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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1787

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Unsoeld, Allen, Rust, Miller, Hine, Brough, May and Nutley

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to industrial wastewater treatment standards; and amending RCW 90.48.470.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 249, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.48.470 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) In order to protect water quality, the department of ecology, in cooperation with the Puget Sound water quality authority, shall review existing standards for ((pretreatment)) treatment of industrial wastewater that is directly or indirectly discharged into ((sewage treatment facilities that discharge into Puget Sound.  Standards for treatment by industrial facilities that discharge directly into Puget Sound or into waters that flow into Puget Sound shall also be reviewed)) waters of the state.  Priority shall be given to the review of standards for pollutants of special concern to sensitive environments.

          (2) ((The department of ecology shall report its progress to the legislature by January 1, 1986.  The report shall address whether standards require revision to reflect all known, available, and reasonable methods of treatment.)) The department of ecology, in cooperation with the Puget Sound water quality authority, shall identify categories of direct and indirect industrial discharges into waters of the state for which standards have not been developed.  Standards shall be developed in order of priority.

(3) If a standard reviewed or developed in accordance with this section is determined to be inadequate to protect the water quality of a specific environment, monitoring requirements and increased discharge limits shall be incorporated into permits issued pursuant to RCW 90.48.160, 90.48.162 and 90.48.260.

(4) The department shall report its conclusions to the legislature by January 1, 1987.