Chapter 173-230 WAC

On July 10, 2019 the Department of Ecology adopted amendments to Chapter 173-230 WAC Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Plants. This rulemaking establishes a new fee schedule, clarifies requirements, and codifies existing program practices to improve the Wastewater Operator Certification Program. Please see our Wastewater Operator Certification Program webpage for more information.

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Rulemaking timeline

Timeline

Rulemaking Timeline
Date (subject to change)	Activity
June 22, 2018	File CR-101
Sept. 6, 2018	Rule Advisory Committee Meeting 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Lacey Community Center 6729 Pacific Ave SE Olympia, WA 98503
Oct. 2, 2018	Rule Advisory Committee Meeting St. Placid Priory 500 College St NE Lacey, WA 98516
Oct. 25 - Nov. 26, 2018	Informal Comment Period (Ecology will not respond to informal comments but instead use these comments to inform rule proposal in the Spring of 2019.)
March 12, 2019	File CR-102 and begin formal public comment period
April 23, 2019 1:30 PM	Public Hearing (In-Person opportunity to provide public comments.) Dept. of Ecology 300 Desmond Dr. SE Lacey, WA 98503
April 23, 2019 6:30 p.m.	Webinar Public Hearing (Online opportunity to provide public comments)
April 25, 2019 10 a.m	Public Hearing (In-Person opportunity to provide public comments.) Moses Lake Civic Center 401 South Balsam St. Moses Lake, WA 98837
May 1, 2019	Formal public comment period closes
July 10, 2019	Rule Adoption
August 10, 2019	Rule Effective

Announcement phase (CR-101)

Filing date:
June 22, 2018

Announcement documents

Announcement Notice – CR-101

Rule development phase

June 22, 2018 - March 2019

Public input & involvement

Advisory meetings

Sept. 6, 2018
Rule Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting
9:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m
Lacey Community Center
6729 Pacific Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98503

RAC Meeting PowerPoint Presentation

Oct. 2, 2018
Rule Advisory Committee Meeting
St. Placid Priory
500 College St NE
Lacey, WA 98516

An Informal Comment Period was held Oct. 25 - Nov. 26, 2018

See informal comments online.

Rule proposal phase (CR-102)

Filing date:
March 12, 2019

Rule proposal documents:

Comment period

We held a public comment period from March 12 to May 1, 2019.

See submitted comments

We held the following public hearings:

April 23, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.
In-Person Public Workshop and Hearing
Dept. of Ecology
300 Desmond Dr.
Lacey, WA 98503

April 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Webinar (online) Public Workshop and Hearing

April 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM
In-Person Public Workshop and Hearing
Moses Lake Civic Center
401 South Balsam St.
Moses Lake, WA 98837

Rule adoption phase (CR-103)

Adoption date:
July 10, 2019

Rule effective date:
Aug. 10, 2019

Rule adoption documents:

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Bộ Môi Sinh đã phê chuẩn một đạo luật mới, Chương 173-230 WAC: Chứng Chỉ Cho Người Điều Hành Nhà Máy Xử Lý Nước Thải (Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Plants). Để biết thêm thông tin hoặc cần thông dịch viên, xin liên hệ Jocelyn Jones tại số 360-407-6321.

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Contact information

Jocelyn W. Jones
Rulemaking Lead
jocelyn.jones@ecy.wa.gov
Desk: 360-407-6321
Work Cell: 360-522-0335

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