Washington State OnSite Wastewater Treatment Rule Development 2003 Update on the RDC

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Washington StateOn-Site Wastewater Treatment
Rule Development 2003Update on the RDC TRC

• Washington State Board of HealthLacey,
  Washington
• May 14, 2003

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Why is DOH pursuing new on-site sewage system
rules?

• In response to
• Recommendations of the On-Site Advisory
  Committee
• Changes in on-site technology since early 1990s

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What is different about this rule development
process?

• More stakeholders involved
• Short timeframe for committee work
• More analysis of changes required
• Changes additions to rules must
• Be based on public health protection
• Meet cost / benefit criteria

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Rule Development A Team Approach

• Rule Development Committee
• Technical Review Committee
• Committee Support Staff
• Literature Research Group
• State Board of Health

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Rule Development Committee Membership

• Industry Representatives (9)
• Local, State Federal Regulators (7)
• Tribal County Governments (3)
• Public / Environmental / Academia (5)
• Total Members 24, plus 15 alternates

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Rule Development Committee
Members Alternates

• Kevin Barry
• Craig Cogger
• Robin Dalton
• Rick Dawson
• Jerry Deeter
• Bill Dewey
• Larry Fay
• Carl Garrison
• James Hart
• Keith Higman
• Terry Hull
• Melanie Kimsey
• Ken Kukuk

• Jenn Kunkel
• Pete Lombardi
• Steve Markle
• Doug McMurtrie
• Mike Morris
• Jim Patterson
• Bruce Perkins
• Robbie Robertson
• Mark Salkind
• Mary Shaleen-Hanson
• Mike Shuttleworth
• Frederick Slough
• Denise Smith

• Mark Soltman
• Ed Stanton
• Art Starry
• Jerry Stonebridge
• Larry Stout
• Bill Stuth, Jr.
• Reed Tacia
• Bill Taylor
• Stephen Wecker
• Margaret Wiggins
• Bruce Wishart
• John Wolpers
• Mike Yuhl

Kelly Cooper, Rule Writer Jane Lee,
Coordinator Eric Svaren, Facilitator Marianne
Seifert, SBOH Liaison
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On-Site Sewage System Rules

• Issues to be addressed
• Regulatory Administrative
• Definitions Terminology
• Technical

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Regulatory Administrative Issues

• Place product testing protocols performance
  requirements in rule
• Revamp the Proprietary Product Review Approval
  Program, and the Experimental System Program
• Advance and enhance Operation Maintenance
  Programs

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Definitions Terminology

• TS 1 TS 2
• CBOD vs. BOD
• 30-day average geometric mean
• Failure clarify inadequately treated
• Residential sewage / numerical values
• On-site or Onsite? Disposal or Dispersal?

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Technical Issues

• Soil Type Classifications
• Application Rates
• Treatment System Testing Performance Levels
• And Others

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Rule Development ProcessSuccesses

• Assembled the right peoplestakeholders, support
  staff sponsors
• In-depth review of on-site sewage treatment
  science by TRC with support by DOH program staff.

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Rule Development Successes (Continued)

• Strong agreement on key concepts, such as
• Need to assure Operation, Monitoring
  Maintenance.
• Establishing a clear criteria for the
  registration of various products
• Adoption of Technical Recommendations from the
  TRC
• Soil categories by type
• Application rates by Soil Type

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Rule Development CommitteeSuccesses Challenges

• Challenges
• Maintaining committee focus on concepts big
  picture issues.
• Integrating the work of the RDC TRC
• Keeping members alternates of the RDC, members
  of the TRC all committee support staff informed
  moving ahead in the same direction. (Herding
  cats?)