BILL REQ. #: H-2202.1
State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.
AN ACT Relating to implementing the federal permit requirements for municipal separate storm sewer system permits; adding new sections to chapter 90.48 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature intends to provide direction
to the department of ecology and to municipalities regarding the
development and implementation in Washington of phase two of the
national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program required
by the federal clean water act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The department shall establish a permit development advisory
group for western Washington to advise and assist the department
regarding permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems. The
permit development advisory group shall:
(a) Review and address the issues specified in section 4 of this
act and any other issues regarding municipal separate storm sewer
systems for which the department requests advice and assistance; and
(b) Advise and assist the department in drafting a permit or
permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems in western
Washington as required by federal regulations implementing phase two of
the national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program
under the federal clean water act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).
(2) This section expires June 30, 2005.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW
to read as follows:
The department shall develop a municipal separate storm sewer
system permit or permits that addresses the issues and needs of
municipalities operating these systems in eastern Washington. The
department shall use the advisory group it has established in eastern
Washington to develop a storm water management manual to advise and
assist the department regarding permits for municipal separate storm
sewer systems to be issued in eastern Washington. The eastern
Washington advisory group shall:
(1) Review and address the issues specified in section 4 of this
act as they pertain to eastern Washington and any other issues
regarding municipal separate storm sewer systems for which the
department requests advice and assistance; and
(2) Assist and advise the department in drafting a permit or
permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems in eastern
Washington as required by federal regulations implementing phase two of
the national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program
under the federal clean water act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).
This section expires June 30, 2005.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) No later than nine months after the effective date of this act,
the permit development advisory group for western Washington
established in section 2 of this act and the eastern Washington storm
water management group identified in section 3 of this act shall review
and make recommendations to the department regarding the development of
permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems. Issues considered
by these groups shall include the:
(a) Types of discharges being regulated under these permits;
(b) Areas being regulated by these permits under phases one and two
of the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system permit
program as they relate to municipal borders;
(c) Issuance of these permits on a watershed basis;
(d) Integration of permits and permit requirements for phase one
and phase two of the federal national pollutant discharge elimination
system permit program;
(e) Application of these permits to ground water discharges;
(f) Level of effort required of municipalities to satisfy permit
requirements regarding:
(i) Public education and outreach;
(ii) Public participation and public involvement;
(iii) Illicit discharge detection and elimination;
(iv) Construction site runoff control;
(v) Postconstruction runoff control;
(vi) Pollution prevention and good housekeeping;
(vii) Implementation of applicable total maximum daily loads; and
(viii) Program evaluation and reporting;
(g) Protection for shellfish areas;
(h) The use of land use planning and existing land use plans and
rules as a best management practice for storm water management and to
protect water quality; and
(i) Potential funding sources for implementation of permit
requirements.
(2) This section expires June 30, 2005.