AGENDA
If you have any questions please contact Jerry Thielen at (360) 407-6998 or e-mail at jthi461@ecy.wa.gov.
| WAC Chapter | Chapter Title | Contact Person | Filing Information | Scope of Changes / Sections to Amend |
| Air Quality | ||||
| 173-400,
173-405,
173-410,
173-433, 173-434 AO # 99-07 7/96 |
Emissions standards for solid waste incinerators; general regulation for air pollution sources; kraft pulping mills; sulfite pulping mills; solid fuel burning device standards | Peter Lyon (360) 407-7530 plyo461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: 3/22/1999 CR-102 Expected: Dec. 2002 Adoption Expected: June 2003 |
Hog Fuel Boiler RACT; define terms related to wood derived fuels; reorganize state incinerator rule. |
| 173-422 AO # 02-04 2/02 |
Motor vehicle emission inspection | John Raymond (360) 407-6856 jray461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: Feb. 2002 CR-102 Filed: April 2002 Adopted: June 2002 |
Revisions including: (1) Upgrades the vehicle emission testing procedures for diesel cars and light trucks; (2) clarifies that all emission tests are valid for at least twelve months; (3) requires that automotive repair businesses have the equipment to check on-board diagnostic system of 1996 and newer vehicles if they wish to be on the list of businesses provided to owners of vehicles that fail the test; and (4) removes obsolete language. |
| 173-434 AO # 02-05 3/02 |
Solid waste incinerator facilities | Peter Lyon (360) 407-7530 plyo461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: March 2002 CR-102 Expected: July 2002 Adoption Expected: December 2002 |
The purpose of the proposed rule change is to incorporate new federal language; add new terms to the definition section; change existing definitions; and provide alternate means of compliance demonstration with WAC 173-434-130(3) and 173-434-160(1). |
| 173-401 AO # 02-02 2/02 |
Operating permit regulation | Tom Todd (360) 407-7528 ttod461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: February 2002 CR-102 Filed: April 2002 Adoption Expected: September 2002 |
Changes may include: (1) Changing the treatment of insignificant emissions units at air operating permit sources; (2) updating the definition of "major source" to reflect certain changes made in federal rules; (3) adding certain definitions that deal with compliance; and (4) updating the audit requirements, and certain other minor housekeeping changes. |
| 173-400-075 AO # 02-09 4/02 Expedited |
Emission standards for sources emitting hazardous air pollutants | Tom Todd (360) 407-7528 ttod461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-105 Filed (Expedited):
April 2002 Adoption Expected: July 2002 |
This rule is intended to update the adoption by reference of national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPS), 40 C.F.R. 61 and appendices 40 C.F.R. 63 and appendices, from July 1, 2000 to May 15, 2002. |
| Environmental Assessment Program | ||||
| 173-50 AO # 01-12 12/01 |
Accreditation of environmental laboratories | Perry Brake (360) 895-6149 pbra461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: December
2001 CR-102 Filed: May 2002 Adoption Expected: October 2002 |
The amendments will add accreditation for matrices other than water, accreditation for drinking water laboratories, granting NELAP accreditation, make changes to the fee schedule, and add accreditation for physical tests. |
| Shorelands and Environmental Assistance | ||||
| 173-700 AO # 98-26 1/99 WITHDRAWN |
Compensatory wetland mitigation banks | Lauren Driscoll (360) 407-6861 ldri461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: January 1999 CR-102 Filed: December 2001 CR-102 Withdrawn: May 2002 |
Develop procedures for the operation, monitoring and implementation of wetland banks. |
| 173-158 AO # 00-26 7/99 |
Floodplain management | Scott McKinney (360) 407-7297 smck461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: October 2000 CR-102 Filed: February 2002 Expected Adoption: July 2002 |
Amend WAC to implement ESHB 1963 which allows reconstruction in floodways under certain circumstances. |
| 197-11 AO # 00-05 7/00 |
SEPA rules | Brenden McFarland (360) 407-6976 mvia461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: March 2000 | Revise environmental checklists (nonproject). |
| Solid Waste and Financial Assistance | ||||
| 173-350 AO # 99-24 7/97 |
Minimum functional standards for solid waste handling | Mike Hibbler (509) 456-3270 MHIB461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: November
1999 CR-102 Filed: July 2002 Adoption Expected: November 2002 |
Update approaches to nonmunicipal solid waste management. Respond to state legislation aimed at removing impediments to recycling. |
| 173-312 AO # 01-11 12/01 Expedited |
Coordinated prevention grants | Randy Martin (360) 407-6136 rmar461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-105 Filed (Expedited):
December 2001 Adopted: February 2002 |
Clean up outdated language, simplify application and reporting requirements -- Expedited adoption process. |
| Water Resources | ||||
| 173-537 AO # 99-25 1/00 |
