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 173-226-110 - Fact sheets
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-226-110
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The department shall prepare a fact sheet for every draft general permit determination. Such fact sheets shall summarize the following:
(a) The type of facility or activity which is
the subject of the general permit;
(b) The geographical area for which the
general permit is valid;
(c) The
criteria for which coverage under a general permit will be approved;
(d) A listing or some other means of
identifying the facilities proposed to be covered under the general
permit;
(e) The information
required by WAC
173-226-200(3),
to be submitted as part of the application for coverage under the general
permit;
(f) The effluent
characteristics for the category of dischargers being authorized under the
general permit, including the following:
(i)
The average rate or frequency of the proposed discharge;
(ii) For thermal discharges, the average
summer and winter temperatures; and
(iii) The average and estimated range in
pounds per day, or other appropriate units, of any pollutants which are present
in significant quantities or which are subject to limitations or prohibition
under RCW
90.48.010,
90.52.040,
90.54.020, and sections 301, 302,
306, or 307 of the FWPCA and regulations published thereunder;
(g) The effluent standards and
limitations applied;
(h) The
applicable water quality standards, including identification of the uses for
which receiving waters have been classified;
(i) The conditions in the proposed general
permit;
(j) The legal and technical
grounds for the conditions contained in the general permit, including;
(i) An explanation of how conditions meet
both the technology-based and water quality-based requirements of the FWPCA and
chapters
90.48, 90.52, and
90.54 RCW;
(ii) An explanation of how the conditions
meet the water quality standards of chapters 173-200 and 173-201A WAC;
and
(iii) An explanation of how the
conditions meet the sediment standards contained in chapter 173-204
WAC;
(k) If a dilution
zone is authorized, pursuant to chapter 173-201A WAC, within which water
quality standards are modified:
(i) A
description of the allowed dilution zone;
(ii) The legal basis for providing a dilution
zone; and
(iii) The technical basis
for allowing a dilution zone and the basis for determining the size of the
dilution zone;
(l) Any
compliance schedules proposed as part of the general permit or as a part of the
application process pursuant to WAC
173-226-180 and
173-226-200;
(m) How the draft permit addresses use or
disposal of residual solids generated by wastewater treatment;
(n) The procedures for the formulation of
final determinations (in more detailed form than that given in the public
notice) including:
(i) The thirty-day comment
period required by WAC
173-226-130(3),
including the date and time after which public comments will not be considered
by the department in formulating the final determination on the draft general
permit;
(ii) The time and place of
the public hearing(s); and
(iii)
Any other procedures by which the public may participate in the formulation of
the final determination; and
(o) A summary of the economic impact analysis
required by WAC
173-226-120, including any
mitigation proposed pursuant to WAC
173-226-120(2)
for small business.
(2) The department shall provide copies of general permit fact sheets to any interested person upon request.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW. 93-10-099 (Order 92-55), § 173-226-110, filed 5/5/93, effective 5/19/93.
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