PDFWAC 173-187-110

Financial responsibility amounts for facilities.

The owner or operator of any facility that is covered by this chapter must demonstrate financial responsibility as defined in the table below:
Facility Type
Financial Responsibility Amounts
Maximum Amount Required
Class 1 facility (oil handling facilities including refineries and marine terminals)
$12,500 per barrel times worst case spill (WCS) volume
$300,000,000
Class 1 facility (offshore facilities)
$12,500 per barrel times worst case spill (WCS) volume
$300,000,000
Class 1 facility (pipelines)
$12,500 per barrel times worst case spill (WCS) volume
$300,000,000
Class 2 facility (mobile tank units)
$12,500 per barrel times 30 percent of the entire contents of the container(s) in which the oil is stored or transported
$5,000,000
Class 3 facility (small marine terminals)
$12,500 per barrel times the volume of the largest facility tank
$5,000,000
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.40 RCW. WSR 24-13-065 (Order 22-14), § 173-187-110, filed 6/14/24, effective 7/15/24.]