RCW 70A.226.005
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(1)The legislature finds that:
(a)Municipal sewage sludge is an unavoidable by-product of the wastewater treatment process;
(b)Population growth and technological improvements in wastewater treatment processes will increase the production of biosolids in the future;
(c)Sludge management is often a financial burden to municipalities and to ratepayers;
(d)Properly managed municipal sewage sludge is a valuable commodity and can be beneficially used in agriculture, silviculture, and in landscapes as a soil conditioner; and
(e)Municipal sewage sludge can contain metals and microorganisms that, under certain circumstances, may pose a risk to public health.
(2)The legislature declares that a program shall be established to manage municipal sewage sludge and that the program shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that municipal sewage sludge is reused as a beneficial commodity and is managed in a manner that minimizes risk to public health and the environment.
[ 2025 c 317 s 1 ; 1992 c 174 s 1 . Formerly RCW 70.95J.005 .]