Ordinance 3128-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Designated facility coordinator • Alternative 24-hour emergency facility contact (with decision-making authority) • Site plans, including locations of hazardous materials • Methods for determining the occurrence of a release • Notification procedures • Description and location of available emergency equipment • Site evacuation plans Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is the nation's hazardous waste cleanup program. The Toxic Substances Control Act, 40 CFR 763 regulates the use and exposure to raw industrial chemicals (such as asbestos) that fall outside the jurisdiction of other environmental laws. The Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 100-143 establishes health-based standards for protection of aquatic live and establishes acceptance methods and materials for sampling and testing waters. 2. State Regulations The Hazardous Waste Management Act, 70.95 RCW, and Dangerous Waste Regulations, Chapter 173-303 WAC implement the federal RCRA, and in some respects are more stringent than the federal regulations. The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), 70.105 RCW, and regulations in Chapter 173-340 WAC establish the State's authority to direct or perform cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The laws apply to contaminated sites or to spills or releases of hazardous substances which result in contamination of the environment. The Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), Chapter 49.17 RCW, implements the federal OSHA, and is in some respects more stringent that the federal regulations. Washington State Water Pollution Control Law, 90.48 RCW, establishes the authority for the Department of Ecology to issue wastewater discharge permits and to pursue formal enforcement actions in order to protect surface and groundwater quality of the State. Chapter 173-201A and 173-200 WAC establish Water Quality Standards for surfacewaters and groundwaters of the State, respectively. Under NPDES and Stormwater Permits, RCW 90.48 and Chapter 173-200 WAC, the Department of Ecology implements the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and State Waste Discharge Baseline General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated With Industrial Activities (Stormwater Permit). This general permit was issued on November 18, 1993, and is required for a variety of industrial categories which discharge stormwater from their facility to surfacewaters of the State. 28