When the owner or operator of a solid waste facility is subject to remedial measures in compliance with chapter
173-340 WAC, the Model Toxics Control Act, the roles of the jurisdictional health department and the department shall be as follows:
(1) The jurisdictional health department:
(a) May participate in all negotiations, meetings, and correspondence between the owner and operator and the department in implementing the model toxics control action;
(b) May comment upon and participate in all decisions made by the department in assessing, choosing, and implementing a remedial action program;
(c) Shall require the owner or operator to continue closure and post-closure activities as appropriate under this chapter, after remedial action measures are completed; and
(d) Shall continue to regulate all solid waste facilities during construction, operation, closure and post-closure, that are not directly impacted by chapter
173-340 WAC.
(2) The department shall carry out all the responsibilities assigned to it by chapter
70.105D RCW, Hazardous waste cleanup -- Model Toxics Control Act.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-900, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03.]