INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
Issuing Entity: Washington State Department of Health, Environmental Health Programs, Division of Drinking Water.
Description: The guidance document entitled "Abbreviated Coordinated Water System Plan (ACWSP) Guidance" provides information on minimum statutory requirements of elements of chapter 70.116 RCW relating to an abbreviated method of utilizing the Public Water Coordination Act. The purpose of this guidance document is to: Help local governments and water utilities develop the ACWSP; identify mandatory elements and processes needed to fulfill the requirements of an ACWSP; discuss the major plan elements and provide clarification on their use and integration; suggest one process which may be used in the development of the plan; and identify the major differences between the development of the ACWSP and the full CWSP. The use of this guideline and its suggested approach is voluntary.
Division Contact: Michele Vazquez, Statewide Planning and Conservation Coordinator, Department of Health, Division of Drinking Water, 1500 West 4th Avenue, Suite 305, Spokane, WA 99204, (509) 456-2774.