Regulations & Permits

Use this portal to filter and search for all of our regulatory information.

We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water. See our laws, rules, & rulemaking page for more information about our current rules and rulemaking.

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Cleanup Rule exploratory rulemaking process & timeline (as of January 2018)

A January 2018 notice of our exploratory process and timeline for updating Washington's Cleanup Rule.

https://ecology.wa.gov/noticecleanupruleexprmjan2018

Slide desk for statewide scoping webinar on April 3, 2018

Slides for the Cleanup Rule's statewide scoping session on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

https://ecology.wa.gov/scopingsessionslidedeck04-03-2018

Rulemaking proposed language (WAC 173-350) 1/23/18

This is proposed rule language for WAC 173-350 Solid Waste Handling Standards.

https://ecology.wa.gov/rulemaking-proposed-language-wac-173-350-1-23-18

CLARC glossary

A glossary for terms and acronyms in CLARC's resource pages.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/contamination-cleanup-tools/clarc/glossary

Fish consumption rate: Technical support document

This 2013 technical support document estimates how much fish Washington residents are eating.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/fish-consumption-rates-technical-support

Dangerous waste permits

Facilities that store, treat, or dispose of dangerous waste must have a dangerous waste permit.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/dangerous-waste-permits

Approved vendors for operator training

We have a list of approved vendors who provide UST operator training in Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/ust-owner-and-operator-resources/operator-certification-training/approved-vendors

Contained-in policy for contaminated soil and groundwater

Learn how to reduce cleanup costs by requesting approval under our contained-in policy.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/contained-in-determinations

Pollution prevention services for medium and large businesses

Get pollution prevention technical assistance for your medium or large business.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/pollution-prevention/pollution-prevention-services/toxics-reduction-assistance

Pollution prevention assistance (PPA)

Businesses can get free, non-regulatory pollution prevention help from local PPA specialists.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/pollution-prevention/pollution-prevention-services/pollution-prevention-assistance

CLARC guidance

Use these guidance documents in combination with CLARC to establish cleanup levels.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/guidance-technical-assistance/contamination-cleanup-tools/clarc/guidance

Overview of compliance & enforcement at Ecology

View the compliance and enforcement authority we have, and what actions we have recently taken.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/compliance-enforcement/overview-of-compliance-enforcement