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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.200 - Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Model Litter Control Act. › 70A.200.170 - Litter collection programs—Department of ecology—Coordinating agency—Use of funds—Reporting by agencies.

RCW 70A.200.170
Litter collection programs—Department of ecology—Coordinating agency—Use of funds—Reporting by agencies.
(1) The department is the coordinating and administrative agency working with the departments of natural resources, revenue, transportation, and corrections, and the parks and recreation commission in developing a biennial budget request for funds for the various agencies' litter collection programs.
(2) Funds may be used to meet the needs of efficient and effective litter collection and illegal dumping programs identified by the various agencies. The department shall develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the waste reduction, litter control, and recycling programs being administered by the various agencies listed in RCW 70A.200.140, and shall distribute funds according to the effectiveness and efficiency of those programs. In addition, the department shall approve funding requests for efficient and effective waste reduction, litter control, and recycling programs, provide funds, and monitor the results of all agency programs.
(3) All agencies are responsible for reporting information on their litter collection programs as requested by the department.
(4) The department shall contract with the department of transportation to schedule litter prevention messaging and coordination of litter emphasis patrols with the Washington state patrol. Additionally, the department of transportation may coordinate with the department to conduct litter pickup during scheduled maintenance closures as situations allow.
[ 2021 c 231 § 1; 2020 c 20 § 1078; 2014 c 76 § 3; 1998 c 257 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.93.220.]
NOTES:
Short title—2021 c 231: "This act may be known and cited as the welcome to Washington act." [ 2021 c 231 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.200 - Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Model Litter Control Act. › 70A.200.180 - Violations of chapter—Penalties.

RCW 70A.200.180
Violations of chapter—Penalties.
Every person convicted of a violation of this chapter for which no penalty is specially provided for shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each such violation.
[ 1983 c 277 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 307 § 23. Formerly RCW 70.93.230.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.200 - Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Model Litter Control Act. › 70A.200.190 - Funding to local governments—Reports.

RCW 70A.200.190
Funding to local governments—Reports.
(1) The department shall provide funding to local units of government to establish, conduct, and evaluate community restitution and other programs for waste reduction, litter and illegal dump cleanup, and recycling. Programs eligible for funding under this section shall include, but not be limited to, programs established pursuant to RCW 72.09.260.
(2) Funds may be offered for costs associated with community waste reduction, litter cleanup and prevention, and recycling activities. The funding program must be flexible, allowing local governments to use funds broadly to meet their needs to reduce waste, control litter and illegal dumping, and promote recycling. Local governments are required to contribute resources or in-kind services. The department shall evaluate funding requests from local government according to the same criteria as those developed in RCW 70A.200.170, provide funds according to the effectiveness and efficiency of local government litter control programs, and monitor the results of all local government programs under this section.
(3) Local governments may initiate and apply to the department for reimbursement of litter clean-up activities on state highway ramps located within the jurisdiction of the local government.
(4) Local governments shall report information as requested by the department in funding agreements entered into by the department and a local government.
[ 2021 c 231 § 2; 2020 c 20 § 1079; 2014 c 76 § 4; 2002 c 175 § 46. Prior: 1998 c 257 § 10; 1998 c 245 § 128; 1990 c 66 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.93.250.]
NOTES:
Short title—2021 c 231: See note following RCW 70A.200.170.
Effective date—2002 c 175: See note following RCW 7.80.130.
Findings—Intent—1990 c 66: See note following RCW 72.09.260.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.200 - Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Model Litter Control Act. › 70A.200.900 - Alternative to Initiative 40—Placement on ballot—Force and effect of chapter.

