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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-010 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions are
				  applicable:
(1) "Approval and a
				certification of necessity" shall mean an order of the department which gives
				approval to a water district to establish, maintain, construct and operate a
				sewer system in a proposed service area in accordance with
				RCW
				57.08.065.
(2) "Board" shall mean the Washington state
				board of health.
(3) "Department"
				shall mean the Washington state department of health.
(4) "Drainage basin" shall mean a geographic
				area drained by a surface stream or body of impounded water together with all
				tributary surface streams and bodies of impounded surface water.
(5) "Industrial wastes" shall mean the
				liquids, solids, or other wastes resulting from any process of industry, or
				from the development of any natural resource.
(6) "Necessity" shall mean a reasonable need
				and not mean an indispensable need.
(7) "Proposed service area" shall mean the
				area proposed to be served with a sewer system by the applicant water
				district.
(8) "Sewage" shall mean
				the water-carried waste products or discharge from human beings or other wastes
				from residences, public or private buildings, or industrial plants, together
				with such ground, surface or storm waters as may be present.
(9) "Sewer entities" shall mean any municipal
				or public corporations which by law are entitled to construct and operate a
				sewer system.
(10) "Sewer system"
				shall mean a system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
				transportation, treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial
				wastes.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040 and 57.08.065. 92-02-018
					 (Order 224), § 246-270-010, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-270-010, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6, §
					 248-91-010, filed 10/16/68; Emergency Order 3, § 248-91-010, filed
					 8/2/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-020 - Application content

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An application for an approval and a certification of
				  necessity must be presented to the department and shall include, but not be
				  limited to, the following considerations:
(1) A general statement of the present and
				future sewage problems in the proposed area of service.
(2) A consideration of the relationship of
				the district to contiguous, nearby or overlapping sewer entities.
(3) Service areas considering reasonable
				drainage basin oriented planning.
(4) Population forecasts as a basis of sewer
				system design in the proposed service area.
(5) A layout map showing major trunk lines
				and interceptor lines including the drainage area to be served within and
				outside of the boundaries of the water district.
(6) The methods of interception and disposal
				of sewage.
(7) The projected
				completion time for the sewer system.
(8) An affidavit signed by an officer of the
				applicant water district, stating that all persons, parties or entities have
				been given the notice required by WAC
				246-270-030.
(9) A summary setting forth the reasons why
				the applicant water district is better suited to provide a sewer system within
				the proposed service area than a contiguous or adjacent sewer entity.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040 and 57.08.065. 92-02-018
					 (Order 224), § 246-270-020, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-270-020, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6, §
					 248-91-030, filed 10/16/68; Emergency Order 3, § 248-91-030, filed
					 8/2/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-030 - Notification of interested parties

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Prior to the submission of an application to the department
				  for an approval and a certification of necessity, an applicant water district
				  shall:
(1) Notify all the contiguous
				and affected sewer entities in the area in which the water district is
				proposing to construct and operate a sewer system that the applicant water
				district will submit an application for an approval and a certification of
				necessity, and that the department will consider all written comments and
				objections submitted to the department from any contiguous and affected sewer
				entity if the same written comments and objections are received by the
				department before a date which will be specified by the department.
(2) Notify the county commissioners, county
				health officer, county engineer, county planning commission and the county
				boundary review board, if any, in the county of the proposed service area, that
				the applicant water district will submit an application for an approval and
				certification of necessity and the department will consider all written
				comments and objections submitted to the department by any of the same if the
				written comments and objections are received by the department before a date
				which will be specified by the department.
(3) The dates for inclusion in the
				notification provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof will be furnished by
				the department upon the request of any applicant water district to the
				department.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-270-030, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6,
					 § 248-91-040, filed 10/16/68; Emergency Order 3, § 248-91-040, filed
					 8/2/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-040 - Criteria for necessity

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The department will issue an approval and a certification of
				  necessity to an applicant water district if all of the following conditions are
				  satisfied:
(1) The granting of an
				approval and a certification of necessity will eliminate or alleviate an
				existing or imminent health problem as determined by the department.
(2) A sewer system does not exist in a
				substantial portion of the proposed service area and no regularly constituted
				and established sewer entity intends to construct and operate a sewer system in
				a substantial portion of the proposed service area within the reasonably
				foreseeable future.
(3) The
				proposed service area conforms to any or all established sewage drainage basins
				designated pursuant to
				RCW
				90.48.270.
(4) The proposed service area conforms to any
				or all established comprehensive plans for sewage drainage basins, established
				pursuant to
				RCW
				90.48.280.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-270-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6,
					 § 248-91-050, filed 10/16/68; Emergency Order 3, § 248-91-050, filed
					 8/2/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-050 - Notice of decision - Adjudicative proceeding

