The department shall have the jurisdiction to control and prevent the pollution of streams, lakes, rivers, ponds, inland waters, salt waters, water courses, and other surface and underground waters of the state of Washington.
RCW 90.48.030
Jurisdiction of department.
Known as the Coastal Waters Protection Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (82 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case PUBLIC UTILITY DIST. v. State, Dept. of Ecology (2002)
Most recently applied in Pacific Topsoils v. State Dept. of Ecology (August 2010)
1987 c 109 s 123; 1945 c 216 s 10; Rem
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.