HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE

SEA-MC tit. 10, ch. 10.76

in effect

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.010 Findings and authority.

10.76.010 - Findings and authority. A. The City of Seattle finds that it is in the interest of the preservation and promotion of public health that moderate risk wastes not be commingled with other solid waste nor placed into sewage disposal systems through which underground and surface waters may be contaminated. The City finds that enhanced public education and enforcement of existing regulations will reduce the quantity of moderate risk wastes entering the regular solid waste stream and sewage disposal systems, and that additional funding is required for these enhancements. The City finds that a regional intergovernmental approach is best suited to these enhancements as described in the Local Hazardous Waste Management Plan for Seattle-King County. B. Authority for this chapter is contained in RCW 70.05.060 and 70.95.160. (Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.020 Definitions.

10.76.020 - Definitions. A. "Certified hauler" means any person engaged in the business of solid waste handling having a certificate granted by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for that purpose. B. "Committee" means the Hazardous Waste Management Committee established in Section 10.76.040 of this chapter. C. "Department" means Public Health—Seattle & King County. D. "Landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a facility at which solid waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility. E. "Moderate risk waste" shall have the same meaning ascribed in RCW 70.105.010(17). F. "Passenger licensed vehicle" means any motor vehicle licensed by the State of Washington as a passenger vehicle. G. "Recyclable materials" means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to the City of Seattle's Comprehensive Solid Waste Plan. H. "Self hauler" means and includes all vehicles that are neither passenger licensed vehicles nor vehicles used by certified haulers in their solid waste handling operations. I. "Septage" means a semisolid consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials generated from a septic tank system. J. "Sewage" means any liquid or liquid-borne waste from the ordinary living processes, or liquid or liquid-borne waste which contains animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution, or any liquid or liquid-borne waste which contains chemicals in suspension or solution, and which may be lawfully discharged into a public sanitary sewer. K. "Solid waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, infectious waste, swill, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, discarded commodities, or contaminated excavated solid/fills material. This includes all liquid, solid and semisolid materials which are not the primary product of public or private industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, except that for the purposes of this chapter "solid waste" does not include source-separated recyclable materials. L. "Suburban city" means any incorporated city or town whose boundaries include territory within King County and has entered into a Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement with King County pursuant to Chapter 10.08.130, King County Code. M. "Transfer station" means a staffed, fixed, supplemental collection and transportation facility used by persons and route collection vehicles to deposit collected solid waste from off-site into a larger transfer vehicle for transport to a permanent disposal site. (Ord. 123668, § 1, 2011; Ord. 117260, § 1, 1994; Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.030 Consistency with state law.

10.76.030 - Consistency with state law. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words and phrases used in this title shall be construed so as to make it consistent with Chapter 70.105 RCW ("Hazardous Waste Management"), and with applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.040 Hazardous Waste Management Committee.

10.76.040 - Hazardous Waste Management Committee. The Seattle/King County Hazardous Waste Management Coordination Committee is hereby established. The Committee shall be composed of five (5) members: A. The Director of the King County Public Works Department or his/her designee; B. The Director of Seattle Public Utilities or his/her designee; C. A representative appointed by the Suburban Cities Association; D. The Director of Metro or his/her designee; and E. The Director of the Seattle-King County Health Department or his/her designee. (Ord. 118396 § 12, 1996: Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.050 Powers of the Committee.

10.76.050 - Powers of the Committee. The Committee shall be responsible for: A. Accepting and recommending a management plan and budget for the reduction of moderate risk waste generation, its entry into the solid waste stream, entry into the liquid waste (sewage) stream, into storm drainage or surface waters, and evaporation into the air. The Management Coordination Committee will develop an annual plan and budget and reach agreement on it through consensus of the entire Committee. Lacking a consensus, a majority and a minority report will be forwarded to the Seattle City Council and King County Board of Health; B. Recommending contracts with the suburban cities, Metro, sewer districts located entirely or partially within King County, and King County, to implement portions of the management plan. (Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Seattle Mun. Code § 10.76.060 Fees.

10.76.060 - Fees. The following fees, which shall be remitted to the Department on a quarterly basis, are established to provide funds for the implementation of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Plan: A. The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities shall pay to the Department from the Solid Waste Fund an amount of One Million, One Hundred Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-nine Dollars ($1,102,259.00) in 1994. Effective January 1, 1995, the City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities shall pay to the Department from the Solid Waste Fund an amount equivalent to Sixty Cents ($0.60) per month for each residential customer. B. The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities shall pay to the Department from the Solid Waste Fund an amount equivalent to Two Dollars and Sixty-one Cents ($2.61) per ton for each self hauler load of solid waste brought to a transfer station operated by the City. C. Each privately owned transfer station or landfill located within the City shall pay to the Department an amount equivalent to Two Dollars and Sixty-one Cents ($2.61) per ton for each load of solid waste brought to such transfer station or landfill. (Ord. 118396 § 13, 1996: Ord. 117260, § 2, 1994; Ord. 116841, § 1, 1993; Ord. 115620, § 1, 1991.)

Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT10HESA_CH10.76HAWAMACOCOFetched: 11/1/2026