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(1) The department's notice of a denial,
				suspension, modification, or revocation of an approval and certificate of
				necessity shall be consistent with
				RCW
				43.70.115. An applicant or certificate holder
				has the right to an adjudicative proceeding to contest the decision.
(2) A certificate applicant or holder
				contesting a department certificate decision shall within twenty-eight days of
				receipt of the decision:
(a) File a written
				application for an adjudicative proceeding by a method showing proof of receipt
				with the Administrative Hearings Unit, Department of Health, 1300 Quince Street
				S.E., P.O. Box 47851, Olympia, WA 98504-7851; and
(b) Include in or with the application:
(i) A specific statement of the issue or
				issues and law involved;
(ii) The
				grounds for contesting the department decision; and
(iii) A copy of the contested department
				decision.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-060 - Limitation of an approval and a certification of necessity

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The granting of an approval and a certification of necessity
				  by the department shall only constitute approval to establish, maintain,
				  construct, and operate a sewer system within the proposed service area
				  requested in the initial application for an approval and a certification of
				  necessity, and shall in no way constitute approval or authority to establish,
				  maintain, construct and operate a sewer system in any area which may be annexed
				  at some future time by the applicant water district.
The granting of an approval and a certification of necessity
				  by the department does not constitute approval of the engineering report or
				  plans and specifications of any sewer system, and all plans and specifications
				  and the proposed method of operation and maintenance for any sewer system must
				  be approved by the department pursuant to WAC
				  246-271-050.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040 and 57.08.065. 92-02-018
					 (Order 224), § 246-270-060, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-270-060, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6, §
					 248-91-070, filed 10/16/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-990 - Fees

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The minimum fee for required written approval and
				  certification of necessity shall be two hundred dollars. If review time exceeds
				  four hours, fifty dollars for each additional hour or part of an hour shall be
				  added to the minimum fee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-050 (Order 122),
					 § 246-270-990, filed 12/27/90, effective
					 1/31/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-010 - Definitions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-271-010, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation .92.001,
					 effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-020 - Prohibited methods of sewage disposal (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-020, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-020, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.010, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-030 - Investigative and order powers of secretary (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-030, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-030, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.020, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-040 - Plans for sewage systems (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-040, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.030, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-050 - Plans for sewage treatment works (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-050, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-050, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 72,
					 § 248-92-040, filed 4/11/72; Regulation .92.040, effective
					 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-060 - Plans for sewage treatment works Requirements for engineers (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-060, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-060, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.050, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-090 - Operation of sewage treatment plants Disinfection (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-090, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-090, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.080, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-100 - Irrigation with sewage (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-100, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-100, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.090, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-110 - Use of sewage sludge for fertilizer (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-110, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-110, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation
					 .92.100, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-120 - Adoption of appendix details as rules (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-271-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Appendix to Public
					 Sewage Rules, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-130 - Appendix-Definitions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-130, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public
					 Sewage Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-140 - Appendix-Report-Sewage system (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-140, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-140, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public
					 Sewage Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-150 - Appendix-General layout map (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-271-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public Sewage
					 Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-160 - Appendix-Plot plan (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-271-160, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public Sewage
					 Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-170 - Appendix-Engineering report-Sewage treatment works (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-271-170, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public Sewage
					 Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-271 - Public sewage › Section 246-271-180 - Appendix-Preliminary report, industrial waste treatment works (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B), §
					 246-271-180, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-271-180, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Public
					 Sewage Appendix, effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-1000 - Public sewage fees

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This section establishes fees for public sewage as regulated
				  under chapter 246-271 WAC.
(1) The
				minimum fee for required review of land application of raw sewage or treatment
				plant effluent shall be two hundred dollars. If review time exceeds four hours,
				fifty dollars for each additional hour or part of an hour shall be added to the
				minimum fee.
(2) The minimum fee
				for required review of comprehensive sewer plans shall be two hundred dollars.
				If review time exceeds four hours, fifty dollars for each additional hour or
				part of an hour shall be added to the minimum fee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.20B.020,
					 and 2010 c 37. 10-16-108, § 246-272-1000, filed 8/2/10, effective
					 9/2/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-2000 - On-site sewage system fees

