Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-308 - Biosolids management
Section 173-308-010 - Authority and purpose
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-308-010
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Authority. This chapter is adopted under the authority of chapters 70.95J and 70.95 RCW.
(2) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect human health and the environment when biosolids are managed.
(a) This chapter encourages the
maximum beneficial use of biosolids and is intended to conform to all
applicable federal rules adopted under the Federal Clean Water Act as it
existed on February 4, 1987.
(b)
This chapter establishes permitting requirements for treatment works treating
domestic sewage that engage in applicable biosolids treatment or management
practices, including any person, site, or facility that has been designated as
a treatment works treating domestic sewage.
(c) This chapter establishes standards for
the treatment, quality, and management of sewage sludge and septage that are
directly enforceable and that allow these materials to be classified and
managed as biosolids.
(d) This
chapter establishes requirements, standards, management practices, and
monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are applicable when
biosolids are applied to the land and when sewage sludge is disposed in a
municipal solid waste landfill unit as defined in chapter 173-351
WAC.
(e) This chapter establishes
fees for permits issued to treatment works treating domestic sewage.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95J and 70.95 RCW. 07-12-010 (Order 06-06), § 173-308-010, filed 5/24/07, effective 6/24/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95J.020 and 70.95.255. 98-05-101 (Order 97-30), § 173-308-010, filed 2/18/98, effective 3/21/98.
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