PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 246-203-120 Disposal of garbage, trash, rubbish, offal, dead animals, and manure.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.20.050(2).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Revision of this rule is needed to be consistent with state laws and other rules on disposal of dead livestock animals, manure, and solid waste. This rule needs revision also to be consistent with more recent standards adopted by the State Board of Health for drinking water source protection in chapter 246-290 WAC.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Department of Ecology (ecology) has comprehensive rules on solid waste disposal and recycling, water quality protection, and air pollution control based on laws newer than this rule. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has specific authority for controlling certain aspects of dead animal disposal and rendering. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has comprehensive rules on solid waste disposal, water quality protection, air pollution control, and livestock waste management, which are administered by ecology and WSDA. Ecology, WSDA, and EPA will be invited to participate in stakeholder meetings to develop recommendations for revision of WAC 246-203-120.
Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ned Therien, Health Policy Analyst, State Board of Health, P.O. Box 47990, Olympia, WA 98504-7990, e-mail ned.therien@doh.wa.gov, phone (360) 236-4103, fax (360) 236-4088.
Rule making will be collaborative, with an initial stakeholder meeting to be held on May 26, 2005, starting at 9:30 a.m., at 20435 72nd Avenue South, Suite 200, Kent, WA 98032.
April 27, 2005
Craig McLaughlin
Executive Director