AGENDA
Semiannual Rule Agenda1
January 31, 1999 - July 31, 1999
| WAC Chapter | Chapter Title | Contact Person | Intended CR-101 Filing Date | Approximate Adoption Date | Scope of Changes/ Sections to Amend |
| AIR QUALITY | |||||
| 173-400 AO#n/a 7/98 | General Regulation for Air Pollution | Elena Guilfoil (360) 407-6855 egui461@ecy.wa.gov | (Expedited) CR-102 March 1999 | June 1999 | Update dry cleaner alternative to MACT correct references, incorporate new federal requirements; clarify SIP related applicability in –110; add explicit reference to P2 in BACT/LAER provisions |
| 173-400 AO#98-27 7/98 | General Regulation for Air Pollution | Robert Huber (360) 407-6776 rhub461@ecy.wa.gov | (Expedited) CR-102 January 1999 | April 1999 | Update NESHAP and NSPS delegations; (including medical waste combustors) revise definition of VOCs |
| 173-400 AO#n/a 7/98 | General Regulation for Air Pollution | Elena Guilfoil (360) 407-6855 egui461@ecy.wa.gov | February 1999 | July 1999 | PSD changes for complete delegation or program approval; consider revisions to state BART requirements; clarify "basic review fees” in – 116 |
| 173-XXX AO#n/a 7/98 | Fee Rule | Roger Dovel (360) 407-6847 rdov461@ecy.wa.gov | May 1999 | June 2000 | Omnibus air fee rule – consolidate fee provisions, including source registration fees, in one place; add inflation adjuster where appropriate |
| 173-406 AO#n/a 1/98 | Acid Rain Regulation | Tom Todd (360) 407-7528 ttod461@ecy.wa.gov | February 1999 | August 1999 | Revisions to conform to EPA requirements. Potential to handle as expedited rule. |
| 173-415 & 173-481 AO#98-09 7/96 | Primary Aluminum Plants, Ambient Fluoride Standard | Carol Piening (360) 407-6858 cpie461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) May 1998 | July 1999 | Determine if MACT equates to RACT; address fluoride monitoring requirement |
| 173-420 AO#n/a 7/96 | Conformity of Transportation Activities to Air Quality Implementation Plan | Paul Carr (360) 407-6863 pcar461@ecy.wa.gov | (Expedited) CR-102 March 1999 | July 1999 | Revisions to conform to EPA requirements |
| 173-425 AO#97-39 7/97 | Open Burning | Bruce Smith (360) 407-6899 brsm461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) October 1997 | February 1999 | Incorporate state statutory changes; streamline program |
| 173-433 AO#n/a 7/97 | Solid Fuel Burning Devices | Peter Lyon (360) 407-7530 plyo461@ecy.wa.gov | (Expedited) CR-102 June 1999 | October 1999 | Incorporate lower curtailment trigger; clarify definitions so rule does not apply to HFBs |
| 173-434, 7/96 173-400, 7/96 173-405, 7/97 173-410 7/97 AO#n/a | Emissions Standards for Solid Waste Incinerators; General regulation for air pollution sources; Kraft Pulping Mills; Sulfite Pulping Mills | Peter Lyon (360) 407-7530 plyo461@ecy.wa.gov | January 1999 | September 1999 | Hog Fuel Boiler RACT; define terms related to wood derived fuels; reorganize state incinerator rule. Committee has been meeting for past year, in part to scope the rule changes |
| 173-460, 173-400 AO#n/a 1/98 | Controls for New Sources of Toxic Air Pollution, General Regulation for Air Pollution | Steve Cross (360) 407-6875 stcr461@ecy.wa.gov | January 1999 | August 1999 | Incorporate de minimus levels; Tier 2 light; consolidate NSR processes from 173-400 and 173-460 |
| 173-4911 AO#n/a 1/99 | Emission Standards and Controls for Sources Emitting Gasoline Vapors | Dan Johnson (360) 407-6872 dajo461@ecy.wa.gov | July 1999 | January 2000 | Simplify tanker truck testing requirements |
| HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TOXICS REDUCTION | |||||
| 173-3031 AO#n/a 1/99 | Dangerous Waste Regulations | Patricia Hervieux (360) 407-6756 pher461@ecy.wa.gov | April 1999 | April 2000 | Scope of changes and sections to amend – Several federal rules will be incorporated into the Dangerous Waste Regulations either in their entirety or in part. These include, among others, the used oil rules, the Military Munitions Rule, the Expanded Public Participation Rule, Subpart CC Air Emission Standards, and Land Disposal Restriction rules. There will also be some changes to state-only requirements. These will include technical corrections and improvements to the transportation requirements. There will also be some change to implement the recommendations of the November 1998 Fertilizer Study. |
| SHORELANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE | |||||
| 173-25 AO#95-17 7/97 | Shoreline Management Act – streams and rivers, lakes, wetlands constituting shorelines of the state (SMA) | Peter Skowlund (360) 407-6522 psko461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) October 1995 | April 1999 | To replace 173-18, 173-20, 173-22 |
| 173-26 AO#95-17 Parts 3&4 1/98 | Shoreline Master Program Guidelines | Peter Skowlund (360) 407-6522 psko461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) October 1995 | July 1999 | Shoreline Management Act/Growth Management Act integration; update standards state-wide based on improvements in best available science and shoreline management practice; salmon recovery and habitat protection. |
| 173-204 AO#98-21 7/95 | Sediment Management Standards (Human Health Sediment Criteria) | Brett Betts (360) 407-6914 bbet461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) August 1998 | June 1999 | Triennial rule review per federal/state requirement. Components: Human health criteria and freshwater standards. |
| 173-802 AO#n/a 7/97 | SEPA Procedures | Marvin Vialle (360) 407-6928 mvia461@ecy.wa.gov | February 1999 | December 1999 | Revise ecology’s own SEPA procedures to reflect current and proposed practices |
| 197-11 AO#97-02 7/97 | SEPA Rules | Barbara Ritchie (360) 407-6922 brit461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) January 1997 | December 1999 | Revise categorical exemptions allowed under the State Environmental Policy Act |
| 197-11 AO#95-16 7/97 | SEPA Rules | Barbara Ritchie (360) 407-6922 brit461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) December 1995 | December 1999 | Finish revising environmental checklist (in response to ESHB 1724 and other changes) |
| 173-7001 AO#98-26 1/99 | Compensatory Wetland Mitigation Banks | Judy Geier (360) 407-7257 jgei461@ecy.wa.gov | January 1999 | January 2000 | To establish a state-wide certification process for compensatory wetland mitigation banks. In addition, the rule will outline procedures for the operation, monitoring, and implementation of wetland mitigation banks. |
| SOLID WASTE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | |||||
| 173-304 AO#n/a 7/97 | Minimum Functional Standards for Solid Waste Handling | Brian Farmer (509) 456-6386 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov | February 1999 | July 2000 | Update approaches to nonmunicipal solid waste management. Respond to state legislation aimed at removing impediments to recycling. Executive order/regulatory improvement |
| 173-321 AO#97-09 7/97 | Public Participation Grants | Trish Akana (360) 407-7230 taka461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) May 1997 | September 1999 | Implement $60,000 grant program. Recommendation from the MTCA Policy Advisory Committee (see 173-340) |
| 173-322 AO#97-09 7/97 | Remedial Action Grants | Trish Akana (360) 407-7230 taka461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) May 1997 | September 1999 | Implement brownfields grant program. Recommendation from the MTCA Policy Advisory Committee (see 173-340) |
| TOXICS CLEANUP | |||||
| 173-340 AO#97-09 7/97 | Model Toxic Control Act Cleanup Regulation (MTCA) | Trish Akana (360) 407-7230 taka461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) May 1997 | September 1999 | Site specific assessment, petroleum cleanup method, ecological based cleanup standards, remedy selections, cleanup action laws, areawide contamination & brownfields, public participation in cleanup, and quality assurance. To implement recommendations from the MTCA Policy Advisory Committee (a 22-member legislative task force charged with making statute and rule changes by December 1, 1996. Regulatory improvement. |
| WATER QUALITY | |||||
