Section 173-360-100. Purpose and authority.

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to address the serious threat posed to human health and the environment by leaking underground storage systems containing petroleum and other regulated substances.

(2) The department of ecology is directed by chapter 90.76 RCW to establish an underground storage tank program designed, operated and enforced in a manner that, at a minimum, meets the requirements for delegation of the Federal Underground Storage Tank Program of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq.). The legislative intent is that statewide requirements for underground storage tanks adopted by the department be consistent with and no less stringent than the objectives outlined in the federal regulations. Because certain areas of the state possess physical characteristics that make them especially vulnerable to threats from leaking underground storage tanks, local requirements more stringent than the statewide requirements may apply in these environmentally sensitive areas.

(Note:	All codes, standards, rules, or regulations cited in this chapter are available for inspection at the Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47655, Olympia, WA 98504-7655.)

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.76 RCW. WSR 95-04-102, § 173-360-100, filed 2/1/95, effective 3/4/95; WSR 90-24-017, § 173-360-100, filed 11/28/90, effective 12/29/90.]

Chapter 90.76 RCW. WSR 95-04-102, § 173-360-100, filed 2/1/95, effective 3/4/95; WSR 90-24-017, § 173-360-100, filed 11/28/90, effective 12/29/90.