Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-245 - Submission of plans and reports for construction and operation of combined sewer overflow reduction facilities
Section 173-245-084 - Ownership and operation and maintenance
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, domestic sewage facilities will not be approved unless ownership and responsibility for operation and maintenance is by a public entity. If a waste discharge permit is required it must be issued to the public entity. Nothing herein precludes a public entity from contracting operation and maintenance of domestic sewage facilities.
(2) Ownership by nonpublic entities may be approved if the department determines the ownership is in the public interest: Provided, That there is an enforceable contract, approved by the department, between the nonpublic entity and a public entity with an approved sewer general plan that will assure immediate assumption of the system under the following conditions:
(3) The following domestic wastewater facilities would not require public entity ownership, operation, and maintenance:
Statutory Authority: RCW 90.48.110. 00-15-019 (Order 00-07), § 173-245-084, filed 7/11/00, effective 8/11/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.48.035. 87-04-020 (Order DE 86-34), § 173-245-084, filed 1/27/87.