RCW 70A.200.900
Alternative to Initiative 40—Placement on ballot—Force and effect of chapter.
This 1971 amendatory act constitutes an alternative to Initiative 40. The secretary of state is directed to place this 1971 amendatory act on the ballot in conjunction with Initiative 40 at the next general election.
This 1971 amendatory act shall continue in force and effect until the secretary of state certifies the election results on this 1971 amendatory act. If affirmatively approved at the general election, this 1971 amendatory act shall continue in effect thereafter.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 307 § 27. Formerly RCW 70.93.910.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: Chapter 70.93 RCW [1971 ex.s. c 307] was approved and validated at the November 7, 1972, general election as Alternative Initiative Measure 40B. Chapter 70.93 RCW was recodified as chapter 70A.200 RCW pursuant to 2020 c 20 § 2009.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.010 - Purpose.

RCW 70A.205.010
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive statewide program for solid waste handling, and solid waste recovery and/or recycling which will prevent land, air, and water pollution and conserve the natural, economic, and energy resources of this state. To this end it is the purpose of this chapter:
(1) To assign primary responsibility for adequate solid waste handling to local government, reserving to the state, however, those functions necessary to assure effective programs throughout the state;
(2) To provide for adequate planning for solid waste handling by local government;
(3) To provide for the adoption and enforcement of basic minimum performance standards for solid waste handling, including that all sites where recyclable materials are generated and transported from shall provide a separate container for solid waste;
(4) To encourage the development and operation of waste recycling facilities needed to accomplish the management priority of waste recycling, to promote consistency in the requirements for such facilities throughout the state, and to ensure that recyclable materials diverted from the waste stream for recycling are routed to facilities in which recycling occurs;
(5) To provide technical and financial assistance to local governments in the planning, development, and conduct of solid waste handling programs;
(6) To encourage storage, proper disposal, and recycling of discarded vehicle tires and to stimulate private recycling programs throughout the state; and
(7) To encourage the development and operation of waste recycling facilities and activities needed to accomplish the management priority of waste recycling and to promote consistency in the permitting requirements for such facilities and activities throughout the state.
It is the intent of the legislature that local governments be encouraged to use the expertise of private industry and to contract with private industry to the fullest extent possible to carry out solid waste recovery and/or recycling programs.
[ 2005 c 394 § 2. Prior: 1998 c 156 § 1; 1998 c 90 § 1; 1985 c 345 § 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 41 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.95.020.]
NOTES:
Intent—Severability—2005 c 394: See notes following RCW 70A.205.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.020 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.

RCW 70A.205.020
Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legal requirement under this chapter, including any standard, limitation, rule, or order is superseded and replaced in accordance with the terms and provisions of an environmental excellence program agreement, entered into under chapter 43.21K RCW.
[ 1997 c 381 § 22. Formerly RCW 70.95.055.]
NOTES:
Purpose—1997 c 381: See RCW 43.21K.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.025 - Standards for solid waste handling—Areas—Landfill location.

RCW 70A.205.025
Standards for solid waste handling—Areas—Landfill location.
(1) The department shall adopt rules establishing minimum functional standards for solid waste handling, consistent with the standards specified in this section. The department may classify areas of the state with respect to population density, climate, geology, status under a quarantine as defined in RCW 17.24.007, and other relevant factors bearing on solid waste disposal standards.
(2) In addition to the minimum functional standards adopted by the department under subsection (1) of this section, each landfill facility whose area at its design capacity will exceed one hundred acres and whose horizontal height at design capacity will average one hundred feet or more above existing site elevations shall comply with the standards of this subsection. This subsection applies only to wholly new solid waste landfill facilities, no part or unit of which has had construction commence before April 27, 1999.
(a) No landfill specified in this subsection may be located:
(i) So that the active area is closer than five miles to any national park or a public or private nonprofit zoological park displaying native animals in their native habitats; or
(ii) Over a sole source aquifer designated under the federal safe drinking water act, if such designation was effective before January 1, 1999.
(b) Each landfill specified in this subsection (2) shall be constructed with an impermeable berm around the entire perimeter of the active area of the landfill of such height, thickness, and design as will be sufficient to contain all material disposed in the event of a complete failure of the structural integrity of the landfill.
[ 2016 c 119 § 1; 1999 c 116 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95.060.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1999 c 116: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 27, 1999]." [ 1999 c 116 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.030 - Inert waste landfills.

