2716 AMS SNYD GUY 002

HB 2716 - S AMD - 280

    BySenators Snyder, Hargrove, Swecker and Newhouse

           Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21C RCW to read as follows:

    (1)For any industrial facility described in subsection (2) of this section, the issuance, reissuance, or modification of a waste discharge permit that contains conditions no less stringent than federal effluent limitations and state rules is not subject to the requirements of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c).  This exemption applies to existing discharges only and does not apply to new source discharges. 

    (2) This section applies to waste discharge permits for industrial facilities in the following categories: (a)pulp, paper, and paper board; (b) food processing; and (c) petroleum refining.

EFFECT: The exemption from SEPA review for wastewater discharge permit renewal is limited to pulp and paper, food processing, and petroleum refining facilities.

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