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This section establishes fees for on-site sewage systems as
				  regulated under chapter 246-272A WAC.
(1) Fees for proprietary product registration
				are as follows:
Category
Base Fee
Hourly Fee
Treatment or distribution product registration
								initial application
$400.00
$100.00 per hour if the application requires more
								than four hours of review time
Annual registration renewal
$100.00
(2)
				The base fee is required at the time of application. Any hourly fees for
				additional review time must be paid in full before the product will be
				registered.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.20B.020,
					 and 2010 c 37. 10-16-108, § 246-272-2000, filed 8/2/10, effective
					 9/2/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-3000 - Large on-site sewage system fees

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This section establishes fees for large on-site sewage
				  systems (LOSS) as regulated under chapter 246-272B WAC.
(1) The following nonrefundable fees apply to
				engineering and environmental reviews and inspections of LOSS.
(a) New and modification project reviews. The
				owner shall pay a project review base fee of eight hundred forty-eight dollars
				at the time the project application is submitted to the department. The fee
				covers up to eight hours of review time. The owner shall pay one hundred six
				dollars per hour for additional review time over eight hours.
(b) Reduced modification project reviews. The
				owner may request and the department may approve a reduced project review base
				fee of four hundred twenty-four dollars at the time the project application is
				submitted to the department. The fee covers up to four hours of review time.
				The owner shall pay one hundred six dollars per hour for additional review time
				over four hours.
(c) Review of
				LOSS documents in response to permit conditions. The owner shall pay a fee
				based on one hundred six dollars per hour.
(d) Review of LOSS documents not associated
				with project reviews or permit conditions under (a), (b) or (c) of this
				subsection. The owner shall pay a fee based on one hundred six dollars per
				hour.
(e) Site inspections and
				inspections related to enforcement events. The owner shall pay a fee of one
				thousand dollars.
(f) Final
				inspections. The owner shall pay a fee of five hundred dollars.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-4000 - On-site sewage system tanks fees

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This section establishes fees for on-site sewage system tanks
				  as regulated under chapter 246-272C WAC.
(1) Fees for review and approval of design
				and construction plans for a prefabricated or cast-in-place on-site sewage
				system tank are as follows:
Category
Base Fee
Hourly Fee
Review and approval.
$408.00
$102.00 per hour if the application requires more
								than four hours of review time.
(2)
				The base fee is required at the time of application.
(3) All hourly fees for additional review
				time must be paid in full before any department approval is granted.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.20B.020,
					 and 2010 c 37. 10-16-108, § 246-272-4000, filed 8/2/10, effective
					 9/2/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-5000 - Reclaimed water use fees

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The fees for review and inspection of reclaimed water use
				  projects will be calculated based on a rate of one hundred two dollars per
				  hour.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.20B.020,
					 and 2010 c 37. 10-16-108, § 246-272-5000, filed 8/2/10, effective
					 9/2/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272 - Wastewater and reclaimed water use fees › Section 246-272-6000 - On-site sewage system additive fees

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(1) The applicant shall pay to the
				department, with the application, a three hundred fifty dollar fee. This fee
				includes two hundred dollars for developing criteria and review procedures,
				plus one hundred fifty dollars for up to two hours of product-specific review.
				Additional review time will be billed at seventy-five dollars per
				hour.
(2) All fees must be paid
				prior to the department's approval.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110 and 43.20B.020.
					 11-03-069, § 246-272-6000, filed 1/18/11, effective
					 2/18/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 246-272A-0001 - Purpose, objectives, and authority

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(1) The purpose of this chapter is to protect
				  the public health by minimizing:
(a) The
				  potential for public exposure to sewage from on-site sewage systems (OSS);
				  and
(b) Adverse effects to public
				  health that discharges from OSS may have on ground and surface
				  waters.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 246-272A-0005 - Administration

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The local health officers and the department shall
					 administer this chapter under the authority and requirements of chapters 70.05,
					 70.08, 70.46, 70A.105, 70A.110, and 43.70 RCW.
					 RCW
					 70.05.060(7) authorizes
					 local health officers to charge fees for the administration of this
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0005,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 246-272A-0007 - Applicability