RCW 70A.205.030
Inert waste landfills.
(1) The department shall, as part of the minimum functional standards for solid waste handling required under RCW 70A.205.025, develop specific criteria for the types of solid wastes that are allowed to be received by inert waste landfills that seek to continue operation after February 10, 2003.
(2) The criteria for inert waste developed under this section must, at a minimum, contain a list of substances that an inert waste landfill located in a county with fewer than forty-five thousand residents is permitted to receive if it was operational before February 10, 2003, and is located at a site with a five-year annual rainfall of twenty-five inches or less. The substances permitted for the inert waste landfills satisfying the criteria listed in this subsection must include the following types of solid waste if the waste has not been tainted, through exposure from chemical, physical, biological, or radiological substances, such that it presents a threat to human health or the environment greater than that inherent to the material:
(a) Cured concrete, including any embedded steel reinforcing and wood;
(b) Asphaltic materials, including road construction asphalt;
(c) Brick and masonry;
(d) Ceramic materials produced from fired clay or porcelain;
(e) Glass;
(f) Stainless steel and aluminum; and
(g) Other materials as defined in chapter 173-350 WAC.
(3) The department shall work with the owner or operators of landfills that do not meet the minimum functional standards for inert waste landfills to explore and implement appropriate means of transition into a limited purpose landfill that is able to accept additional materials as specified in WAC 173-350-400.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1162; 2004 c 101 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.95.065.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.035 - Implementation of standards—Assessment—Analyses—Proposals.

RCW 70A.205.035
Implementation of standards—Assessment—Analyses—Proposals.
In order to implement the minimum functional standards for solid waste handling, evaluate the effectiveness of the minimum functional standards, evaluate the cost of implementation, and develop a mechanism to finance the implementation, the department shall prepare:
(1) An assessment of local health agencies' information on all existing permitted landfill sites, including (a) measures taken and facilities installed at each landfill to mitigate surface water and groundwater contamination, (b) proposed measures taken and facilities to be constructed at each landfill to mitigate surface water and groundwater contamination, and (c) the costs of such measures and facilities;
(2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the minimum functional standards for new landfills in lessening surface water and groundwater contamination, and a comparison with the effectiveness of the prior standards;
(3) An analysis of the costs of conforming with the new functional standards for new landfills compared with the costs of conforming to the prior standards; and
(4) Proposals for methods of financing the costs of conforming with the new functional standards.
[ 1986 c 81 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95.075.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.050 - County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Levels of service, reduction and recycling.

RCW 70A.205.050
County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Levels of service, reduction and recycling.
Levels of service shall be defined in the waste reduction and recycling element of each local comprehensive solid waste management plan and shall include the services set forth in RCW 70A.205.045. In determining which service level is provided to residential and nonresidential waste generators in each community, counties and cities shall develop clear criteria for designating areas as urban or rural. In designating urban areas, local governments shall consider the planning guidelines adopted by the department, total population, population density, and any applicable land use or utility service plans.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1164; 1989 c 431 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.092.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.055 - County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review and approval process.

RCW 70A.205.055
County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review and approval process.
(1) The department and local governments preparing plans are encouraged to work cooperatively during plan development. Each county and city preparing a comprehensive solid waste management plan shall submit a preliminary draft plan to the department for technical review. The department shall review and comment on the draft plan within one hundred twenty days of receipt. The department's comments shall state specific actions or revisions that must be completed for plan approval.
(2) Each final draft solid waste management plan shall be submitted to the department for approval. The department will limit its comments on the final draft plans to those issues identified during its review of the draft plan and any other changes made between submittal of the preliminary draft and final draft plans. Disapproval of the local comprehensive solid waste management plan shall be supported by specific findings. A final draft plan shall be deemed approved if the department does not disapprove it within forty-five days of receipt.
(3) If the department disapproves a plan or any plan amendments, the submitting entity may appeal the decision to the pollution control hearings board as provided in RCW 43.21B.230. The appeal shall be limited to review of the specific findings which supported the disapproval under subsection (2) of this section.
[ 2010 c 210 § 17; 1989 c 431 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95.094.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective dates—Application—Pending cases and rules—2010 c 210: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.060 - County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review by department of agriculture.

