WSR 99-11-055

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY


[ Order 99-03-- Filed May 17, 1999, 4:37 p.m. ]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 173-224 WAC, Wastewater discharge permit fees.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 90.48.465, water pollution control.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Ecology is proposing to amend chapter 173-224 WAC which will increase annual permit fees for the FY 1999-2001 biennuim as well as create new permit fee categories for some previously unpermitted operations. The fee increase will allow ecology to manage the wastewater discharge permit program at an appropriate level. The creation of new fee categories will establish annual fees for new entities receiving permit coverage.

Process for Developing New Rule: Ecology uses a Water Quality Advisory Committee to provide guidance on various issues, one of which concerns amendments to the permit fee regulation. This committee consists of industrial permit holders, municipal permit holders, government entities, environmental groups, etc. They are aware of these proposals. Permit holders will be notified directly of the proposed rule amendments. Public meetings will be advertised through newspapers and radio.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Bev Poston, Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, phone (360) 407-6425, fax (360) 407-6426, e-mail BPOS461@ecy.wa.gov.


Workshop Schedule

All workshops will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Ecology Headquarters Office

Auditorium

300 Desmond Drive

Lacey, WA

July 12, 1999 - Monday
Ecology Northwest Regional Office

Rooms 1 A & B

2190 160th Avenue S.E.

Bellevue, WA

July 13, 1999 - Tuesday
Public Library

Lecture Room

210 Central

Bellingham, WA

July 14, 1999 - Wednesday
Cowlitz Co PUD

961 12th Avenue

Longview, WA

July 15, 1999 - Thursday
Ecology Central Regional Office

Waterfall Room

15 West Yakima Avenue, Suite 200

Yakima, WA

July 19, 1999 - Monday
Ecology Hanford Office

Conference Rooms 4 - 6

1315 West 4th Avenue

Richland, WA

July 20, 1999 - Tuesday
Ecology Eastern Regional Office

Large Downstairs Conference Room

North 4601 Monroe, Suite 100

Spokane, WA

July 21, 1999 - Wednesday
Commissioners Conference Room

129 South Chelan

Wenatchee, WA

July 22, 1999 - Thursday

May 11, 1999

Megan White, P.E.

Program Manager

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