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(1) The local
				  health officer:
(a) Shall apply this chapter
				  to OSS for treatment, siting, design, installation, and operation and
				  maintenance measures treating sewage and dispersing effluent from residential
				  sources with design flows up to 3,500 gallons per day;
(b) May apply this chapter to OSS for
				  nonresidential sources of sewage if treatment, siting, design, installation,
				  and operation and maintenance measures provide treatment and effluent dispersal
				  equal to that required of residential sources;
(c) May not apply this chapter to industrial
				  wastewater.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 246-272A-0010 - Definitions

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The definitions used in this section apply throughout this
					 chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Additive" means a commercial product
				  added to an OSS intended to affect the performance or aesthetics of an
				  OSS.
(2) "ANSI" means American
				  National Standards Institute.
(3)
				  "Approved" means a written statement of acceptability issued by the local
				  health officer or the department.
(4) "Bank" means any naturally occurring
				  slope greater than 100 percent (45 degrees) and extending vertically at least
				  five feet from the toe of the slope to the top of the slope as follows:
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(5) "Bed"
				  means a soil dispersal component consisting of an excavation with a width
				  greater than three feet.
(6) "BL"
				  means bacterial level.
(7) "Black
				  water" means any waste from toilets or urinals.
(8) "BOD" means biochemical oxygen demand,
				  typically expressed in mg/L.
(9)
				  "Building drain" means that part of the lowest piping of a building's drainage
				  system that receives the discharge of sewage from pipes inside the walls of the
				  building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning two feet outside the
				  building wall.
(10) "Building
				  sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system extending
				  from the building drain, which collects sewage from all the drainage pipes
				  inside a building, to an OSS. It begins two feet outside the building wall and
				  conveys sewage from the building drain to the OSS.
(11) "CBOD" means carbonaceous biochemical
				  oxygen demand, typically expressed in mg/L.
(12) "Cesspool" means a pit receiving
				  untreated sewage and allowing the liquid to seep into the surrounding soil or
				  rock.
(13) "Conforming system"
				  means any OSS or component, meeting any of the following criteria:
(a) In full compliance with new construction
				  requirements under this chapter; or
(b) Approved, installed, and operating in
				  accordance with requirements of previous editions of this chapter; or
(c) Permitted by the waiver process under WAC
				  246-272A-0420.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0013 - Local rules

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(1) The local
				  health officer shall enforce the requirements of this chapter until a local
				  board of health adopts local OSS regulations. A local board of health may adopt
				  and enforce local rules governing OSS when the local regulations are:
(a) Consistent with, and at least as
				  stringent as this chapter; and
(b)
				  Approved by the department prior to the effective date of local
				  regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0020

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0020,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0025 - Connection to public sewer system

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(1)
				  Upon the failure of an existing OSS within the service area of a sewer utility,
				  the local health officer shall:
(a) Permit the
				  repair or replacement of the OSS only if a conforming OSS can be designed and
				  installed, excluding OSS designed in compliance with or proposing to use Table
				  X in WAC 246-272A-0280; or
(b) Require connection to a public sewer
				  system if the sewer utility allows the connection and has adequate public sewer
				  services available within 200 feet from where the existing building drain
				  connects to the existing building sewer, or where no building drain exists,
				  within 200 feet from where the sewer line begins, as measured along the usual
				  or most feasible route of access.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0100 - Sewage technologies

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(1) The
				  department shall maintain standards and guidance for local health officers to
				  permit sewage treatment and distribution technologies.
(2) Before the local health officer permits
				  sewage technologies, the sewage technologies must be registered for use as
				  described in this chapter, have standards for use as described or referenced in
				  this chapter, or have DS & G describing sewage technologies uses as
				  maintained by the department.
(3)
				  The department may remove, restrict, or suspend a proprietary product's
				  approval for use based on failure to meet required standards or conditions of
				  approval or if the information provided by the manufacturer is false,
				  erroneous, or unrepresentative of the approved product.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0100,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0110 - Proprietary treatment products-Eligibility for registration

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(1) Manufacturers
				  shall register a proprietary treatment product with the department using the
				  process described in WAC
				  246-272A-0120 before a local
				  health officer may permit use of the product.
(2) To be eligible for product registration,
				  manufacturers desiring to sell or distribute proprietary treatment products in
				  Washington state shall:
(a) Verify product
				  performance through testing using the testing protocol established in Table I
				  of this section;
(b) Report product
				  test results of influent and effluent sampling obtained throughout the testing
				  period (including normal and stress loading phases) for evaluation of
				  constituent reduction according to the requirements in Table II of this
				  section;
(c) Demonstrate product
				  performance according to the requirements in Table III of this section. All
				  30-day averages and geometric means obtained throughout the test period must
				  meet the identified threshold values to qualify for registration at that
				  threshold level; and
(d) Verify
				  bacteriological reduction according to WAC
				  246-272A-0130 for product
				  registration utilizing bacterial levels BL1, BL2, and BL3.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0125