RCW 70A.205.060
County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review by department of agriculture.
Upon receipt by the department of a preliminary draft plan as provided in RCW 70A.205.055, the department shall immediately provide a copy of the preliminary draft plan to the department of agriculture. Within forty-five days after receiving the preliminary draft plan, the department of agriculture shall review the preliminary draft plan for compliance with chapter 17.24 RCW and the rules adopted under that chapter. The department of agriculture shall advise the local government submitting the preliminary draft plan and the department of the result of the review.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1165; 2016 c 119 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95.095.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.065 - Utilities and transportation commission to review local plan's assessment of cost impacts on rates.

RCW 70A.205.065
Utilities and transportation commission to review local plan's assessment of cost impacts on rates.
Upon receipt, the department shall immediately provide the utilities and transportation commission with a copy of each preliminary draft local comprehensive solid waste management plan. Within forty-five days after receiving a plan, the commission shall have reviewed the plan's assessment of solid waste collection cost impacts on rates charged by solid waste collection companies regulated under chapter 81.77 RCW and shall advise the county or city submitting the plan and the department of the probable effect of the plan's recommendations on those rates.
[ 1989 c 431 § 12. Formerly RCW 70.95.096.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.075 - Maintenance of plans—Review, revisions—Implementation of source separation programs.

RCW 70A.205.075
Maintenance of plans—Review, revisions—Implementation of source separation programs.
(1) The comprehensive county solid waste management plans and any comprehensive city solid waste management plans prepared in accordance with RCW 70A.205.040 shall be maintained in a current condition and reviewed and revised periodically by counties and cities as may be required by the department. Upon each review such plans shall be extended to show long-range needs for solid waste handling facilities for twenty years in the future, and a revised construction and capital acquisition program for six years in the future. Each revised solid waste management plan shall be submitted to the department.
Each plan shall be reviewed and revised within five years of July 1, 1984, and thereafter shall be reviewed, and revised if necessary according to the schedule provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Cities and counties preparing solid waste management plans shall submit the waste reduction and recycling element required in RCW 70A.205.045 and any revisions to other elements of its comprehensive solid waste management plan to the department no later than:
(a) July 1, 1991, for class one areas: PROVIDED, That portions relating to multiple-family residences shall be submitted no later than July 1, 1992;
(b) July 1, 1992, for class two areas; and
(c) July 1, 1994, for class three areas.
Thereafter, each plan shall be reviewed and revised, if necessary, at least every five years. Nothing in chapter 431, Laws of 1989 shall prohibit local governments from submitting a plan prior to the dates listed in this subsection.
(3) The classes of areas are defined as follows:
(a) Class one areas are the counties of Spokane, Snohomish, King, Pierce, and Kitsap and all the cities therein.
(b) Class two areas are all other counties located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains and all the cities therein.
(c) Class three areas are the counties east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and all the cities therein, except for Spokane county.
(4) Cities and counties shall begin implementing the programs to collect source separated materials no later than one year following the adoption and approval of the waste reduction and recycling element and these programs shall be fully implemented within two years of approval.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1167; 1991 c 298 § 4; 1989 c 431 § 5; 1984 c 123 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 11. Formerly RCW 70.95.110.]
NOTES:
Finding—1991 c 298: See note following RCW 70A.205.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.080 - Financial aid to counties and cities.

