King County Industrial Waste (KCIW) Draft Rules – Formal Comment Period
King County Industrial Waste (KCIW) Draft Rules – Formal Comment Period
We are updating the rules that govern the work of the King County Industrial Waste Program
Public comment opportunity - from 8/10/20 through 9/23/20
The King County Industrial Waste (KCIW) Program is updating and renewing five rules that govern our work. The current rules will expire on January 11, 2021, per an Executive Order if not renewed. The drafts are now available for formal public comment. This is your opportunity to make formal comments that will be part of the administrative record.
Other ways to comment:
- Voicemail - call 206-477-5300
- Email - send comments to info.kciw@kingcounty.gov
- Mail - send comments to: King County Industrial Waste Program | 201 S Jackson St, Suite 513 | Seattle, WA 98104.
- Oral - join us for a virtual meeting on 09/02/20 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Please email info.kciw@kingcounty.gov to request the link and access code for the online meeting.
Thank you in advance for your input. Please provide your feedback on these drafts by 09/23/20.
After the comment period has closed, KCIW will respond to comments as part of the formal administrative record, and finalize the rules talking into account the comments received, if needed. Once the rules are final, KCIW will adjust our policies and procedures to implement the new rules, if necessary.
How to give feedback:
In the box below are the proposed Industrial Waste Rule drafts. Please download the rules you are interested in and use the comment box below to give us feedback. If you have questions about any of the rules, please contact us: 206-477-5300 or info.KCIW@kingcounty.gov.
Discharge of Cooling Water to the Sanitary Sewer System
This rule applies to any person or facility generating cooling water from a facility that is not a residential dwelling unit. Cooling water is the water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning, cooling, or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is heat.
Discharge of Contaminated Groundwater to the Sanitary Sewer System
This rule applies to any person or facility actively pumping, treating, and discharging contaminated groundwater from industrial-generating activities, such as groundwater remediation sites, directly or indirectly into any public sewer, private sewer, or side sewer tributary to the King County sanitary sewer system. This rule also applies to any person or facility conveying contaminated groundwater from subsurface drainage structures associated with commercial and industrial activities.
Discharge of Construction Wastewater to the Sanitary Sewer System
This rule applies to any person or facility discharging construction wastewater from active construction sites directly or indirectly into any public sewer, private sewer, or side sewer tributary to the King County sanitary sewer system.
King County Industrial Waste Local Discharge Limits
This rule describes the specific prohibitions or limits on pollutants or pollutant parameters that apply to any person or facility discharging industrial wastewater directly or indirectly into any public sewer, private sewer, or side sewer tributary to the King County sanitary sewer system.
Discharge of Hauled Waste at a King County Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
This rule applies to any person or facility engaged in the generation or hauling of domestic septage, non-domestic septage, or compatible wastes that are transported by truck for discharge to King County designated POTWs, as authorized by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD).