Section 173-184-025 - Definitions(1) "American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity" is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water.(2) "Boom" means flotation boom or other effective barrier containment material suitable for containment, protection, or recovery of oil that is discharged onto the surface of the water. Boom will be classified using criteria found in the ASTM International F 1523-94 (2018) and ASTM International ASTM F625/F625M-94 (2022), and the Resource Typing Guidelines found in the Worldwide Response Resource List (WRRL) user manual.(3) "Bulk" means material that is stored or transported in a loose, unpackaged liquid, powder, or granular form capable of being conveyed by a pipe, bucket, chute, or belt system.(4) "Cargo vessel" means a self-propelled ship in commerce, other than a tank vessel or a passenger vessel, 300 or more gross tons including, but not limited to, commercial fish processing vessels and freighters.(5) "Class 1 facility" means a facility as defined in RCW 90.56.010 as: (a) Any structure, group of structures, equipment, pipeline, or device, other than a vessel, located on or near the navigable waters of the state that transfers oil in bulk to or from a tank vessel or pipeline, that is used for producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, or transporting oil in bulk.(b) For the purposes of oil spill contingency planning in RCW 90.56.210, facility also means a railroad that is not owned by the state that transports oil as bulk cargo.(c) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a facility does not include any: (i) Railroad car, motor vehicle, or other rolling stock while transporting oil over the highways or rail lines of this state;(ii) Underground storage tank regulated by ecology or a local government under chapter 70A.355 RCW;(iii) Motor vehicle motor fuel outlet;(iv) Facility that is operated as part of an exempt agricultural activity as provided in RCW 82.04.330; or(v) Marine fuel outlet that does not dispense more than 3,000 gallons of fuel to a ship that is not a covered vessel, in a single transaction.(6) "Class 2 facility" means a railroad car, motor vehicle, portable device or other rolling stock, while not transporting oil over the highways or rail lines of the state, used to transfer oil to a nonrecreational vessel.(7) "Class 3 facility" means a structure that:(a) Transfers oil to a nonrecreational vessel with a capacity of 10,500 or more gallons of oil whether the vessel's oil capacity is used for fuel, lubrication oil, bilge waste, or slops or other waste oils;(b) Does not transfer oil in bulk to or from a tank vessel or pipeline; and(c) Does not include any: Boatyard, railroad car, motor vehicle, or other rolling stock while transporting oil over the highways or rail lines of this state; underground storage tank regulated by ecology or a local government under chapter 70A.355 RCW; or a motor vehicle motor fuel outlet; or a facility that is operated as part of an exempt agricultural activity as provided in RCW 82.04.330.(8) "Class 4 facility" means a structure that:(a) Is a marina, boatyard, marine fueling outlet, and other fueling installation that transfers to a nonrecreational vessel with a capacity to hold less than 10,500 gallons of oil whether the vessel's oil capacity is used for fuel, lubrication oil, bilge waste, or slops or other waste oil;(b) Does not transfer oil in bulk to or from a tank vessel or pipeline; and(c) Does not include any: Railroad car, motor vehicle, or other rolling stock while transporting oil over the highways or rail lines of this state; underground storage tank regulated by ecology or a local government under chapter 70A.355 RCW; or a motor vehicle motor fuel outlet; or a facility that is operated as part of an exempt agricultural activity as provided in RCW 82.04.330.(9) "Covered vessel" means a tank vessel, cargo vessel, or passenger vessel.(10) "Crude oil" means any naturally occurring hydrocarbons coming from the earth that are liquid at 25 degrees Celsius and one atmosphere of pressure including, but not limited to, crude oil, bitumen and diluted bitumen, synthetic crude oil, and natural gas well condensate.(11) "Demise charter" means the owner gives possession of the vessel to the charterer and the charterer hires its own captain and crew.(12) "Discharge" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.(13) "Ecology" means the state of Washington department of ecology.(14) "Gross tons" means a vessel's approximate volume as defined under 46 C.F.R. Part 69.(15) "Lightering" means the process of transferring oil as cargo from one tank vessel to another tank vessel.(16) "Navigable waters of the state" means those waters of the state, and their adjoining shorelines, that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently used, have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce.(17) "Nonrecreational vessel" means any vessel that is not a recreational vessel as defined in this section.(18) "Oil" or "oils" means oil of any kind that is liquid at 25 degrees Celsius and one atmosphere of pressure and any fractionation thereof including, but not limited to, crude oil, bitumen, synthetic crude oil, natural gas well condensate, petroleum, gasoline, fuel oil, diesel oil, biological oils and blends, oil sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil. Oil does not include any substance listed in Table 302.4 of 40 C.F.R. Part 302 adopted August 14, 1989, under section 102(a) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by P.L. 99-499.(19) "Owner" or "operator" means: (a) In the case of a vessel, any person owning, operating, or chartering by demise, the vessel;(b) In the case of an onshore or offshore facility, any person owning or operating the facility;(c) In the case of an abandoned vessel or onshore or offshore facility, the person who owned or operated the vessel or facility immediately before its abandonment; and(d) "Operator" does not include any person who owns the land underlying a facility if the person is not involved in the operations of the facility.(20) "Passenger vessel" means a ship of 300 or more gross tons with a fuel capacity of at least 6,000 gallons carrying passengers for compensation.(21) "Person" means any political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, copartnership, association, firm, individual, or any other entity whatsoever.(22) "Person in charge (PIC) " means a person qualified and designated as required under 33 C.F.R. Part 155 for vessels, 33 C.F.R. Part 154 for Class 1, 2, or 3 facilities, or if not designated, the person with overall responsibility for oil transfer operations.(23) "Personnel" means individuals employed by, or under contract with a facility or vessel.(24) "Public vessel" means a vessel that is owned, or demise chartered, and is operated by the United States government, or a government of a foreign country, and is not engaged in commercial service.(25) "Recreational vessel" means a vessel owned and operated only for pleasure with no monetary gain involved, and if leased, rented, or chartered to another for recreational use, is not used for monetary gain. This definition applies to vessels such as house boats, ski boats, and other small craft on a rental or lease agreement.(26) "Ship" means any boat, ship, vessel, barge, or other floating craft of any kind.(27) "Spill" means an unauthorized discharge of oil into the waters of the state.(28) "State" means the state of Washington.(29) "Tank vessel" means a ship that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that:(a) Operates on the waters of the state; or(b) Transfers oil in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of this state.(30) "Transfer" means any movement of oil in bulk to or from a nonrecreational vessel or transmission pipeline.(31) "Waters of the state" includes lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, inland waters, underground water, salt waters, estuaries, tidal flats, beaches and lands adjoining the seacoast of the state, sewers, and all other surface waters and watercourses within the jurisdiction of the state of Washington.Wash. Admin. Code § 173-184-025
Amended by WSR 23-12-077, Filed 6/6/2023, effective 7/7/2023Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.56, 88.46, 90.48 RCW. 07-22-119 (Order 07-14), § 173-184-025, filed 11/7/07, effective 12/8/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.160, 88.46.165, and chapter 90.56 RCW. 06-20-034 (Order 06-02), § 173-184-025, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.