AGENDA
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Rule Agenda
July 2003
| WAC Chapter | Chapter Title | Contact Person | CR-101 Filing Date |
CR-102 Filing Date |
CR-103 Filing Date |
Scope of
Changes/ Sections to Amend |
| Administrative | ||||||
| 173-06 AO #02-18 1/03 CR-105 filed |
Delegation of powers | Chuck Carelli (360) 407-6537 ccar461@ecy.wa.gov |
N/A | Feb. 2003 | Apr. 2003 | To amend chapter 173-06 WAC so it will conform and be consistent with chapter 43.21A RCW while also providing an administratively manageable framework for delegation of authority from the director to employees of the department. Both the statute and the rule address the establishment of appropriate signature delegation processes in the Department of Ecology. The rule amendments will update chapter 173-06 120 WAC and provide clear guidance for signature delegation in ecology. |
| Air Quality | ||||||
| 173-400, 173-405, 173-410, 173-433, 173-434 AO #99-07 7/96 |
Emissions
standards for solid waste incinerators; General regulation for air pollution sources; Kraft pulping mills; Sulfite pulping mills; Solid fuel burning device standards |
Tom Todd (360) 407-7528 ttod461@ecy.wa.gov |
Mar. 1999 | Dec. 2003 | Jun. 2004 | Hog fuel boiler RACT; define terms related to wood derived fuels; reorganize state incinerator rule. |
| 173-434 AO #02-05 3/02 |
Solid waste incinerator facilities | Steve Cross (360) 407-6875 stcr461@ecy.wa.gov |
Mar. 2002 | Jun. 2003 | Aug. 2003 | The purpose of the proposed rule change is to incorporate new federal language; add new terms to the definition section; change existing definitions; and provide alternate means of compliance demonstration with WAC 173-434-130(3) and 173-434-160(1). |
| Shorelands and Environmental Assistance | ||||||
| 173-26 AO #03-02 1/03 |
Shoreline management | Peter Skowlund (360) 407- 6522 psko461@ecy.wa.gov |
Jan. 2003 | Jun. 2003 | Dec. 2003 | New Shoreline Management Act (SMA) guidelines for development/amendment of master programs, executing a settlement agreement amongst litigating parties that implements statutory requirements to update the guidelines consistent with SMA policy, replacing invalidated Parts 3 and 4 of chapter 173-26 WAC; among other things establishing planning and regulatory standards for future shoreline development and uses, requirements for protection and restoration of shoreline ecological functions, guidance on the limitations of regulatory authority and shorelines and growth management act integration. |
| 197-11 AO #02-13 8/02 |
SEPA rules | Barbara Ritchie, (360) 407-6922, brit461@ecy.wa.gov |
Sept. 2002 | Jan. 2003 | Aug. 2003 | The proposed amendment of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) rules is in response to a recent law suit challenging ecology's authority to adopt criteria that would override exemptions established by the legislature. The legislature exempted Class I, II, and III forest practices from SEPA environmental review. The court of appeals has ruled that because the legislative exemption is included in Part Nine of the SEPA Rules, Class I, II, and III forest practices are subject to the limitations in WAC 197-11-305 and may require SEPA review. Ecology has determined that we do not have authority to override legislative exemptions and that the SEPA rules need to be revised to clarify that legislatively exempt actions do not require SEPA review. |
| Solid Waste and Financial Assistance | ||||||
| 173-314 AO #03-04 2/03 |
Waste tire carrier and storage site licenses | Jerry Thielen (360) 407-7551 jthi461@ecy.wa.gov |
N/A | Feb. 2003 | Apr. 2003 | Update approaches to nonmunicipal solid waste management. Respond to state legislation aimed at removing impediments to recycling. |
| Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response | ||||||
| 317-10,
173-181 AO #00-03 7/99 |
Oil spill contingency plans and response contractor standards | Linda Pilkey-Jarvis (360) 407-7447 jpil461@ecy.wa.gov |
Feb. 2000 | Jul. 2004 | Nov. 2004 | Update plan requirements, mandate incident command systems, incorporate planning standards, and update primary response contractor standards. |
| 173-183 AO #03-03 2/03 |
Preassessment screening and oil spill compensation schedule regulations | Jerry Thielen | N/A | Feb. 2003 | May 2003 | These amendments are being made to WAC 173-183-820, 173-183-830, 173-183-850, and 173-183-860 to correct a cross reference in the rule. These sections will be amended to reference WAC 173-183-340 instead of WAC 173-183-360. No other amendments will be made to this chapter during this rule making. |
| Hazardous Waste and Toxic Reduction | ||||||
| 173-303-071 AO #02-03 1/02 |
Hazardous waste regulation: Excluded categories of waste | Chipper Hervieux (360) 407-6756 pher461@ecy.wa.gov |
Feb. 2002 | 5/2/2002 Supplemental CR-102 9/17/02 |
Mar. 2003 | Rule to exclude wastes that are regulated as state only dangerous waste; that is, they are not also regulated under federal hazardous waste regulations. |
| Water Quality | ||||||
| 173-201A AO #98-20 7/98 |
Surface water quality standards for the state of Washington | Susan Braley (360) 407-6414 sbra461@ecy.wa.gov |
2/16/1999 Withdrawal of previous CR-101 (outdated information) Second CR-101: 9/18/02 |
Dec 2002 Supplemental CR-102 filed to correct a typo Feb. 2003 |
Jul. 2003 | A. Develop
regulatory
language to
guide the
implementation of a water
quality
antidegradation
policy. This
would focus on
protecting
water quality
standards,
implementing
technology-based pollution
control
requirements,
and ensuring
degradation
that is allowed
is in the
overriding
public interest.