RCW 70A.205.080
Financial aid to counties and cities.
Any county may apply to the department on a form prescribed thereby for financial aid for the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive county plan for solid waste management required by RCW 70A.205.040, including contamination reduction and outreach plans. Any city electing to prepare an independent city plan, a joint city plan, or a joint county-city plan for solid waste management for inclusion in the county comprehensive plan may apply for financial aid for such purpose through the county. Every city application for financial aid for planning shall be filed with the county auditor and shall be included as a part of the county's application for financial aid. Any city preparing an independent plan shall provide for disposal sites wholly within its jurisdiction.
The department shall allocate to the counties and cities applying for financial aid for planning and implementation, including contamination reduction and outreach plan development and implementation, such funds as may be available pursuant to legislative appropriations or from any federal grants for such purpose.
The department shall determine priorities and allocate available funds among the counties and cities applying for aid according to criteria established by regulations of the department considering population, urban development, environmental effects of waste disposal, existing waste handling practices, and the local justification of their proposed expenditures.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1168; 2019 c 166 § 8; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 13. Formerly RCW 70.95.130.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 166: See note following RCW 70A.240.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.085 - Matching requirements.

RCW 70A.205.085
Matching requirements.
Counties and cities shall match their planning aid allocated by the director by an amount not less than twenty-five percent of the estimated cost of such planning. Any federal planning aid made directly to a county or city shall not be considered either a state or local contribution in determining local matching requirements. Counties and cities may meet their share of planning costs by cash and contributed services.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 14. Formerly RCW 70.95.140.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.090 - Contracts with counties to assure proper expenditures.

RCW 70A.205.090
Contracts with counties to assure proper expenditures.
Upon the allocation of planning funds as provided in RCW 70A.205.080, the department shall enter into a contract with each county receiving a planning grant. The contract shall include such provisions as the director may deem necessary to assure the proper expenditure of such funds including allocations made to cities. The sum allocated to a county shall be paid to the treasurer of such county.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1169; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 15. Formerly RCW 70.95.150.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.100 - Local board of health regulations to implement the comprehensive plan—Section not to be construed to authorize counties to operate system.

RCW 70A.205.100
Local board of health regulations to implement the comprehensive plan—Section not to be construed to authorize counties to operate system.
Each county, or any city, or jurisdictional board of health shall adopt regulations or ordinances governing solid waste handling implementing the comprehensive solid waste management plan covering storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing and final disposal including but not limited to the issuance of permits and the establishment of minimum levels and types of service for any aspect of solid waste handling. County regulations or ordinances adopted regarding levels and types of service shall not apply within the limits of any city where the city has by local ordinance determined that the county shall not exercise such powers within the corporate limits of the city. Such regulations or ordinances shall assure that solid waste storage and disposal facilities are located, maintained, and operated in a manner so as properly to protect the public health, prevent air and water pollution, are consistent with the priorities established in RCW 70A.205.005, and avoid the creation of nuisances. Such regulations or ordinances may be more stringent than the minimum functional standards adopted by the department. Regulations or ordinances adopted by counties, cities, or jurisdictional boards of health shall be filed with the department.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the operation of a solid waste collection system by counties.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1170; 1989 c 431 § 10; 1988 c 127 § 29; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 16. Formerly RCW 70.95.160.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.105 - Local health departments may contract with the department of ecology.

RCW 70A.205.105
Local health departments may contract with the department of ecology.
Any jurisdictional health department and the department of ecology may enter into an agreement providing for the exercise by the department of ecology of any power that is specified in the contract and that is granted to the jurisdictional health department under this chapter. However, the jurisdictional health department shall have the approval of the legislative authority or authorities it serves before entering into any such agreement with the department of ecology.
[ 1989 c 431 § 16. Formerly RCW 70.95.163.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.110 - Solid waste disposal facility siting—Site review—Local solid waste advisory committees—Membership.