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0125,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0130 - Bacteriological reduction

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This section establishes the requirements for registering
					 bacteriological reduction processes.
(1) Manufacturers shall, for the purpose of
				  product registration as described in WAC
				  246-272A-0110 and
				  246-272A-0120:
(a) For meeting treatment level BL1, verify
				  bacteriological reduction performance by sampling for fecal coliform or
E. coli
.
(b) For
				  meeting treatment level BL2 or BL3, verify bacteriological reduction
				  performance by sampling for fecal coliform.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0135

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0135,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0140 - Proprietary distribution products-Certification requirements

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(1) Proprietary
				  distribution products, including gravelless distribution products and
				  subsurface dripline products, must be registered with the department before
				  permitting, sale, and use. To be eligible for registration as described in WAC
				  246-272A-0145, products must
				  first be certified as described in this section.
(2) To be certified, proprietary gravelless
				  distribution products must:
(a) Be constructed
				  or manufactured from materials that are nonde-caying and nondeteriorating and
				  do not leach chemicals when exposed to sewage and the subsurface soil
				  environment;
(b) Provide liquid
				  storage volume at least equal to the storage volume provided within the 30
				  percent void space in a 12-inch layer of drainrock in a drainrock-filled
				  distribution system. This storage volume must be established by the gravelless
				  distribution products, OSS design and installation and must be maintained for
				  the life of the OSS. This requirement may be met on a lineal-foot, or on an
				  overall system design basis;
(c)
				  Provide effluent distribution to the infiltrative surface at the soil
				  interface; and
(d) Maintain the
				  integrity of the trench or bed. The material used, by its nature and its
				  manufacturer-prescribed installation procedure, must withstand the physical
				  forces of the soil sidewalls, soil backfill, and the weight of equipment used
				  in the backfilling.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0145 - Proprietary distribution product registration-Process and requirements

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(1) Manufacturers
				  shall register their proprietary distribution products with the department by
				  submitting a complete application for review and approval in the format
				  provided by the department, including:
(a)
				  Manufacturer's name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and website
				  address;
(b) Contact person's name,
				  title, mailing address, email address, and phone number. The contact person
				  must be vested with the authority to represent the agent of the manufacturer in
				  this capacity;
(c) Name, including
				  specific brand and model, of the proprietary distribution product;
(d) A description of the function of the
				  proprietary distribution product along with any known limitations on the use of
				  the product;
(e) Product
				  description and technical information, including schematics; materials and
				  characteristics; component design specifications; design capacity, volumes and
				  flow assumptions and calculations; components; dimensioned drawings and
				  photos;
(f) Siting and installation
				  requirements;
(g) Detailed
				  description, procedure, and schedule of routine service and system maintenance
				  events;
(h) Identification of
				  information subject to protection from disclosure of trade secrets;
(i) Most current, dated copies of product
				  brochures and manuals:
Sales & Promotional; Design; Installation;
				  Operation & Maintenance; and Owner Instructions
;
(j) For gravelless chamber systems a
				  quantitative description of the actual exposed trench-bottom infiltrative
				  surface area for each model seeking registration;
(k) A statement from a professional engineer
				  that certifies the technology meets the standards established in WAC
				  246-272A-0140;
(l) The fee established in WAC
				  246-272-2000.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0150

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0150,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0170 - Product development permits

