Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.119A Public Water Systems -- Penalties And Compliance

• 70.119A.020 Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Local board of health" ...
• 70.119A.025 Environmental excellence program agreements -- Effect on chapter
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legal requirement under this chapter, including any standard, limitation, rule, or order is superseded and replaced in accordance ...
• 70.119A.030 Public health emergencies -- Violations -- Penalty
  (1) The secretary or his or her designee or the local health officer may declare a public health emergency. As limited by RCW 70.119A.040, the ...
• 70.119A.040 Additional or alternative penalty--Informal resolution unless a public health emergency
  (1)(a) In addition to or as an alternative to any other penalty or action allowed by law, a person who violates a law or rule ...
• 70.119A.050 Enforcement of regulations by local boards of health -- Civil penalties
  Each local board of health that is enforcing the regulations under an agreement with the department allocating state and local responsibility is authorized to impose ...
• 70.119A.060 Public water systems -- Mandate -- Conditions for approval or creation of new public water system -- Department and local health jurisdiction duties
  (1) In order to assure safe and reliable public drinking water and to protect the public health, public water systems shall: (a) Protect the water ...
• 70.119A.070 Department contracting authority
  The department may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this chapter.[1989 c 422 § 4.] ...
• 70.119A.080 Drinking water program
  (1) The department shall administer a drinking water program which includes, but is not limited to, those program elements necessary to assume primary enforcement responsibility ...
• 70.119A.100 Operating permits -- Findings
  The legislature finds that: (1) The responsibility for ensuring that the citizens of this state have a safe and reliable drinking water supply is shared ...
• 70.119A.110 Operating permits -- Application process -- Phase-in of implementation -- Satellite systems
  (1) No person may operate a group A public water system unless the person first submits an application to the department and receives an operating ...
• 70.119A.115 Organic and inorganic chemicals -- Area-wide waiver program
  The department shall develop and implement a voluntary consolidated source monitoring program sufficient to accurately characterize the source water quality of the state's drinking water ...
• 70.119A.120 Safe drinking water account
  The safe drinking water account is created in the general fund of the state treasury. All receipts from the operating permit fees required to be ...
• 70.119A.130 Local government authority
  Local governments may establish separate operating permit requirements for public water systems provided the operating permit requirements have been approved by the department. The department ...
• 70.119A.140 Report by bottled water plant operator or water dealer of contaminant in water source
  In such cases where a bottled water plant operator or water dealer knows or has reason to believe that a contaminant is present in the ...
• 70.119A.150 Authority to enter premises -- Search warrants -- Investigations
  (1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this subsection, the secretary or his or her designee shall have the right to enter a premises ...
• 70.119A.160 Water supply advisory committee
  The department shall create a water supply advisory committee. Membership on the committee shall reflect a broad range of interests in the regulation of public ...
• 70.119A.170 Drinking water assistance account -- Drinking water assistance administrative account -- Drinking water assistance repayment account -- Program to provide financial assistance to public water systems -- Responsibilities
  (1) A drinking water assistance account is created in the state treasury. Such subaccounts as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter ...
• 70.119A.180 Water use efficiency requirements -- Rules
  (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the department establish water use efficiency requirements designed to ensure efficient use of water while maintaining ...
• 70.119A.190 Water system acquisition and rehabilitation program -- Created
  Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall provide financial assistance through a water system acquisition and rehabilitation program, ...
• 70.119A.900 Short title -- 1989 c 422
  This act shall be known and cited as the "Washington state safe drinking water act."[1989 c 422 § 1.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009