(c) The city of Royal City to replace an interim emergency sprayfield by using one hundred percent of its discharge as class A reclaimed water to enhance local wetlands and lakes in the winter, and potentially irrigate a golf course;(d) The city of Sequim to implement a tertiary treatment system and reuse one hundred percent of the city's wastewater to reopen an existing shellfish closure area to benefit state and tribal resources, improve streamflows in the Dungeness river, and provide a sustainable water supply for irrigation purposes;(e) The city of Yelm to use one hundred percent of its wastewater to provide alternative water supply for irrigation and industrial uses in order to offset increased demand for water supply, to protect the Nisqually river chum salmon runs, and to develop experimental artificial wetlands to test low cost treatment options.(3) By September 30, 1997, the department of ecology shall enter into a grant agreement with the demonstration project jurisdictions that includes reporting requirements, timelines, and a fund disbursement schedule based on the agreed project milestones.(4) Upon completion of the projects, the department of ecology shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results of the program.(5) Demonstration projects which will discharge or otherwise deliver reclaimed water to federal reclamation project facilities or irrigation district facilities shall meet the requirements of the facilities' operating entity for such discharges or deliveries.(6) No irrigation district, its directors, officers, employees, or agents operating and maintaining irrigation works for any purpose authorized by law, including the production of food for human consumption and other agricultural and domestic purposes, is liable for damages to persons or property arising from the implementation of the demonstration projects in this section.[ 1997 c 355 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.130 - Impairment of water rights downstream from freshwater discharge points.

RCW 90.46.130 Impairment of water rights downstream from freshwater discharge points.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, facilities that reclaim water under this chapter shall not impair any existing water right downstream from any freshwater discharge points of such facilities unless compensation or mitigation for such impairment is agreed to by the holder of the affected water right.(2) Agricultural water use of agricultural industrial process water and use of industrial reuse water under this chapter shall not impair existing water rights within the water source that is the source of supply for the agricultural processing plant or the industrial processing and, if the water source is surface water, the existing water rights are downstream from the agricultural processing plant's discharge points existing on July 22, 2001, or from the industrial processing's discharge points existing on June 13, 2002.[ 2002 c 329 § 5; 2001 c 69 § 4; 1997 c 444 § 4.]NOTES:Severability—1997 c 444: See note following RCW 90.46.010.
WA Rev Code § 90.46.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.140 - Greywater reuse—Standards, procedures, and guidelines—Rules.

RCW 90.46.140 Greywater reuse—Standards, procedures, and guidelines—Rules.(1) The department of health shall develop standards, procedures, and guidelines for the reuse of greywater, consistent with RCW 43.20.230(2), by January 1, 1998.(2) Standards, procedures, and guidelines developed by the department of health for reuse of greywater shall encourage the application of this technology for conserving water resources, or reducing the wastewater load, on domestic wastewater facilities, individual on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems, or community on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems.(3) The department of health and local health officers may permit the reuse of greywater according to rules adopted by the department of health.[ 1997 c 444 § 8.]NOTES:Severability—1997 c 444: See note following RCW 90.46.010.
WA Rev Code § 90.46.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.150 - Agricultural industrial process water—Permit—Use—Referral to department of health.

RCW 90.46.150 Agricultural industrial process water—Permit—Use—Referral to department of health.The permit to apply agricultural industrial process water to agricultural water use shall be the permit issued under chapter 90.48 RCW to the owner of the agricultural processing plant who may then distribute the water through methods including, but not limited to, irrigation systems, subject to provisions in the permit governing the location, rate, water quality, and purpose. In cases where the department of ecology determines that a significant risk to public health exists, in land application of the water, the department must refer the application to the department of health for review and consultation.The owner of the agricultural processing plant who obtains a permit under this section has the exclusive right to the use of any agricultural industrial process water generated from the plant and to the distribution of such water through facilities including irrigation systems. Use and distribution of the water by the owner is exempt from the permit requirements of RCW 90.03.250, 90.03.380, 90.44.060, and 90.44.100.Nothing in chapter 69, Laws of 2001 shall be construed to affect any right to reuse agricultural industrial discharge water in existence on or before July 22, 2001.[ 2001 c 69 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.160 - Industrial reuse water—Permit.

