Washington State Department of Ecology

LAWS & RULES

Rule-Making Archive

Rules listed on this archive page are moved over from the Current Rule Making after they are officially adopted by the agency Director. To find the complete list of rules Ecology implements visit the Index of Rules.

Administration | Air Quality | Environmental Assessment | Grants | Hazardous Waste | Marine Safety | Oil Spills | State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) | Shorelands and Wetlands | Toxic Cleanup | Toxic Hazards | Waste 2 Resources | Water Quality | Water Resources

Administration

No archived information at this time.

Air Quality

Chapter 173-455 - Air Quality Fee Regulation - Adopted 5/31/11
Chapter 173-400 WAC - General regulation for air pollution sources - Adopted 3/1/11
Chapter 173-406 WAC - Acid Rain Regulation/Electric Generating Unit Rule Chapter 173-400 WAC - General Regulation for Air Pollution Sources - Withdrawn 9/16/10
Chapter 173-400 WAC - General regulation for air pollution sources - Adopted 8/10/11
Chapter 173-400 WAC - General regulation for air pollution sources - Adopted 5/20/09
Chapter 173-400 WAC - General regulation for air pollution sources - Adopted 9/6/07
Chapter 173-400 WAC - General regulations for air pollution sources - Adopted 5/8/07
Chapter 173-401 WAC - Operating permit regulation - Adopted 8/10/11
Chapter 173-401 WAC, Operating permit regulation - Adopted 12/1/10
Chapter 173-407 WAC - Carbon dioxide mitigation requirements for electrical generating facilities - Adopted 12/21/04
Chapter 173-407 WAC - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for fossil-fueled thermal electric generating facilities - Adopted 9/6/07
Chapter 173-407 WAC - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for fossil-fueled thermal electric generating facilities - Adopted 6/19/08
Chapter 173-415 WAC - Primary aluminum plants - Adopted 8/23/05
Chapter 173-422A WAC - Motor vehicle emission inspection - Adopted 8/10/11
Chapter 173–423 WAC - Low emission vehicles - Adopted 1/14/09
Chapter 173-430 WAC - Agricultural Burning - Adopted 11/10/10
Chapter 173-430 WAC - Agricultural burning - Adopted 7/26/06
Chapter 173-481 WAC - Ambient air quality and environmental standards for fluoride - Adopted 8/23/05
(New rule) Chapter 173-423 WAC - Low emission vehicles - Adopted 11/30/05
Chapter 173-434 WAC - Solid waste incinerator facilities - Adopted 12/22/03
Chapter 173-441 WAC- Reporting of emissions of greenhouse gases - Adopted 12/1/10
Chapter 173-455 WAC - Air quality fee rule - Adopted 5/2/07
Chapter 173-460 WAC - Controls for new sources of toxic air pollutants - Adopted 5/20/09
Chapter 173-480 WAC - Ambient air quality standards and emission limits for radionuclides - Adopted 5/24/07
Chapter 173-491 WAC - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors - Adopted 9/6/07
Chapter 173-495 WAC - Weather modification - Adopted 9/6/07

Environmental Assessment

Chapter 173–50 WAC - Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories - Adopted 8/9/10

Grants and Loans

Chapter 173-322 WAC - Remedial action grants and loans - Adopted 3/21/07

Hazardous Waste

Chapter 173-303 WAC - Dangerous waste regulations - Adopted 11/30/04
Chapter 173-303 WAC - Dangerous waste regulations - Adopted 6/30/09

Marine Safety

No archived information at this time.

Oil Spills

(New rule) Chapter 173-180 WAC - Facility oil handling standards - Adopted 9/25/06
(New rule) Chapter 173-182 WAC - Oil spill contingency planning - Adopted 9/25/06
(New rule) Chapter 173-184 WAC - Vessel oil transfer advance notice and containment requirements - Adopted 9/25/06
Chapter 173-180 WAC - Facility oil handling standards - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173–180A WAC - Facility oil handling operations and design standards - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173–180B WAC - Facility oil handling operations manual standards - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173–180C WAC - Facility personnel oil–handling training and certification - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173–180D WAC - Facility oil spill prevention plan standards - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173–181 WAC - Facility contingency plan and response contractor standards - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173-182 WAC - Oil spill contingency planning - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173-183 WAC - Preassessment screening and oil spill compensation schedule regulations - Adopted 3/10/09
Chapter 173–183 WAC - Pre-assessment screening and oil spill compensation schedule regulations - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 173-184 WAC - Vessel oil transfer advance notice and containment requirements - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 317–05 WAC - Definitions [Office of Marine Safety] - Adopted 11/7/07
Chapter 317–10 WAC - Vessel contingency plan and response contractor Standards - Adopted 11/7/07

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

Chapter 197–11 WAC - State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Rules - Withdrawn 6/11/07

Shorelands and Wetlands

Chapter 173-18 WAC - Shoreline management act — streams and rivers constituting shorelines of the state Adopted 2/11/11
Chapter 173–18 WAC - Shoreline Management Act — streams and rivers constituting shorelines of the state - Adopted 1/2/07
Chapter 173-20 WAC - Shoreline management act — lakes constituting shorelines of the state Adopted 2/11/11
Chapter 173–20 WAC - Shoreline Management Act — lakes constituting shorelines of the state - Adopted 1/2/07
Chapter 173-22 WAC - Adoption of designations of shorelands and wetlands associated with shorelines of the state Adopted 2/11/11
Chapter 173–22 WAC - Adoptions of designations of wetlands associated with shorelines of the state - Adopted 1/2/07
Chapter 173-26 WAC - State master program approval\amendment procedures and master program guidelines Adopted 2/11/11
Chapter 173-26 WAC - State master program approval/amendment procedures - Adopted 5/3/04
Chapter 173-26 WAC - State master program approval/amendment procedures - Adopted 12/17/03
Chapter 173-27 WAC - Shoreline management permit and enforcement procedures Adopted 2/11/11
Chapter 173–27 WAC - Shoreline management permit and enforcement procedures - Adopted 1/2/07
Chapter 173-700 WAC - Wetland mitigation bank certification - Adopted 9/3/09