RCW 70A.205.110
Solid waste disposal facility siting—Site review—Local solid waste advisory committees—Membership.
(1) Each county or city siting a solid waste disposal facility shall review each potential site for conformance with the standards as set by the department for:
(a) Geology;
(b) Groundwater;
(c) Soil;
(d) Flooding;
(e) Surface water;
(f) Slope;
(g) Cover material;
(h) Capacity;
(i) Climatic factors;
(j) Land use;
(k) Toxic air emissions; and
(l) Other factors as determined by the department.
(2) The standards in subsection (1) of this section shall be designed to use the best available technology to protect the environment and human health, and shall be revised periodically to reflect new technology and information.
(3) Each county shall establish a local solid waste advisory committee to assist in the development of programs and policies concerning solid waste handling and disposal and to review and comment upon proposed rules, policies, or ordinances prior to their adoption. Such committees shall consist of a minimum of nine members and shall represent a balance of interests including, but not limited to, citizens, public interest groups, business, the waste management industry, agriculture, and local elected public officials. The members shall be appointed by the county legislative authority. A county or city shall not apply for funds from the state and local improvements revolving account, Waste Disposal Facilities, 1980, under RCW 43.83.350, for the preparation, update, or major amendment of a comprehensive solid waste management plan unless the plan or revision has been prepared with the active assistance and participation of a local solid waste advisory committee.
[ 2016 c 119 § 2; 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 § 49; 1989 c 431 § 11; 1984 c 123 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.165.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.115 - Private businesses involvement in source separated materials—Local solid waste advisory committee to examine.

RCW 70A.205.115
Private businesses involvement in source separated materials—Local solid waste advisory committee to examine.
(1) Each local solid waste advisory committee shall conduct one or more meetings for the purpose of determining how local private recycling and solid waste collection businesses may participate in the development and implementation of programs to collect source separated materials from residences, and to process and market materials collected for recycling. The meetings shall include local private recycling businesses, private solid waste collection companies operating within the jurisdiction, and the local solid waste planning agencies. The meetings shall be held during the development of the waste reduction and recycling element or no later than one year prior to the date that a jurisdiction is required to submit the element under RCW 70A.205.075(2).
(2) The meeting requirement under subsection (1) of this section shall apply whenever a city or county develops or amends the waste reduction and recycling element required under this chapter. Jurisdictions having approved waste reduction and recycling elements or having initiated a process for the selection of a service provider as of May 21, 1991, do not have to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section until the next revisions to the waste reduction and recycling element are made or required.
(3) After the waste reduction and recycling element is approved by the local legislative authority but before it is submitted to the department for approval, the local solid waste advisory committee shall hold at least one additional meeting to review the element.
(4) For the purpose of this section, "private recycling business" means any private for-profit or private not-for-profit business that engages in the processing and marketing of recyclable materials.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1171; 1991 c 319 § 402. Formerly RCW 70.95.167.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.120 - Permit for solid waste handling facility—Required.

RCW 70A.205.120
Permit for solid waste handling facility—Required.
Except as provided otherwise in RCW 70A.205.260, 70A.205.265, 70A.205.270, 70A.205.275, or 70A.205.290, after approval of the comprehensive solid waste plan by the department no solid waste handling facility or facilities shall be maintained, established, or modified until the county, city, or other person operating such site has obtained a permit pursuant to RCW 70A.205.125 or 70A.205.135.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1172; 2009 c 178 § 4; 1998 c 156 § 3; 1997 c 213 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 17. Formerly RCW 70.95.170.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.125 - Permit for solid waste handling facility—Applications, fee.

