WSR 16-15-067

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed July 18, 2016, 3:11 p.m., effective August 18, 2016]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: Changing the ending date creates an additional two-week period for burning in the early fall and simplifies the message to the public by aligning the ending date with other counties in the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) jurisdiction. Early fall typically has weather that will disperse the pollutants sufficiently and the woody debris should be dryer than it would be later in the fall which improves combustion and reduces pollutants. The end of the summer burn restriction will align with seasonal bans declared in Clallam and Jefferson counties.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending ORCAA Regulations Rule 6.2.4.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-12-004 on May 18, 2016.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: July 13, 2016.

Francea L. McNair

Executive Director

No residential or land clearing burning is allowed in Thurston County from July 15th through ((October 15th)) September 30th.