Water resources management for the Yakima River basin | Bob Barwin (509) 457-7107 bbar461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: October 1999 CR-102 Expected: December 2002 Adoption Expected: May 2003 |
Withdraw ground water from further appropriation, per MOA with BoR and Yakama Nation. |
| 173-563 and
531A AO # 01-05 7/01 |
Columbia River main stem and John Day-McNary pools | Bob Barwin (509) 457-7107 bbar461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: July 2001 CR-102 Expected: June 2003 Adoption Expected: December 2003 |
Clarify elements of the instream flow program. |
| 173-153 AO # 01-13 12/01 |
Water conservancy boards | Thom Lufkin (360) 407-6631 tlhw461@ecy.wa.gov and Janet Carlson (360) 407-6274 jaca461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: December 2001 CR-102 Expected: August 2002 Adoption Expected: November 2002 |
To amend chapter 173-153 WAC, Water conservancy boards, adopted in 1999, so it will conform to the changes made to chapter 90.80 RCW through ESHB 1832, that was passed by the legislature during the 2001 session. |
| 173-157 AO # 02-06 4/02 |
Underground artificial storage and recovery | Kathleen Enseat (360) 407-6780 kspa461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: April 2002 CR-102 Expected: July 2002 Adoption Expected: October 2002 |
As a result of increasingly competing demands for water use in the state, the legislature has identified the storage of water for future recovery as a viable and important approach to augment water availability in certain situations. Specifically, the 2000 legislature broadened the possibilities for underground storage of water in the state and directed ecology to establish standards to ensure that such storage activities do not have adverse effects on the environment. |
| Water Quality | ||||
| 173-224 AO # 01-09 8/01 |
Wastewater discharge permit fees | Bev Poston (360) 407-6425 bpos461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: August 2001 CR-102 Filed: March 2002 Adopted: May 2002 |
Amend fee rule, add fee category for aquatic pesticide applicators. |
| 173-201A AO # 98-20 7/98 |
Surface water quality standards for the state of Washington | Mark Hicks (360) 407-6477 mhic461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: February 1999 CR-102 Expected: October 2002 Adoption Expected: January 2003 |
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. Look at the way beneficial uses are assigned for protection to waterbodies under the water quality standards. |
| 173-216,220,226 AO # 01-08 12/01 |
State waste discharge, NPDES | Keith Johnson (360) 407-6442 kjoh461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: August 2001 CR-102 Filed: December 2001 Adoption: February 2002 |
Exempt turbidity needing certified lab test. |
| 173-218, 216, 226 AO # 01-10 5/01 |
Underground injection control program | Mary Shaleen-Hansen (360) 407-6143 maha461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: December 2001 CR-102 Expected: January 2003 Adoption Expected: June 2003 |
The rule amendments will: (1) Bring it current with new federal rule changes; (2) create consistency between the rules that govern UIC wells; and (3) clarify the language of the rule. |
| 173-222 AO # 02-08 3/02 Expedited |
Wastewater discharge permit fees | Jerry Thielen (360) 407-7551 jthi461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-105 Filed (Expedited):
March 2002 Adopted: May 2002 |
This rule making will repeal chapter 173-222 WAC which has already been replaced by chapter 173-224 WAC, Wastewater discharge permit fees. |
| Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response | ||||
| 317-10,173-181 AO # 00-03 7/99 |
Oil spill contingency plans and response contractor standards | Linda Pilkie-Jarvis (360) 407-7447 jpil461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: February 2000 CR-102 Expected: October 2002 Adoption Expected: December 2002 |
Update plan requirements, mandate incident command systems, incorporate planning standards, and update primary response contractor standards. |
| 173-xx AO # 00-23 9/00 |
Tank vessel rule | Jeff Fishel (360) 407-7504 jfis461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: September
2000 CR-102 Expected: January 2003 Adoption Expected: May 2003 |
Develop rules for tank vessels that address peculiarities of Washington waters. |
| Hazardous Waste and Toxic Reduction | ||||
| 173-303-071 AO # 02-10 1/02 Emergency |
Hazardous waste regulation: Excluded categories of waste | Chipper Hervieux (360) 407-6756 pher461@ecy.wa.gov |
Emergency Adoption: May
2002 Expiration: September 2002 |
Emergency rule to exclude wastes that are regulated as state only dangerous waste; that is, they are not also regulated under federal hazardous waste regulations. |
| 173-303-071 AO # 02-03 1/02 |
Hazardous waste regulation: Excluded categories of waste | Chipper Hervieux (360) 407-6756 pher461@ecy.wa.gov |
CR-101 Filed: February 2002 CR-102 Filed: May 2002 Adoption Expected: August 2002 |
Rule to exclude wastes that are regulated as state only dangerous waste; that is, they are not also regulated under federal hazardous waste regulations. |
Jerry Thielen
Rules Coordinator