Chapter 70.94. Washington clean air act.  


Section 70.94.011. Declaration of public policies and purpose.
Section 70.94.015. Air pollution control account—Air operating permit account.
Section 70.94.017. Air pollution control account—Subaccount distribution.
Section 70.94.030. Definitions.
Section 70.94.033. Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
Section 70.94.035. Technical assistance program for regulated community.
Section 70.94.037. Transportation activities—"Conformity" determination requirements.
Section 70.94.040. Causing or permitting air pollution unlawful—Exception.
Section 70.94.041. Exception—Burning wood at historic structure.
Section 70.94.053. Air pollution control authorities created—Activated authorities, composition, meetings—Delineation of air pollution regions, considerations.
Section 70.94.055. Air pollution control authority may be activated by counties, when.
Section 70.94.057. Multicounty authority may be formed by contiguous counties—Name.
Section 70.94.068. Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority—Procedure.
Section 70.94.069. Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority—Reorganization of board of directors—Rules and regulations.
Section 70.94.070. Resolutions activating authorities—Contents—Filings—Effective date of operation.
Section 70.94.081. Powers and duties of authorities.
Section 70.94.085. Cost-reimbursement agreements.
Section 70.94.091. Excess tax levy authorized—Election, procedure, expense.
Section 70.94.092. Air pollution control authority—Fiscal year—Adoption of budget—Contents.
Section 70.94.093. Methods for determining proportion of supplemental income to be paid by component cities, towns and counties—Payment.
Section 70.94.094. Designation of authority treasurer and auditor—Duties.
Section 70.94.095. Assessed valuation of taxable property, certification by county assessors.
Section 70.94.096. Authorization to borrow money.
Section 70.94.097. Special air pollution studies—Contracts for conduct of.
Section 70.94.100. Air pollution control authority—Board of directors—Composition—Term.
Section 70.94.110. City selection committees.
Section 70.94.120. City selection committees—Meetings, notice, recording officer—Alternative mail balloting—Notice.
Section 70.94.130. Air pollution control authority—Board of directors—Powers, quorum, officers, compensation.
Section 70.94.141. Air pollution control authority—Powers and duties of activated authority.
Section 70.94.142. Subpoena powers—Witnesses, expenses and mileage—Rules and regulations.
Section 70.94.143. Federal aid.
Section 70.94.151. Classification of air contaminant sources—Registration—Fee—Registration program defined—Adoption of rules requiring persons to report emissions of greenhouse gases.
Section 70.94.152. Notice may be required of construction of proposed new contaminant source—Submission of plans—Approval, disapproval—Emission control—"De minimis new sources" defined.
Section 70.94.153. Existing stationary source—Replacement or substantial alteration of emission control technology.
Section 70.94.154. RACT requirements.
Section 70.94.155. Control of emissions—Bubble concept—Schedules of compliance.
Section 70.94.157. Preemption of uniform building and fire codes.
Section 70.94.161. Operating permits for air contaminant sources—Generally—Fees, report to legislature.
Section 70.94.162. Annual fees from operating permit program source to cover cost of program.
Section 70.94.163. Source categories not required to have a permit—Recommendations.
Section 70.94.165. Gasoline recovery devices—Limitation on requiring.
Section 70.94.170. Air pollution control authority control officer.
Section 70.94.181. Variances—Application for—Considerations—Limitations—Renewals—Review.
Section 70.94.200. Investigation of conditions by control officer or department—Entering private, public property.
Section 70.94.205. Confidentiality of records and information.
Section 70.94.211. Enforcement actions by air authority—Notice to violators.
Section 70.94.221. Order final unless appealed to pollution control hearings board.
Section 70.94.230. Rules of authority supersede local rules, regulations, etc.—Exceptions.
Section 70.94.231. Air pollution control authority—Dissolution of prior districts—Continuation of rules and regulations until superseded.
Section 70.94.240. Air pollution control advisory council.
Section 70.94.260. Dissolution of authority—Deactivation of authority.
Section 70.94.262. Withdrawal from multicounty authority.
