Local Asbestos Regulations and Guidance
Last updated
11/06/07
Contact your local air authority (see the table below)
before starting a project that disturbs asbestos.
- The local Fire Department may require notification as well.
- In some counties the local Department of Ecology is listed as the
local regulatory agency.
The state Department of Labor and Industries and the local
air authority generally require a written "Notice of
Intent to Perform an Asbestos Project" by the owner or
operator before an asbestos removal project begins.
Labor and Industries requires that any time construction,
renovation, remodeling, maintenance, repair, or demolition occurs, the
materials to be disturbed must be tested by an AHERA accredited
inspector before the work starts.
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WARNING
Disturbed asbestos is very hazardous to building occupants and
visitors.
Non-friable asbestos that is left in place is not very hazardous to
building occupants.
Safe removal of asbestos usually requires respirators, liquid
wetting agents, a negative air pressure enclosure and special training
to prevent worker and building occupant exposure to the microscopic
fibers. Certified abatement contractors have the training and
equipment and will do air monitoring to make certain asbestos is not
released during the project. Certified abatement contractors are
listed in the phone book under 'Asbestos Abatement', 'Asbestos
Consulting' and ' Environmental and Ecological Services'. |
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Ecology also has a map with links to local air
authorities on the Ecology Air Program web site.
| Table of Local Air Authority Contacts |
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County |
Authority |
Contact |
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Tribes have authority over air quality within the boundaries of
their reservations. |
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Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln,
Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman |
Department of Ecology Eastern Regional Office in Spokane |
Hamlin, Ted H Air Quality, (509) 456-4053
tham461@ecy.wa.gov
Information and Receptionist: 509 456-2926
TTY for Hearing Impaired: 509 458-2055 |
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Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Okanogan |
Department of Ecology Central Regional Office in Yakima |
Crisse Phelps, Air Quality Inspector, (509) 454-7899,
ccas461@ecy.wa.gov
TTY for Hearing Impaired: (509) 454-7673
Information and Receptionist: (509) 575-2490 |
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San Juan County |
Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office / San Juan County
Air Pollution Control, Bellevue |
(425) 649-7103 or (TDD for Hearing Impaired:) * (425) 649-4259 |
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Benton |
Benton Clean Air Authority in
Richland Exit Ecology |
(509) 943-3396 |
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Island, Skagit, and Whatcom |
Northwest Clean Air Agency
in Mt Vernon Exit Ecology |
(360) 428-1617 |
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Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston |
Olympic Clean Air Agency in Olympia Exit Ecology |
(800) 422-5623 (WA only) |
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King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish |
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
in Seattle Exit Ecology |
(800) 552-3565 |
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Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum |
Southwest Air Pollution Control
Authority in Vancouver Exit
Ecology |
(800) 633-0709 |
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Spokane |
Spokane County Air Pollution
Control Authority in Spokane Exit
Ecology |
Jeff Lawlor (509) 477-4727 ex108 |
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Yakima |
Yakima
Regional Clean Air Authority in Yakima Exit Ecology |
(800) 540-6950 |
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