PDFWAC 296-307-16125
Temporary worker housing sites and cherry harvest campsites.
(1) The operator must locate and operate a TWH site to prevent a health or safety hazard that is:
(a) Adequately drained and any drainage from and through the TWH must not endanger any domestic or public water supply;
(b) Free from periodic flooding and depressions in which water may become a nuisance;
(c) At least two hundred feet from a swamp, pool, sink hole, or other surface collection of water unless there is a mosquito prevention program for those areas;
(d) Large enough to prevent overcrowding of necessary structures. The principal housing area for sleeping and for food preparation and eating must be at least five hundred feet from where livestock are kept; and
(e) The grounds and open areas surrounding the shelters must be in a clean and sanitary condition.
(2) The operator must ensure the principal TWH area for sleeping and for food preparation and eating are at least five hundred feet from where livestock are kept or congregate.
(3) The operator must ensure the TWH grounds and open areas surrounding the buildings are kept in a clean and sanitary condition free from refuse.
(4) The operator must ensure all worker-supplied housing is maintained in good working condition.
(5) The operator must restrict the number of occupants in the TWH to the capacity as determined by the department of health.
(6) When closing housing permanently or for the season:
(a) The operator must dispose of all refuse to prevent nuisance; and
(b) The operator must leave the grounds and buildings in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-16125, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20; WSR 15-13-092, § 296-307-16125, filed 6/15/15, effective 7/16/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050 and 1999 c 374. WSR 00-06-081, § 296-307-16125, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00.]