Toxic Cleanup

Chapter 173–340 WAC - Model Toxics Control Act [MTCA] - Adopted 10/12/07

Toxic Hazards

Chapter 173-334 WAC - Children's safe products - reporting rule - Adopted 7/21/11
Chapter 173–334 WAC Children's safe products rule - Withdrawn 11/12/08

Waste 2 Resources

Chapter 173–300 WAC - Certification of operators of solid waste incinerator and landfill facilities - Adopted 6/27/06
Chapter 173–900 WAC - Electronic product recycling program - Adopted 10/5/07
Chapter 173–308 WAC - Biosolids management - Adopted 5/24/07
Chapter 173-322 WAC - Remedial action grants and loans - Adopted 3/21/07
Chapter 173-333 WAC - Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances (PBTs) - Adopted 1/13/06
Chapter 173-334 WAC - Children's safe products - reporting rule - Adopted 7/21/11
Chapter 173–334 WAC Children's safe products rule - Withdrawn 11/12/08
Chapter 173-350 WAC - Solid waste handling standards - Adopted 5/10/05
Chapter 173-900 WAC - Electronic product recycling program - Adopted 11/7/06
Chapter 173-345 WAC - Transporters of recycled material Adopted 4/22/09

Water Quality

Chapter 173-201A WAC - Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington - Adopted 5/9/11
Chapter 173-224 WAC - Wastewater Discharge Permit Fees - Adopted 9/28/09
Chapter 173–224 WAC - Wastewater discharge permit fees - Adopted 8/5/08
Chapter 173–218 WAC - Underground injection control program - Adopted 6/19/08
Chapter 173-95A WAC - Uses and limitations of the centennial clean water fund - Adopted 6/2/07
Chapter 173-98 WAC - Uses and limitations of the water pollution control state revolving fund - Adopted 6/2/07
Chapter 173-201A WAC - Water quality standards for surface waters of the state of Washington - Adopted 11/20/06
Chapter 173-224 WAC - Wastewater discharge permit fees - Adopted 4/30/06
Chapter 173-216 WAC - State waste discharge permit program - Adopted 1/3/06
Chapter 173-218 WAC - Underground injection control program - Adopted 1/3/06

Water Resources

Chapter 173–134A WAC - Quincy ground water sub-area management policy - Withdrawn 4/4/08
Chapter 173-152 WAC - Water Rights - Adopted 12/20/10
Chapter 173-153 WAC - Water conservancy boards - Adopted 9/6/06
Chapter 173-160 WAC - Minimum standards for construction and maintenance of water wells - Adopted 12/22/08
Chapter 173–160 WAC - Minimum standards for construction and maintenance of wells - Adopted 2/22/07
Chapter 173-160 WAC - Minimum standards for construction and maintenance of wells - Adopted 11/21/06
Chapter 173–162 WAC - Regulation and licensing of water well contractors and operators - Adopted 11/21/06
Chapter 173-167 WAC - Emergency drought funding - Emergency rule adopted 5/27/05
Chapter 173-175 WAC - Dam safety - Adopted 8/31/05
Chapter 173–502 WAC - Establishing a reservation for the beneficial use of rooftop rainwater in San Juan County WRIA 2 - Withdrawn 7/2/07
Chapter 173-503 WAC - Instream resources protection program - Lower and Upper Skagit Water Resources Inventory Area, WRIAs 3 and 4 - Adopted 5/15/06
Chapter 173-505 WAC - Instream resources protection program Stillaguamish River Basin - WRIA 5 - Adopted 8/28/05
Chapter 173-517 WAC - Quilcene-Snow instream resources protection and watershed management program - - WRIA 17 - Adopted 11/30/09
Chapter 173-525 WAC - Grays-Elochoman Water Resources Management Program - WRIA 25 - New Rule (Expired)
Chapter 173-526 WAC - Cowlitz Water Resources Management Program - WRIA 26 - New Rule (Expired)
Chapter 173-527 WAC - Lewis instream resources protection and water management program - WRIA 27 - Adopted 12/19/08
Chapter 173-528 WAC - Salmon-Washougal instream resources protection and water management program - WRIA 28 - Adopted 12/19/08
Chapter 173-531A WAC - Water resource program for the John Day-McNary - Pools Reach of the Columbia River, WRIA 31 And Parts Of - WRIA’s 32, 33, 36, and 37 - Withdrawn 7/5/05
Chapter 173–532 WAC - Water resources program in the Walla Walla River basin - WRIA 32 - Adopted 8/3/07
Chapter 173-539A WAC, Upper Kittitas Groundwater Rule - Adopted 12/22/10
Chapter 173–545 WAC - Instream resources protection program - Wenatchee River basin - WRIA 45 - Adopted 12/11/07
Chapter 173-546 WAC - Entiat River Basin WRIA 46 - Adopted 8/4/05
Chapter 173-563 WAC - Instream resources protection program for the main stem Columbia River In Washington State - Withdrawn 7/5/05
Chapter 173-565 WAC - Columbia River mainstem water management program - Withdrawn 7/5/05
Chapter 173-592 WAC - Reservation of future public water supply for Clark County Ground Water reservation - Adopted 12/22/08

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