Section 70.94.302. Certain generators fueled by biogas produced by an anaerobic digester—Extended compliance period for permit provisions related to the emissions limit for sulfur—Technical assistance.
Section 70.94.331. Powers and duties of department.
Section 70.94.332. Enforcement actions by department—Notice to violators.
Section 70.94.335. Hazardous substance remedial actions—Procedural requirements not applicable.
Section 70.94.350. Contracts, agreements for use of personnel by department—Reimbursement—Merit system regulations waived.
Section 70.94.370. Powers and rights of governmental units and persons are not limited by act or recommendations.
Section 70.94.380. Emission control requirements.
Section 70.94.385. State financial aid—Application for—Requirements.
Section 70.94.390. Hearing upon activation of authority—Finding—Assumption of jurisdiction by department—Expenses.
Section 70.94.395. Air contaminant sources—Regulation by department; authorities may be more stringent—Hearing—Standards.
Section 70.94.400. Order activating authority—Filing—Hearing—Amendment of order.
Section 70.94.405. Air pollution control authority—Review by department of program.
Section 70.94.410. Air pollution control authority—Assumption of control by department.
Section 70.94.420. State departments and agencies to cooperate with department and authorities.
Section 70.94.422. Department of health powers regarding radionuclides—Energy facility site evaluation council authority over permit program sources.
Section 70.94.425. Restraining orders—Injunctions.
Section 70.94.430. Penalties.
Section 70.94.431. Civil penalties—Excusable excess emissions.
Section 70.94.435. Additional means for enforcement of chapter.
Section 70.94.440. Short title.
Section 70.94.450. Woodstoves—Policy.
Section 70.94.453. Woodstoves—Definitions.
Section 70.94.455. Residential and commercial construction—Burning and heating device standards.
Section 70.94.457. Solid fuel burning devices—Emission performance standards.
Section 70.94.460. Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Prohibited.
Section 70.94.463. Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Penalty.
Section 70.94.467. Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Application of law to advertising media.
Section 70.94.470. Residential solid fuel burning devices—Opacity levels—Enforcement and public education.
Section 70.94.473. Limitations on burning wood for heat—First and second stage burn bans—Report on second stage burn ban—Exceptions—Emergency situations.
Section 70.94.475. Liability of condominium owners' association or resident association.
Section 70.94.477. Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices.
Section 70.94.480. Woodstove education program.
Section 70.94.483. Woodstove education and enforcement account created—Fee imposed on solid fuel burning device sales.
Section 70.94.488. Woodsmoke emissions—Findings.
Section 70.94.505. Woodsmoke emissions—Work group.
Section 70.94.510. Policy to cooperate with federal government.
Section 70.94.521. Transportation demand management—Findings.
Section 70.94.524. Transportation demand management—Definitions.
Section 70.94.527. Transportation demand management—Requirements for counties and cities.
Section 70.94.528. Transportation demand management—Growth and transportation efficiency centers.
Section 70.94.531. Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers.
Section 70.94.534. Transportation demand management—Jurisdictions' review and penalties.
Section 70.94.537. Transportation demand management—Commute trip reduction board.
Section 70.94.541. Transportation demand management—Technical assistance.
Section 70.94.544. Transportation demand management—Use of funds.
Section 70.94.547. Transportation demand management—Intent—State leadership.
Section 70.94.551. Transportation demand management—State agencies—Joint comprehensive commute trip reduction plan—Reports.
Section 70.94.555. Transportation demand management—Collective bargaining powers unaffected.
Section 70.94.600. Reports of authorities to department of ecology—Contents.
Section 70.94.605. Report to the legislature—Achieving attainment for areas of nonattainment.
Section 70.94.610. Burning used oil fuel in land-based facilities.
Section 70.94.620. Metals mining and milling operations permits—Inspections by department of ecology.
Section 70.94.640. Odors or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activities consistent with good agricultural practices exempt from chapter.
Section 70.94.645. Ammonia emissions from use as agricultural or silvicultural fertilizer—Regulation prohibited.
Section 70.94.6511. Definition of "outdoor burning."
