(1) Stewardship organizations operating a product stewardship program must update product stewardship plans by July 1st for the upcoming implementation calendar year and submit the updated plan to the department for review and approval.

(2) Plan updates are required two years after start up, once every four years thereafter, or as needed due to program changes. Examples of program changes that could require an unscheduled plan update include:

(a) Addition or deletion of producers;

(b) Significant changes in collection service;

(c) Revision of the plan goals or schedule; or

(d) Change in processors used by the plan.

(3) Failure to provide service means implementation of the plan fails to do any of the following:

(a) Provide service in each county in the state;

(b) Provide service in each city or town with a population of ten thousand or greater; or

(c) Meet other plan requirements.

(4) Failure to provide service is a stewardship organization implementation violation. The department will document the violation and follow the procedures in WAC 173-910-330 and 173-910-340.