§ 43.220.090. Conservation corps established in department of ecology -- Work project areas
(1) There is established a conservation corps within the department of ecology.
(2) Specific work project areas of the ecology conservation corps may include the following:
(a) Litter pickup as a supplement to the role of the litter patrol established by the waste reduction, recycling, and model litter control act, chapter 70.93 RCW;
(b) Stream rehabilitation, including trash removal, in-stream debris removal, and clearance of log jams and silt accumulation, to the extent that such projects do not conflict with similar tasks undertaken by the department of fish and wildlife;
(c) Minimum flow field work and stream gauging;
(d) Identification of indiscriminate solid waste dump sites;
(e) Laboratory and office assistance;
(f) General maintenance and custodial work at sewage treatment plants;
(g) Irrigation district assistance, including ditch cleaning and supervised work in surveying and engineering;
(h) Streambank erosion control; and
(i) Other projects as the director may determine. If a project requires certain levels of academic training, the director may assign corps members to categories of work projects according to educational background. If appropriate facilities are available, the director may authorize carrying out projects which involve overnight stays.
[1994 c 264 § 33; 1983 1st ex.s. c 40 § 9.]
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