Section 70.94.6512. Outdoor burning—Fires prohibited—Exceptions.
Section 70.94.6514. Outdoor burning—Areas where prohibited—Exceptions—Use for management of storm or flood-related debris—Silvicultural burning.
Section 70.94.6516. Outdoor burning—Permits issued by political subdivisions.
Section 70.94.6518. Limited outdoor burning—Establishment of program.
Section 70.94.6520. Limited outdoor burning—Construction.
Section 70.94.6522. Limited outdoor burning—Authority of local air pollution control authority or department of ecology to allow outdoor fires not restricted.
Section 70.94.6524. Limited outdoor burning—Program—Exceptions.
Section 70.94.6526. Limited outdoor burning—Permits issued by political subdivisions—Types of fires permitted.
Section 70.94.6528. Permits—Issuance—Conditioning of permits—Fees—Agricultural burning practices and research task force—Development of public education materials—Agricultural activities.
Section 70.94.6530. Delegation of permit issuance and enforcement to political subdivisions.
Section 70.94.6532. Open burning of grasses grown for seed—Alternatives—Studies—Deposit of permit fees in special grass seed burning account—Procedures—Limitations—Report.
Section 70.94.6534. Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations—Issuance.
Section 70.94.6536. Silvicultural forest burning—Reduce statewide emissions—Exemption—Monitoring program.
Section 70.94.6538. Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations—Conditions for issuance and use of permits—Air quality standards to be met—Alternate methods to lessen forest debris.
Section 70.94.6540. Cooperation between department of natural resources and state, local, or regional air pollution authorities—Withholding of permits.
Section 70.94.6542. Adoption of rules.
Section 70.94.6544. Burning permits for regeneration of rare and endangered plants.
Section 70.94.6546. Aircraft crash rescue fire training—Training to fight structural fires—Training to fight forest fires—Other firefighter instruction.
Section 70.94.6548. Outdoor burning allowed for managing storm or flood-related debris.
Section 70.94.6550. Fires necessary for Indian ceremonies or smoke signals.
Section 70.94.6552. Permit to set fires for weed abatement.
Section 70.94.6554. Disposal of tumbleweeds.
Section 70.94.710. Air pollution episodes—Legislative finding—Declaration of policy.
Section 70.94.715. Air pollution episodes—Episode avoidance plan—Contents—Source emission reduction plans—Authority—Considered orders.
Section 70.94.720. Air pollution episodes—Declaration of air pollution emergency by governor.
Section 70.94.725. Air pollution episodes—Restraining orders, temporary injunctions to enforce orders—Procedure.
Section 70.94.730. Air pollution episodes—Orders to be effective immediately.
Section 70.94.785. Plans approved pursuant to federal clean air act—Enforcement authority.
Section 70.94.800. Legislative declaration—Intent.
Section 70.94.805. Definitions.
Section 70.94.820. Monitoring by department of ecology.
Section 70.94.850. Emission credits banking program—Amount of credit.
Section 70.94.860. Department of ecology may accept delegation of programs.
Section 70.94.875. Evaluation of information on acid deposition in Pacific Northwest—Establishment of critical levels—Notification of legislature.
Section 70.94.880. Establishment of critical deposition and acidification levels—Considerations.
Section 70.94.892. Carbon dioxide mitigation—Fees.
Section 70.94.901. Construction—1967 c 238.
Section 70.94.902. Construction, repeal of RCW 70.94.061 through 70.94.066—Saving.
Section 70.94.904. Effective dates—1991 c 199.
Section 70.94.911. Severability—1967 c 238.
Section 70.94.960. Clean fuel matching grants for public transit, vehicle mechanics, and refueling infrastructure.
Section 70.94.970. Chlorofluorocarbons—Ozone—Refrigerants regulated.
Section 70.94.980. Refrigerants—Unlawful acts.
Section 70.94.990. Refrigerants—Rules—Enforcement provisions, limitations.
Section 70.94.991. Stationary natural gas engines used in combined heat and power systems—Permitting process—Emission limits.
Section 70.94.992. Boiler or process heaters—Assessment and reporting requirements.