SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS - Kitsap Public Health District

(ii) The applicant withdraws the application before the department has approved or denied the
application.
(d) A waste tire storage site license shall be valid for one year from the date of approval.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-350, filed 1/10/03,
effective 2/10/03.]
360 - MODERATE RISK WASTE HANDLING
. (1) Moderate risk waste handling - Applicability.
(a) This section is applicable to:
(i) Any facility that accepts segregated solid waste categorized as moderate risk waste (MRW), as
defined in WAC 173-350-100;
(ii) Persons transporting MRW using only a bill of lading (MRW that is not shipped using a uniform
hazardous waste manifest) who store MRW for more than ten days at a single location; and
(iii) Mobile systems and collection events.
(b) This section is not applicable to:
(i) Persons transporting MRW managed in accordance with the requirements for shipments of
manifested dangerous waste under WAC 173-303-240;
(ii) Universal waste regulated under chapter 173-303 WAC; and
(iii) Conditionally exempt small quantity generators managing their own wastes in compliance with
the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040 and 173-303-070 (8)(b).
(2) Mobile systems and collection events. In accordance with RCW 70.95.305, the operation of
mobile systems and collection events are subject solely to the requirements of (a) through (n) of this
subsection and are exempt from solid waste handling permitting. An owner or operator that does not
comply with the terms and conditions of this subsection is required to obtain a permit from the
jurisdictional health department and shall comply with the applicable requirements for a moderate risk
waste handling facility. In addition, violations of the terms and conditions of this subsection may be
subject to the penalty provisions of RCW 70.95.315. Owners and operators of mobile systems and
collection events shall:
(a) Notify the department and the jurisdictional health department of the intent to operate a mobile
system or collection event at least thirty days prior to commencing operations. The notification shall
include a description of the types and quantities of MRW to be handled;
(b) Manage mobile systems or collection events in compliance with the performance standards of
WAC 173-350-040;
(c) Record the weights or gallons of each type of MRW collected, number of households and
conditionally exempt small quantity generators served, and type of final disposition (e.g., reuse,
recycled, treatment, energy recovery, or disposal). Records shall be maintained for a period of five years
and will be made available to the department or jurisdictional health department on request;
(d) Ensure that the MRW at a mobile system or collection event is handled in a manner that:
(i) Prevents a spill or release of hazardous substances to the environment;
(ii) Prevents exposure of the public to hazardous substances; and
(iii) Results in delivery to a facility that meets the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040;
(e) Ensure that incompatible wastes are not allowed to come into contact with each other;
(f) Ensure that containers holding MRW remain closed except when adding or removing waste in
order to prevent a release of MRW through evaporation or spillage if overturned;
(g) Ensure that containers holding MRW have legible labels and markings that identify the waste
type;
(h) Ensure that containers holding MRW are maintained in good condition (e.g., no severe rusting or
apparent structural defects);
KCBH ORDINANCE 2010-1 57 SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS