90.48.520 Review of operations before issuance or renewal of wastewater discharge permits

90.48.520 Review of operations before issuance or renewal of wastewater discharge permits—Incorporation of permit conditions.

WA Rev Code § 90.48.520 (2019) (N/A)

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RCW 90.48.520 Review of operations before issuance or renewal of wastewater discharge permits—Incorporation of permit conditions.

In order to improve water quality by controlling toxicants in wastewater, the department of ecology shall in issuing and renewing state and federal wastewater discharge permits review the applicant's operations and incorporate permit conditions which require all known, available, and reasonable methods to control toxicants in the applicant's wastewater. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to: (1) Limits on the discharge of specific chemicals, and (2) limits on the overall toxicity of the effluent. The toxicity of the effluent shall be determined by techniques such as chronic or acute bioassays. Such conditions shall be required regardless of the quality of receiving water and regardless of the minimum water quality standards. In no event shall the discharge of toxicants be allowed that would violate any water quality standard, including toxicant standards, sediment criteria, and dilution zone criteria.

[ 1987 c 500 § 1.]

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