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SENATE BILL 6189
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senator Fraser; by request of Department of Ecology
Read first time 01/17/94. Referred to Committee on Ecology & Parks.
AN ACT Relating to review and approval of sewerage or disposal systems; and amending RCW 90.48.110.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 90.48.110 and 1987 c 109 s 130 are each amended to read as follows:
((All)) (1) Except under subsection
(2) of this section, all engineering reports, plans, and
specifications for the construction of new sewerage systems, sewage treatment
or disposal plants or systems, or for improvements or extensions to existing
sewerage systems or sewage treatment or disposal plants, and the proposed
method of future operation and maintenance of said facility or facilities,
shall be submitted to and be approved by the department, before construction
thereof may begin. No approval shall be given until the department is
satisfied that said plans and specifications and the methods of operation and
maintenance submitted are adequate to protect the quality of the state's waters
as provided for in this chapter.
(2) To promote efficiency in service delivery and intergovernmental cooperation in protecting the quality of the state's waters, the department may delegate the authority for review and approval of engineering reports, plans, and specifications for the construction of new sewerage systems, sewage treatment or disposal plants or systems, or for improvements or extensions to existing sewerage system or sewage treatment or disposal plants, and the proposed method of future operations and maintenance of said facility or facilities and industrial pretreatment systems, to local units of government requesting such delegation and meeting criteria established by the department.
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