RCW 90.46.160 Industrial reuse water—Permit.(1) The permit to use industrial reuse water shall be the permit issued under chapter 90.48 RCW to the owner of the plant that is the source of the industrial process water, who may then distribute the water according to provisions in the permit governing the location, rate, water quality, and purpose. In cases where the department of ecology determines that a proposed use may pose a significant risk to public health, the department shall refer the permit application to the department of health for review and consultation.(2) The owner of the industrial plant who obtains a permit under this section has the exclusive right to the use of any industrial reuse water generated from the plant and to the distribution of such water. Use and distribution of the water by the owner is exempt from the permit requirements of RCW 90.03.250, 90.03.380, 90.44.060, and 90.44.100.(3) Nothing in this section affects any right to reuse industrial process water in existence on or before June 13, 2002.[ 2002 c 329 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.200 - Authority of the departments of ecology and health—Lead agency—Duties.

RCW 90.46.200 Authority of the departments of ecology and health—Lead agency—Duties.(1) The department of ecology and the department of health shall have authority to carry out all the provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, permitting and enforcement. Only the department of ecology or the department of health may act as a lead agency for purposes of this chapter and will be established as such by rule. Enforcement of a permit issued under this chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the lead agency that issued the permit.(2) All permit applications shall be referred to the nonlead agency for review and consultation. The nonlead agency may choose to limit the scope of its review.(3) The authority and duties created in this chapter are in addition to any authority and duties already provided in law. Nothing in this chapter limits the powers of the state or any political subdivision to exercise such authority.[ 2009 c 456 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.210 - Lead agency—Authority to bring legal proceeding.

RCW 90.46.210 Lead agency—Authority to bring legal proceeding.The lead agency, with the assistance of the attorney general, is authorized to bring any appropriate action at law or in equity, including action for injunctive relief, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The lead agency may bring the action in the superior court of the county in which the violation occurred or in the superior court of Thurston county. The court may award reasonable attorneys' fees for the cost of the attorney general's office in representing the lead agency.[ 2009 c 456 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.230 - Right to enter and inspect property related to the purpose of the permit—Administrative search warrant.

RCW 90.46.230 Right to enter and inspect property related to the purpose of the permit—Administrative search warrant.(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this subsection, the lead agency or its designee shall have the right to enter and inspect any property related to the purpose of the permit, public or private, at reasonable times with prior notification in order to determine compliance with laws and rules administered by the lead agency. During such inspections, the lead agency shall have free and unimpeded access to all data, facilities, and property involved in the generation, distribution, and use of reclaimed water.(b) The lead agency or its designee need not give prior notification to enter property under (a) of this subsection if the purpose of the entry is to ensure compliance by the permittee with a prior order of the lead agency or if the lead agency or its designee has reasonable cause to believe there is a violation of the law that poses a serious threat to public health and safety or the environment.(2) The lead agency or its designee may apply for an administrative search warrant to a court of competent jurisdiction and an administrative search warrant may issue where: (a) The lead agency has attempted an inspection under this chapter and access has been actually or constructively denied; or(b) There is reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter is occurring or has occurred.[ 2009 c 456 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.240 - Plans, reports, specifications, and proposed methods of operation and maintenance to be submitted to departments.

RCW 90.46.240 Plans, reports, specifications, and proposed methods of operation and maintenance to be submitted to departments.All required feasibility studies, planning documents, engineering reports, and plans and specifications for the construction of new reclaimed water, agricultural industrial process water, and industrial reuse water facilities, including generation, distribution, and use facilities, or for improvements or extensions to existing facilities, and the proposed method of future operation and maintenance of said facility or facilities, shall be submitted to and be approved by the lead agency, before construction thereof may begin. No approval shall be given until the lead agency is satisfied that the plans, reports, and specifications and the methods of operation and maintenance submitted are adequate to protect the quality of the water for the intended use as provided for in this chapter and are adequate to protect public health and safety as necessary.[ 2009 c 456 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.250 - Violation of chapter—Notification—Immediate action.

