CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5113

Chapter 30, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



WATER CLARIFICATION--BARLEY STRAW



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the Senate March 8, 2007
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 3, 2007
  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5113 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved April 13, 2007, 10:37 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 13, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 5113
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senators Schoesler, Rasmussen, Holmquist, Clements, Morton, Hatfield and Pridemore

Read first time 01/10/2007.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.



     AN ACT Relating to barley straw for water clarification; and adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the application of barley straw to waters of the state for the purposes of water clarification does not require a state waste discharge permit as long as the following provisions are met:
     (a) The barley straw is applied at a rate of up to two hundred twenty-five pounds per acre of surface water;
     (b) Whole bales or tightly packed straw are not used. Straw must be loosely packed in nylon or mesh bags;
     (c) Bags of straw are placed where control is desired, such as around docks and swim areas, and around inlets to aid in aeration or mixing;
     (d) The bags must be staked or anchored in place;
     (e) Straw is placed in early spring, prior to the growth of algae; and
     (f) Bags are removed four to six months after placement and must not be left in the water over winter.
     (2) The placement of barley straw into waters of the state in any other instance is not authorized absent a permit.
     (3) This section does not alter any permit requirement that may exist under chapter 77.55 RCW.


         Passed by the Senate March 8, 2007.
         Passed by the House April 3, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor April 13, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2007.