Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-216 - State waste discharge permit program
Section 173-216-090 - Public notice
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The applicant shall publish notice for each application in such a manner to inform and seek comments from interested and potentially interested persons.
(2) The public notice shall be in a form provided by the department and shall include at least the following:
(3) Circulation of public notice shall include at least publishing once each week for two consecutive weeks, at applicants' expense, a public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the proposal. The department shall also, in the case of a discharge into a municipal sewerage system, notify the municipality of the intent to issue or deny a permit.
(4) The department may require the following additional public notification requirements:
(5) The public notification requirements do not apply for permit renewal, if there are no increases in volume or changes in characteristics of discharge beyond those previously authorized.
(6) The public notice shall include a statement that any person may express their views in writing to the department within thirty days of the last date of publication.
(7) Any person submitting written comment or any other person may, upon request, obtain a copy of the department's final decision.
(8) The applicant shall provide the department with an affidavit of publication.
(9) The department shall add the name of any person, upon request, to a mailing list to receive copies of notices for all applications within the state or within a geographical area.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.21A and 90.48 RCW. 83-23-073 (Order DE 83-29), § 173-216-090, filed 11/18/83.