RCW 70A.205.125
Permit for solid waste handling facility—Applications, fee.
(1) Applications for permits to operate a new or modified solid waste handling facility shall be on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain a description of the proposed facilities and operations at the site, plans and specifications for any new or additional facilities to be constructed, and such other information as the jurisdictional health department may deem necessary in order to determine whether the site and solid waste disposal facilities located thereon will comply with local regulations and state rules.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to establish or modify a solid waste handling facility, the jurisdictional health department shall refer one copy of the application to the department which shall report its findings to the jurisdictional health department. When the application is for a permit to establish or modify a solid waste handling facility located in an area that is not under a quarantine, as defined in RCW 17.24.007, and when the facility will receive material for composting from an area under a quarantine, the jurisdictional health department shall also provide a copy of the application to the department of agriculture. The department of agriculture shall review the application to determine whether it contains information demonstrating that the proposed facility presents a risk of spreading disease, plant pathogens, or pests to areas that are not under a quarantine. For the purposes of this subsection, "composting" means the biological degradation and transformation of organic solid waste under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition.
(3) The jurisdictional health department shall investigate every application as may be necessary to determine whether a proposed or modified site and facilities meet all solid waste, air, and other applicable laws and regulations, and conforms with the approved comprehensive solid waste handling plan, and complies with all zoning requirements.
(4) When the jurisdictional health department finds that the permit should be issued, it shall issue such permit. Every application shall be approved or disapproved within ninety days after its receipt by the jurisdictional health department.
(5) The jurisdictional board of health may establish reasonable fees for permits and renewal of permits. All permit fees collected by the health department shall be deposited in the treasury and to the account from which the health department's operating expenses are paid.
[ 2016 c 119 § 4; 1997 c 213 § 3; 1988 c 127 § 30; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 18. Formerly RCW 70.95.180.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.130 - Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Review by department—Appeal of issuance—Validity of permits issued after June 7, 1984.

RCW 70A.205.130
Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Review by department—Appeal of issuance—Validity of permits issued after June 7, 1984.
Every permit issued by a jurisdictional health department under RCW 70A.205.125 shall be reviewed by the department to ensure that the proposed site or facility conforms with:
(1) All applicable laws and regulations including the minimal functional standards for solid waste handling; and
(2) The approved comprehensive solid waste management plan.
The department shall review the permit within thirty days after the issuance of the permit by the jurisdictional health department. The department may appeal the issuance of the permit by the jurisdictional health department to the pollution control hearings board, as described in chapter 43.21B RCW, for noncompliance with subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
No permit issued pursuant to RCW 70A.205.125 after June 7, 1984, shall be considered valid unless it has been reviewed by the department.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1173; 1984 c 123 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95.185.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.135 - Permit for solid waste handling facility—Renewal—Appeal—Validity of renewal—Review fees.

RCW 70A.205.135
Permit for solid waste handling facility—Renewal—Appeal—Validity of renewal—Review fees.
(1) Every permit for an existing solid waste handling facility issued pursuant to RCW 70A.205.125 shall be renewed at least every five years on a date established by the jurisdictional health department having jurisdiction of the site and as specified in the permit. If a permit is to be renewed for longer than one year, the local jurisdictional health department may hold a public hearing before making such a decision. Prior to renewing a permit, the health department shall conduct a review as it deems necessary to assure that the solid waste handling facility or facilities located on the site continues to meet minimum functional standards of the department, applicable local regulations, and are not in conflict with the approved solid waste management plan. A jurisdictional health department shall approve or disapprove a permit renewal within forty-five days of conducting its review. The department shall review and may appeal the renewal as set forth for the approval of permits in RCW 70A.205.130.
(2) The jurisdictional board of health may establish reasonable fees for permits reviewed under this section. All permit fees collected by the health department shall be deposited in the treasury and to the account from which the health department's operating expenses are paid.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1174; 1998 c 156 § 4; 1997 c 213 § 4; 1984 c 123 § 9; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 19. Formerly RCW 70.95.190.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.140 - Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Suspension.

RCW 70A.205.140
Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Suspension.
Any permit for a solid waste disposal site issued as provided herein shall be subject to suspension at any time the jurisdictional health department determines that the site or the solid waste disposal facilities located on the site are being operated in violation of this chapter, the regulations of the department, the rules of the department of agriculture, or local laws and regulations.
[ 2016 c 119 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 20. Formerly RCW 70.95.200.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.145 - Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Waste-derived soil amendments—Application—Revocation of exemption—Appeal.

