WAC 173-185-020:

173-185-010 << 173-185-020 >> 173-185-030

PDFWAC 173-185-020

Purpose.

This chapter establishes:

(1) Advance notice requirements for facilities that receive crude oil by railroad car.

(2) Biannual notice requirements for transmission pipelines that transport crude oil.

(3) Disclosure procedures for ecology to:

(a) Provide nonaggregated information collected under this chapter to the state emergency management division, utilities and transportation commission, and any county, city, tribal, port, and local government emergency response agency to help these agencies effectively prepare for and respond to oil spills and other accidents.

(b) Provide aggregated information collected under this chapter to inform the public about the nature of crude oil movement through their communities.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.56 RCW, RCW 90.56.005, 90.56.050 and 90.56.565. WSR 21-04-126 (Order 19-09), § 173-185-020, filed 2/2/21, effective 3/5/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.565. WSR 16-17-144 (Order 15-13), § 173-185-020, filed 8/24/16, effective 10/1/16.]