RCW 90.56.420: Authorized discharges of oil

RCWs > Title 90 > Chapter 90.56 > Section 90.56.420

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90.56.410 << 90.56.420 >> 90.56.500

PDFRCW 90.56.420

Authorized discharges of oil—Permits.

Any person who proposes to discharge oil or cause or permit the entry of same into waters of the state shall prior to such discharge obtain permission from the director. The director is authorized to permit the discharge of oil into waters of the state consistent with the pertinent effluent and receiving water standards and treatment requirements established by the department. Permission for industrial or commercial discharges shall be given through the terms of a waste discharge permit issued pursuant to RCW 90.48.180. Permission shall be given in all other cases on a form prescribed by the director.

[ 1987 c 109 § 149; 1970 ex.s. c 88 § 8. Formerly RCW 90.48.343.]

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Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.