Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-226 - Waste discharge general permit program
Section 173-226-100 - Prohibited discharges
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-226-100
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) No general permit issued by the department shall authorize any person to:
(a) Discharge any radiological, chemical, or
biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste into waters of the
state;
(b) Discharge any pollutants
that the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief, Corps of Engineers,
finds would substantially impair anchorage and navigation;
(c) Discharge any pollutant which the
regional administrator, not having waived his/her right to object pursuant to
section 402(e) of the FWPCA, has objected in writing pursuant to section 402(d)
of the FWPCA;
(d) Discharge any
pollutant in conflict with plans or amendment thereto approved pursuant to
section 208(b) of the FWPCA;
(e)
Discharge any pollutant subject to a toxic pollutant discharge prohibition
under section 307 of the FWPCA; or
(f) Discharge any dangerous waste as defined
in the Dangerous waste regulations, chapter 173-303 WAC, into a subsurface
disposal system such as a well or drainfield.
(2) The following discharges to municipal sewerage systems are also prohibited:
(a)
Waste materials that pass through the treatment works untreated or interfere
with its operation or performance;
(b) Liquids, solids, or gases that, by reason
of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient either alone or by
interaction to:
(i) Cause fire or
explosion;
(ii) Create a public
nuisance or hazard to life;
(iii)
Prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair; or
(iv) Be injurious in any other way to the
operation of the system or the operating personnel;
(c) Solid or viscous substances which may
cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the
operation of the system;
(d) Any
wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or greater than 11.0, or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment, or personnel of the system, unless the system is specifically
designed to accommodate such discharge and the discharge is authorized by a
permit under this chapter;
(e)
Wastewater that would cause the influent temperature to exceed 40°C
(104°F), unless the system is specifically designed to accommodate such
discharge and the discharge is authorized by a permit under this chapter. In
any case, any wastewater having a temperature which will interfere with the
biological activity in the system is prohibited;
(f) Waste materials, including, but not
limited to, oxygen demanding waste materials (BOD, etc.) released in either a
slug load or continuous discharge of such volume or strength as to cause
interference to the system;
(g) Any
other discharge prohibited by federal or state law or regulation; and
(h) Any of the following discharges, unless
approved by the department under extraordinary circumstances (such as lack of
direct discharge alternatives due to combined sewer service or need to augment
sewage flows due to septic conditions):
(i)
Noncontact cooling water in significant volumes;
(ii) Storm water and other direct inflow
sources;
(iii) Waste waters
significantly affecting system hydraulic loading that do not require treatment
or would not be afforded a significant degree of treatment by the
system.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW. 93-10-099 (Order 92-55), § 173-226-100, filed 5/5/93, effective 5/19/93.
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