Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 90 Water Rights -- Environment - Chapter 90.76 Underground Storage Tanks

90.76.005 Findings -- Intent
The legislature finds that leaking underground storage tanks containing petroleum and other regulated substances pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. To ...

90.76.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Director" means ...

90.76.020 Department's powers and duties -- Rule-making authority
(1) The department shall adopt rules establishing requirements for all underground storage tanks that are regulated under the federal act, taking into account the various ...

90.76.040 Environmentally sensitive areas
(1) A city, town, or county may apply to the department to have an area within its jurisdictional boundaries designated an environmentally sensitive area. A ...

90.76.050 Delivery of regulated substances
(1) A person delivering regulated substances to underground storage tanks shall not deliver or deposit regulated substances to underground storage tanks or facilities that do ...

90.76.060 Investigation and access
(1) If necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter, an authorized representative of the state engaged in compliance inspections, monitoring, and testing ...

90.76.070 Enforcement
The director may seek appropriate injunctive or other judicial relief by filing an action in Thurston county superior court or issue such order as the ...

90.76.080 Penalties
(1) A person who fails to notify the department pursuant to tank notification requirements or who submits false information is subject to a civil penalty ...

90.76.090 Annual tank fee
(1) An annual tank fee of one hundred twenty dollars per tank is effective July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008. An annual tank fee ...

90.76.100 Underground storage tank account
The underground storage tank account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account may only be spent, subject to legislative appropriation, for the ...

90.76.110 Preemption
(1) Except as provided in RCW 90.76.040 and subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, the rules adopted under this chapter supersede and ...

90.76.900 Captions not law
Section headings used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[1989 c 346 § 15.]Notes: Sunset Act application: See note following chapter ...

90.76.901 Severability -- 1989 c 346
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

90.76.902 Effective date -- 1989 c 346
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, RCW 90.76.050, 90.76.110, and 19.27.080 take effect on July 1, 1990. (2) This section shall ...