RCW 70A.15.4510

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(1)Except as provided in subsection

(2)of this section, a person may not burn used oil as fuel in a land-based facility or in state waters unless the used oil meets the following standards:

(a)Cadmium: 2 ppm maximum

(b)Chromium: 10 ppm maximum

(c)Lead: 100 ppm maximum

(d)Arsenic: 5 ppm maximum

(e)Total halogens: 1000 ppm maximum

(f)Polychlorinated biphenyls: 2 ppm maximum

(g)Ash: .1 percent maximum

(h)Sulfur: 1.0 percent maximum

(i)Flash point: 100 degrees Fahrenheit minimum.

(2)This section shall not apply to:

(a)Used oil burned in space heaters if the space heater has a maximum heat output of not greater than 0.5 million btu's per hour or used oil burned in facilities permitted by the department or a local air pollution control authority; or

(b)ocean-going vessels.

(3)This section shall not apply to persons in the business of collecting used oil from residences when under authorization by a city, county, or the utilities and transportation commission.

[ 1991 c 319 s 311 . Formerly RCW 70.94.610 .]