RCW 90.46.250 Violation of chapter—Notification—Immediate action.(1) When, in the opinion of the lead agency, a person violates or creates a substantial potential to violate this chapter, the lead agency shall notify the person of its determination by registered mail. The determination shall not constitute an appealable order or directive. Within thirty days from the receipt of notice of such determination, the person shall file with the lead agency a full report stating what steps have been and are being taken to comply with the determination of the lead agency. After the full report is filed or after the thirty days have elapsed, the lead agency may issue the order or directive as it deems appropriate under the circumstances, shall notify the person by registered mail, and shall inform the person of the process for requesting an adjudicative hearing.(2) When it appears to the lead agency that water quality conditions or other conditions exist which require immediate action to protect human health and safety or the environment, the lead agency may issue a written order to the person or persons responsible without first issuing a notice of determination pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. An order or directive issued pursuant to this subsection shall be served by registered mail or personally upon any person to whom it is directed, and shall inform the person or persons responsible of the process for requesting an adjudicative hearing.[ 2009 c 456 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 90.46.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.260 - Penalty.

RCW 90.46.260 Penalty.Any person found guilty of willfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any final written orders or directive of the lead agency or a court in pursuance thereof, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both, in the discretion of the court. Each day upon which a willful violation of the provisions of this chapter occurs may be deemed a separate and additional violation.[ 2011 c 96 § 60; 2009 c 456 § 13.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
WA Rev Code § 90.46.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.46 - Reclaimed Water Use.|90.46.280 - Application of administrative procedure act to chapter.

RCW 90.46.280 Application of administrative procedure act to chapter.The provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, apply to all rule-making and adjudicative proceedings authorized by or arising under the provisions of this chapter.[ 2009 c 456 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 90.48.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.48 - Water Pollution Control.|90.48.010 - Policy enunciated.

RCW 90.48.010 Policy enunciated.It is declared to be the public policy of the state of Washington to maintain the highest possible standards to insure the purity of all waters of the state consistent with public health and public enjoyment thereof, the propagation and protection of wild life, birds, game, fish and other aquatic life, and the industrial development of the state, and to that end require the use of all known available and reasonable methods by industries and others to prevent and control the pollution of the waters of the state of Washington. Consistent with this policy, the state of Washington will exercise its powers, as fully and as effectively as possible, to retain and secure high quality for all waters of the state. The state of Washington in recognition of the federal government's interest in the quality of the navigable waters of the United States, of which certain portions thereof are within the jurisdictional limits of this state, proclaims a public policy of working cooperatively with the federal government in a joint effort to extinguish the sources of water quality degradation, while at the same time preserving and vigorously exercising state powers to insure that present and future standards of water quality within the state shall be determined by the citizenry, through and by the efforts of state government, of the state of Washington.[ 1973 c 155 § 1; 1945 c 216 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 10964a.]
WA Rev Code § 90.48.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.48 - Water Pollution Control.|90.48.020 - Definitions.

RCW 90.48.020 Definitions.Whenever the word "person" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to include any political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, copartnership, association, firm, individual or any other entity whatsoever.Wherever the words "waters of the state" shall be used in this chapter, they shall be construed to include lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, inland waters, underground waters, salt waters and all other surface waters and watercourses within the jurisdiction of the state of Washington.Whenever the word "pollution" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to mean such contamination, or other alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties, of any waters of the state, including change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters, or such discharge of any liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or other substance into any waters of the state as will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such waters harmful, detrimental or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life.Wherever the word "department" is used in this chapter it shall mean the department of ecology.Whenever the word "director" is used in this chapter it shall mean the director of ecology.Whenever the words "aquatic noxious weed" are used in this chapter, they have the meaning prescribed under RCW 17.26.020.Whenever the words "general sewer plan" are used in this chapter they shall be construed to include all sewerage general plans, sewer general comprehensive plans, plans for a system of sewerage, and other plans for sewer systems adopted by a local government entity including but not limited to cities, towns, public utility districts, and water-sewer districts.[ 2002 c 161 § 4; 1995 c 255 § 7; 1987 c 109 § 122; 1967 c 13 § 1; 1945 c 216 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 10964b.]NOTES:Effective date—1995 c 255: See RCW 17.26.901.Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
WA Rev Code § 90.48.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.48 - Water Pollution Control.|90.48.030 - Jurisdiction of department.

RCW 90.48.030 Jurisdiction of department.The department shall have the jurisdiction to control and prevent the pollution of streams, lakes, rivers, ponds, inland waters, salt waters, water courses, and other surface and underground waters of the state of Washington.[ 1987 c 109 § 123; 1945 c 216 § 10; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 10964j. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1945 c 216 § 11; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 10964k, now codified as RCW 90.48.035.]NOTES:Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.