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(1)
				  A local health officer may issue a PDP for any proprietary treatment component
				  or sequence to be used during a development period. To protect public health
				  during the development period, a complete OSS meeting the requirements of this
				  chapter and the site must already be installed. The component or sequence under
				  development may then be added to the treatment system allowing the developer to
				  gather data about performance in the field. The PDP allows developers to
				  explore new technologies prior to product testing and registration under WAC
				  246-272A-0110 and
				  246-272A-0120. The PDP is not an
				  alternative to testing and registration.
(2) An applicant for a PDP must submit an
				  application to the local health officer including all of the following:
(a) Proof of an existing conforming OSS in
				  compliance with all local requirements, or a permit for a conforming OSS. The
				  conforming OSS must be installed in its entirety before the PDP becomes
				  valid;
(b) A description of the
				  product under development including performance goals and a description of how
				  the system will be used to treat sewage;
(c) Financial assurance covering the
				  correction of any potential public health threats or environmental damage
				  resulting from the use of the product under development. Instruments of
				  financial assurance include:
(i) An
				  irrevocable letter of credit in the amount required by the local health officer
				  issued by an entity authorized to issue letters of credit in Washington
				  state;
(ii) Cash or security
				  deposit payable to the local health jurisdiction in the amount required by the
				  local health officer; or
(iii) Any
				  other financial assurance that satisfies the local health officer.
(d) Documentation signed by the
				  owner of the proposed product development site allowing access to the local
				  health officer for inspection of the site; and
(e) Any other information required by the
				  local health officer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SEWAGE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES › Section 246-272A-0175

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 05-15-119, § 246-272A-0175,
						filed 7/18/05, effective 9/15/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0200 - Permit requirements

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(1) A permit is
				  not required for a minor repair. The local health officer may require the owner
				  to submit information regarding any activities defined as a minor repair for
				  record-keeping purposes.
(2) Except
				  for a minor repair, a person proposing the installation, repair, modification,
				  connection to, or expansion of an OSS, shall submit an application and obtain a
				  permit from the local health officer prior to beginning construction. The
				  permit application must include the following:
(a) General information including:
(i) Name and address of the property owner
				  and the applicant at the head of each page of the submission;
(ii) Parcel number and if available, the
				  address of the site;
(iii) Source
				  of drinking water supply;
(iv)
				  Identification if the property is within the boundaries of a recognized sewer
				  utility;
(v) Size of the
				  parcel;
(vi) Type of permit for
				  which application is being made. For example, new installation, repair,
				  expansion, modification, or operational;
(vii) Source of sewage. For example,
				  residence, restaurant, or other type of business;
(viii) Location of utilities;
(ix) Name of the site evaluator;
(x) Name, signature and stamp of the
				  designer;
(xi) Date of application;
				  and
(xii) Name and signature of the
				  fee simple owner, the contract purchaser of the property, or the owner's
				  authorized agent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0220 - Soil and site evaluation

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(1) Only
				  professional engineers, designers, or local health officers may perform soil
				  and site evaluations. Soil scientists may only perform soil
				  evaluations.
(2) The person
				  evaluating the soil and site shall:
(a)
				  Report:
(i) A sufficient number of soil logs
				  to evaluate conditions within:
(A) The initial
				  soil dispersal component; and
(B)
				  The reserve area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0230 - Design requirements-General

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(1)
				  OSS must only be designed by a professional engineer, licensed under chapter
				  18.43 RCW, or an OSS designer, licensed under chapter 18.210 RCW, except:
(a) If at the discretion of the local health
				  officer, a resident owner of a single-family residence not within 200 feet of a
				  marine shoreline is allowed to design an OSS for that residence; or
(b) If the local health officer performs the
				  soil and site evaluation, the health officer may design the OSS.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0232 - Design requirements-Septic tank sizing

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Septic tanks must:
(1) Have at least two compartments with the
				  first compartment liquid volume equal to one-half to two-thirds of the total
				  liquid volume. This standard may be met by one tank with two compartments or by
				  two single compartment tanks in series.
(2) Have the following minimum liquid
				  volumes:
(a) For a single-family residence use
				  Table VII:
Table VII
Required Minimum Liquid Volumes of
					 Septic Tanks
Number of
								Bedrooms
Required Minimum Liquid Tank
								Volume in Gallons
[LESS THAN EQUAL TO]4
1,000
Each additional bedroom
250
(b)
				  For OSS treating sewage from a residential source, other than one single-family
				  residence, 250 gallons per bedroom with a minimum of 1,000 gallons;
(c) For OSS treating sewage from a
				  nonresidential source, three times the design flow.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-272A - On-site sewage systems › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-272A-0233 - Design requirements-Pump chambers

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(1) All pump chambers, except pump basins,
				  must be designed to meet the following requirements:
(a) Have a minimum volume of 1,000
				  gallons;
(b) Provide an internal
				  volume to account for the design flow, full-time pump submergence, space for
				  sludge accumulation below the pump inlet and emergency storage volume of at
				  least 75 percent of the design flow;
(c) Follow any applicable DS & G or proprietary product design
				  manual for all OSS components included in the pump chamber; and
(d) Comply with chapter 246-272C
				  WAC.