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Part V - OIL TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DELIVERING VESSELS
Section 173-201A-530 - Enforcement

Wash. Admin. Code § 173-201A-530

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Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024
Section 173-201A-530 - Enforcement

To insure that the provisions of chapter 90.48 RCW, the standards for water quality promulgated herein, the terms of waste disposal permits, and other orders and directives of the department are fully complied with, the following enforcement tools will be relied upon by the department, in cooperation with the attorney general as it deems appropriate:

(1) Issuance of notices of violation and regulatory orders as provided for in RCW 90.48.120.
(2) Initiation of actions requesting injunctive or other appropriate relief in the various courts of the state as provided for in RCW 90.48.037.
(3) Levying of civil penalties as provided for in RCW 90.48.144.
(4) Initiation of a criminal proceeding by the appropriate county prosecutor as provided for in RCW 90.48.140.
(5) Issuance of regulatory orders or directives as provided for in RCW 90.48.240.

Wash. Admin. Code § 173-201A-530

Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.48 and 90.54 RCW. 03-14-129 (Order 02-14), recodified as § 173-201A-530, filed 7/1/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW. 92-24-037 (Order 92-29), § 173-201A-180, filed 11/25/92, effective 12/26/92.