| Passed by the Senate April 21, 2009 YEAS 48 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 8, 2009 YEAS 98 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6036 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/25/09.
AN ACT Relating to water cleanup planning and implementation; and adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW
to read as follows:
The department shall amend the state water quality standards to
authorize compliance schedules in excess of ten years for discharge
permits issued under this chapter that implement allocations contained
in a total maximum daily load under certain circumstances. Any such
amendment must be submitted to the United States environmental
protection agency under the clean water act. Compliance schedules for
the permits may exceed ten years if the department determines that:
(1) The permittee is meeting its requirements under the total
maximum daily load as soon as possible;
(2) The actions proposed in the compliance schedule are sufficient
to achieve water quality standards as soon as possible;
(3) A compliance schedule is appropriate; and
(4) The permittee is not able to meet its waste load allocation
solely by controlling and treating its own effluent.