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90.48 - Water pollution control.

• 90.48.010 - Policy enunciated.
• 90.48.020 - Definitions.
• 90.48.030 - Jurisdiction of department.
• 90.48.035 - Rule-making authority.
• 90.48.037 - Authority of department to bring enforcement actions.
• 90.48.039 - Hazardous substance remedial actions -- Procedural requirements not applicable.
• 90.48.045 - Environmental excellence program agreements -- Effect on chapter.
• 90.48.080 - Discharge of polluting matter in waters prohibited.
• 90.48.090 - Right of entry -- Special inspection requirements for metals mining and milling operations.
• 90.48.095 - Authority of department to compel attendance and testimony of witnesses, production of books and papers -- Contempt proceedings to enforce -- Fees.
• 90.48.100 - Request for assistance.
• 90.48.110 - Plans and proposed methods of operation and maintenance of sewerage or disposal systems to be submitted to department -- Exceptions -- Time limitations.
• 90.48.112 - Plan evaluation -- Consideration of reclaimed water.
• 90.48.120 - Notice of department's determination that violation has or will occur -- Report to department of compliance with determination -- Order or directive to be issued -- Notice.
• 90.48.140 - Penalty.
• 90.48.142 - Violations -- Liability in damages for injury or death of fish, animals, vegetation -- Action to recover.
• 90.48.144 - Violations -- Civil penalty -- Procedure.
• 90.48.150 - Construction of chapter.
• 90.48.153 - Cooperation with federal government -- Federal funds.
• 90.48.156 - Cooperation with other states and provinces -- Interstate and state-provincial projects.
• 90.48.160 - Waste disposal permit -- Required -- Exemptions.
• 90.48.162 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations.
• 90.48.165 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Cities, towns or municipal corporations may be granted authority to issue permits -- Revocation -- Te
• 90.48.170 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Application -- Notice as to new operation or increase in volume -- Investigation -- Notice to other s
• 90.48.180 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Issuance -- Conditions -- Duration.
• 90.48.190 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Termination -- Grounds.
• 90.48.195 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Modification or additional conditions may be ordered.
• 90.48.200 - Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities and public corporations -- Nonaction upon application -- Temporary permit -- Duration.
• 90.48.215 - Upland finfish facilities -- Waste discharge standards -- Waste disposal permit.
• 90.48.220 - Marine finfish rearing facilities -- Waste discharge standards -- Discharge permit applications -- Exemption.
• 90.48.230 - Application of administrative procedure law to rule making and adjudicative proceedings.
• 90.48.240 - Water pollution orders for conditions requiring immediate action -- Appeal.
• 90.48.250 - Agreements or contracts to monitor waters and effluent discharge.
• 90.48.260 - Federal clean water act -- Department designated as state agency, authority -- Delegation of authority -- Powers, duties, and functions.
• 90.48.261 - Exercise of powers under RCW 90.48.260 -- Aquatic resource mitigation.
• 90.48.262 - Implementation of RCW 90.48.260 -- Permits for energy facilities -- Rules and procedures.
• 90.48.264 - Federal clean water act -- Rules for on-site sewage disposal systems adjacent to marine waters.
• 90.48.270 - Sewage drainage basins -- Authority of department to delineate and establish.
• 90.48.280 - Sewage drainage basins -- Comprehensive plans for sewage drainage basins.
• 90.48.285 - Contracts with municipal or public corporations and political subdivisions to finance water pollution control projects -- Requisites -- Priorities.
• 90.48.290 - Grants to municipal or public corporations or political subdivisions to aid water pollution control projects -- Limitations.
• 90.48.300 - Pollution control facilities -- Tax exemptions and credits.
• 90.48.310 - Application of barley straw to waters of the state.
• 90.48.364 - Discharge of oil into waters of the state -- Definitions.
• 90.48.366 - Discharge of oil into waters of the state -- Compensation schedule.
• 90.48.367 - Discharge of oil into waters of the state -- Assessment of compensation.
• 90.48.368 - Discharge of oil into waters of the state -- Preassessment screening.
• 90.48.386 - Department of natural resources leases.
• 90.48.390 - Coastal protection fund -- Established -- Moneys credited to -- Use.
• 90.48.400 - Coastal protection fund -- Disbursal of moneys from.
• 90.48.420 - Water quality standards affected by forest practices -- Department of ecology solely responsible for water quality standards -- Forest practices rules -- Adoption -- Examination -- Enforce
• 90.48.422 - Water quality standards -- Compliance methods -- Department authority.
• 90.48.425 - Forest practices act and regulations relating to water quality protection to be utilized to satisfy federal water pollution act.
• 90.48.430 - Watershed restoration projects -- Approval process -- Waiver of public review.
• 90.48.445 - Aquatic noxious weed control -- Water quality permits -- Definition.
• 90.48.447 - Aquatic plant management program -- Commercial herbicide information -- Experimental application of herbicides -- Appropriation for study.
• 90.48.448 - Eurasion water milfoil -- Pesticide 2,4-D application.
• 90.48.450 - Discharges from agricultural activity -- Consideration to be given as to whether enforcement action would contribute to conversion of land to nonagricultural use -- Minimize the possibilit
• 90.48.455 - Discharge of chlorinated organics -- Engineering reports by pulp and paper mills -- Permits limiting discharge.
• 90.48.465 - Water discharge fees -- Report to the legislature.
• 90.48.480 - Reduction of sewer overflows -- Plans -- Compliance schedule.
• 90.48.490 - Sewage treatment facilities -- Plans to upgrade or construct.
• 90.48.495 - Water conservation measures to be considered in sewer plans.
• 90.48.500 - Pollution Disclosure Act of 1971.
• 90.48.520 - Review of operations before issuance or renewal of wastewater discharge permits -- Incorporation of permit conditions.
• 90.48.530 - Construction projects involving fill material -- Leaching test.
• 90.48.531 - Leaching tests -- Identification -- Report to the legislature.
• 90.48.540 - Use attainability analysis of water within federal reclamation project boundaries--Rules.
• 90.48.545 - Storm water technical resource center -- Duties -- Advisory committee -- Report to the legislature.
• 90.48.555 - Construction and industrial storm water general permits--Effluent limitations--Report.
• 90.48.560 - Construction and industrial storm water general permits--Inspection and compliance.
• 90.48.565 - Construction and industrial storm water general permits--Fees.
• 90.48.570 - Water quality data--Findings--Intent.
• 90.48.575 - Water quality data--Definitions.
• 90.48.580 - Water quality data--Credible data, information, literature.
• 90.48.585 - Water quality data--When credible.
• 90.48.590 - Water quality data--Falsified data--Penalty.
• 90.48.595 - On-site sewage disposal system repair and replacement -- Loan and grant programs.
• 90.48.605 - Amending state water quality standards -- Compliance schedules in excess of ten years authorized.
• 90.48.900 - Severability -- 1945 c 216.
• 90.48.901 - Severability -- 1967 c 13.
• 90.48.902 - Severability -- 1970 ex.s. c 88.
• 90.48.903 - Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 180.
• 90.48.904 - Severability -- 1989 c 262.
• 90.48.906 - Short title -- 1971 ex.s. c 180.