Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-350 - Solid waste handling standards
Section 173-350-330 - Surface impoundments and tanks
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Surface impoundments and tanks - Applicability.
(2) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit exemptions. There are no exemptions for surface impoundments and tanks.
(3) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirement - Location.
(4) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirement - Design. Surface impoundments and tanks must be designed so that the facility can be operated to meet the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040, and the following design standards:
(5) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirements - Documentation.
(6) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirements - Operating. The owner or operator of a surface impoundment or tank must:
(7) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirements - Groundwater monitoring.
(8) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirements - Closure. The owner or operator of a surface impoundment or tank must develop, keep, and follow a closure plan that includes:
(9) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit requirements - Financial assurance. There are no specific financial assurance requirements for surface impoundments or tanks subject to this chapter; however, surface impoundments and tanks must meet the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040.
(10) Surface impoundments and tanks - Permit application contents. The owner or operator of a surface impoundment or tank must obtain a solid waste permit from the jurisdictional health department, either as a separate permit or in compliance with subsection (11)(a) of this section. All applications for permits must be submitted in accordance with the procedures established in WAC 173-350-710. In addition to the requirements of WAC 173-350-710 and 173-350-715, each application for a permit involving surface impoundments or tanks must contain:
(11) Surface impoundments and tanks - Construction records. The owner or operator of a surface impoundment or tank shall provide copies of the construction record drawings for engineered facilities at the site and a report documenting facility construction, including the results of observations and testing carried out as part of the construction quality assurance plan, to the jurisdictional health department and the department. Facilities shall not commence operation until the jurisdictional health department has determined that the construction was completed in accordance with the approved engineering report/plans and specifications and has approved the construction documentation in writing.
(12) Surface impoundments and tanks - Relationship to other permits.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-330, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03.