Washington Administrative Code
Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management)
Chapter 118-40 - Hazardous chemical emergency response planning and community right-to-know reporting
Section 118-40-070 - Department of ecology - EPCRA responsibilities
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
Specific responsibilities of the department of ecology include, but are not limited to, the following duties:
(1) Serve as advisor to the commission on emergency spill response and environmental restoration issues.
(2) Serve as advisor for emergency responder equipment and training needs at the state and local levels.
(3) Serve as advisor for on-scene spill response and environmental needs at the state and local levels.
(4) Serve as advisor to the commission on community right-to-know issues.
(5) As required under subsection 301(a) of EPCRA, coordinate development, implementation, and maintenance of an EPCRA Community Right-to-Know Program which may include, but is not limited to:
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW and Public Law 99-499. 98-07-028, § 118-40-070, filed 3/11/98, effective 4/11/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.030(2), 38.52.050(1), (3) and 43.63A.060. 88-19-025 (Order 88-05), § 118-40-070, filed 9/12/88.