| 173-201A AO#n/a 7/98 | Surface Water Quality Standards for the State of Washington | Mark Hicks (360) 407-6477 mhic461@ecy.wa.gov | January 1999 | November 1999 | A. Develop regulatory language to guide the implementation of a water quality antidegradation policy. This would focus on protecting water quality standards, implementing technology-based pollution control requirements, and ensuring degradation that is allowed is in the overriding public interest. It would also include provisions to set aside waters constituting an outstanding national resource from all degradation. B. Ecology would also be looking at revising the way beneficial uses are assigned for protection to waterbodies under the water quality standards. The change would provide a more direct linkage between the beneficial uses that occur in waterbodies to those listed for protection in those waters in the water quality standards regulation. |
| 173-202 AO#98-19 1/98 | Washington Forest Practice Rules and Regulations to Protect Water Quality SUPPLEMENTAL | Doug Rushton (360) 407-6180 drus461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) August 1998 | July 2000 | Forestry module |
| 173-2021 AO#98-19 1/99 | Washington Forest Practices Rules and Regulations to Protect Water Quality | Doug Rushton (360) 407-6180 drus461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) August 1998 | September 2000 | Major revision to the Forest Practices Rules, portions affecting water quality are adopted by reference. The proposed changes would provide better protection for resources, particularly those associated with water, and would also address Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act concerns. |
| 173-230 AO#98-18 7/98 | Wastewater Operator Certification | Myra Barker (360) 407-6499 mbar461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) September 1998 | May 1999 | Amend rule to implement advisory committee recommendations to streamline the process and to be able to use current exams-POTWs/Operators. |
| 173-2241 AO#n/a 1/99 | Wastewater Discharge Permit Fee Rule Amendment | Beverly Poston (360) 407-6425 bpos461@ecy.wa.gov | July 1999 | February 2000 | To keep ecology in compliance with RCW 90.48.465 by recovering the program funding level appropriated by the legislature. |
| WATER RESOURCES | |||||
| 173-153 AO#98-11 1/98 | Water Rights Transfers by Water Conservancy Boards | Peggy Clifford (360) 407-7262 pcli461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) July 1998 | July 1999 | To establish criteria for establishment of conservancy districts, training of district commissioners, and transfer procedures and criteria |
| 173-517 AO#95-03 7/97 | Quilcene Water Resource Program Rules | Thom Lufkin (360) 407-6631 tlhw461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) July 1995 | September 1999 | Recommendations of the Dungeness-Quilcene Regional Water Resources Plan and the Chelan Agreement. |
| 173-518 AO#95-03 7/95 | Dungeness Water Resource Program Rules – WRIA 18 | Cynthia Nelson (360) 407-0276 cyne461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) July 1995 | July 1999 | Water Resources Management Program for the Sequim -Dungeness watershed. Instream flows, water conservation |
| 173-548 AO#94-32 7/94 | Water Resource Program for Methow Basin --WRIA 48 | John Monahan (509) 457-7112 jmon461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) June 1995 Refiled June 1998 | April 1999 | To implement pilot regional plan, including establish-ment of a water bank. Establish guidelines and procedures for the management and preservation of surface and ground water in the Methow River Basin. Recommenda-tions by local water planning committee and ground water advisory committee. |
| 173-5321 AO#98-23 1/99 | Water Resources Management of the Walla Walla Basin--WRIA 32 | Thom Lufkin (360) 407-6631 tlhw461@ecy.wa.gov | (Underway) September 1998 | Uncertain | To allow certain change applications to be processed ahead of applications with a senior priority date, if the change applications meet certain criteria. |
| 1 Ecology WAC chapters that represent those rules new to this iteration of the semiannual rule agenda. | |||||