It would also
include
provisions to
set aside waters
constituting an
outstanding
national
resource from
all degradation. B. Look at the way beneficial uses are assigned for protection to waterbodies under the water quality standards. |
| 173-98 AO #02-15 10/02 |
Uses and limitations of the water pollution control state revolving fund | Dan Filip (360) 407-6509 dfil461@ecy.wa.gov |
Nov. 2002 | Jan. 2007 | Jun. 2007 | The Washington State Department of Ecology is initiating a "pilot rule-making process" to propose to amend chapter 173-98 WAC, Uses and limitations of the water pollution control revolving fund, to allow public bodies to use the "design/build" concept for completion of wastewater facilities. The concept allows for a contract between local public bodies and firms to be awarded for the design and construction of portions of the facility largely independent of other design and construction efforts elsewhere at the facility. The scope of the pilot rule-making process will be limited to new design/build (D/B) provisions. |
| 173-218, 173-216, 173-226 AO #01-10 5/01 |
Underground injection control program | Mary Shaleen-Hansen (360) 407-6143 maha461@ecy.wa.gov |
Dec. 2001 | Jan. 2004 | Jun. 2004 | The rule amendments will 1. bring it current with new federal rule changes 2. create consistency between the rules that govern UIC wells, and 3. clarify the language of the rule. |
| Water Resources | ||||||
| 173-563 and 173-531A AO #01-05 7/01 |
Columbia River main stem and John Day-McNary pools | Gerry O'Keefe (360) 407-6640 goke461@ecy.wa.gov |
Oct. 2002 | Nov. 2003 | May 2004 | Amend and/or partial repeal of rules to adopt a rule that governs an integrated state water management program for the river's water resources. |
| 173-503 AO #03-05 4/03 |
Instream resources protection program - Lower and Upper Skagit water resources inventory area (WRIA 3 and 4). | Dan Swenson (425) 649-7270 dswe461@ecy.wa.gov |
4/25/03 Second CR-101 filed Jun. 2003 |
Aug. 2003 | Nov. 2003 | This rule making will amend chapter 173-503 WAC Skagit River instream flow rule. As a result of a interim memorandum of agreement recently signed by the Department of Ecology, City of Anacortes, PUD No. 1 of Skagit County, Skagit County, the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, ecology has agreed to initiate and conduct, and the other parties agree to support, rulemaking to amend chapter 173-503 WAC solely for the purpose of allowing exempt wells to be used in the Upper Skagit Basin when mitigation is provided under anecology approved mitigation plan. |
| 173-505 AO #02-17 11/02 |
Instream resources protection program Stillaguamish River basin - WRIA 5 | Steve Hirschey (425) 649-7066 shir461@ecy.wa.gov and Kathleen Ensenat (360) 407-6780 kspa461@ecy.wa.gov |
Nov. 2002 | Feb. 2004 | Jul. 2004 | The Washington State Department of Ecology's (ecology) water resources program (program) is proposing to develop an instream resource protection program (IRPP) setting instream flows for certain streams and river segments and, in some cases, stream closures within the Stillaguamish River Basin. |
Jerry Thielen
Rules Coordinator