RCW 70A.205.145
Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Waste-derived soil amendments—Application—Revocation of exemption—Appeal.
(1) Waste-derived soil amendments that meet the standards and criteria in this section may apply for exemption from solid waste permitting as required under RCW 70A.205.120. The application shall be submitted to the department in a format determined by the department or an equivalent format. The application shall include:
(a) Analytical data showing that the waste-derived soil amendments meet standards established under RCW 15.54.800; and
(b) Other information deemed appropriate by the department to protect human health and the environment.
(2) After receipt of an application, the department shall review it to determine whether the application is complete, and forward a copy of the complete application to all interested jurisdictional health departments and the department of agriculture for review and comment. Within forty-five days, the jurisdictional health departments and the department of agriculture shall forward their comments and any other information they deem relevant to the department, which shall then give final approval or disapproval of the application. The department of agriculture's comments must be limited to addressing whether approving the application risks spreading disease, plant pathogens, or pests to areas that are not under a quarantine, as defined in RCW 17.24.007. Every complete application shall be approved or disapproved by the department within ninety days after receipt.
(3) The department, after providing opportunity for comments from the jurisdictional health departments and the department of agriculture, may at any time revoke an exemption granted under this section if the quality or use of the waste-derived soil amendment changes or the management, storage, or end use of the waste-derived soil amendment constitutes a threat to human health or the environment.
(4) Any aggrieved party may appeal the determination by the department in subsection (2) or (3) of this section to the pollution control hearings board.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1175; 2016 c 119 § 7; 1998 c 36 § 18. Formerly RCW 70.95.205.]
NOTES:
Intent—1998 c 36: See RCW 15.54.265.
Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.150 - Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Medication disposal.

RCW 70A.205.150
Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Medication disposal.
An authorized collector regulated under chapter 69.48 RCW is not required to obtain a permit under RCW 70A.205.120 unless the authorized collector is required to obtain a permit under RCW 70A.205.120 as a consequence of activities that are not directly associated with the collection facility's activities under chapter 69.48 RCW.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1176; 2018 c 196 § 24. Formerly RCW 70.95.207.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.155 - Hearing—Appeal—Denial, suspension—When effective.

RCW 70A.205.155
Hearing—Appeal—Denial, suspension—When effective.
Whenever the jurisdictional health department denies a permit or suspends a permit for a solid waste disposal site, it shall, upon request of the applicant or holder of the permit, grant a hearing on such denial or suspension within thirty days after the request therefor is made. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all interested parties, including the county or city having jurisdiction over the site and the department. Within thirty days after the hearing, the health officer shall notify the applicant or the holder of the permit in writing of his or her determination and the reasons therefor. Any party aggrieved by such determination may appeal to the pollution control hearings board by filing with the hearings board a notice of appeal within thirty days after receipt of notice of the determination of the health officer. The hearings board shall hold a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. If the jurisdictional health department denies a permit renewal or suspends a permit for an operating waste recycling facility that receives waste from more than one city or county, and the applicant or holder of the permit requests a hearing or files an appeal under this section, the permit denial or suspension shall not be effective until the completion of the appeal process under this section, unless the jurisdictional health department declares that continued operation of the waste recycling facility poses a very probable threat to human health and the environment.
[ 2012 c 117 § 411; 1998 c 90 § 3; 1987 c 109 § 21; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 21. Formerly RCW 70.95.210.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling. › 70A.205.160 - Solid waste collection companies—Notice of changes in tipping fees and disposal rate schedules.

RCW 70A.205.160
Solid waste collection companies—Notice of changes in tipping fees and disposal rate schedules.
To provide solid waste collection companies with sufficient time to prepare and submit tariffs and rate filings for public comment and commission approval, the owner or operator of a transfer station, landfill, or facility used to burn solid waste shall provide seventy-five days' notice to solid waste collection companies of any change in tipping fees and disposal rate schedules. The notice period shall begin on the date individual notice to a collection company is delivered to the company or is postmarked.
A collection company may agree to a shorter notice period: PROVIDED, That such agreement by a company shall not affect the notice requirements for rate filings under RCW 81.28.050.
The owner of a transfer station, landfill or facility used to burn solid waste may agree to provide companies with a longer notice period.
"Solid waste collection companies" as used in this section means the companies regulated by the commission pursuant to chapter 81.77 RCW.
[ 1993 c 300 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95.212.]