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Metals Mining and Milling Operations.

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Section
78.56.010

Intent.

Section
78.56.020

Definitions.

Section
78.56.030

Operations subject to this chapter and other requirements.

Section
78.56.040

Disclosures required with state environmental policy act checklist—Public inspection of information.

Section
78.56.050

Environmental impact statement required—Mitigation measures to be part of permit requirements—Department of ecology to cooperate with affected local governments.

Section
78.56.060

Metals mining coordinator to be appointed—Duties.

Section
78.56.070

Quarterly inspections by responsible state agencies required—Cross-training and coordination of inspections encouraged.

Section
78.56.080

Estimate of costs by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Fee on operations to be established by department of ecology.

Section
78.56.090

Initial waste discharge permits for tailings facilities—Siting criteria—Primary screening process—Technical site investigation—Site selection report.

Section
78.56.100

Waste discharge permits for metals mining and milling operations tailing facilities—Pollution control standards—Waste rock management plan—Citizen observation and verification of water samples—Voluntary reduction plan—Application of this section.

Section
78.56.110

Performance security required—Conditions—Department of ecology authority to adopt requirements—Liability under performance security.

Section
78.56.120

Remediation or mitigation by department of ecology—Order to submit performance security.

Section
78.56.130

Legislative finding—Impact analysis required for large-scale operations—Impact fees by county legislative authority—Application of this section—Application of chapter 82.02 RCW.

Section
78.56.140

Citizen action suits.

Section
78.56.150

Application of requirements to milling facilities not adjacent to mining operation.

Section
78.56.160

Moratorium on use of heap leach extraction process—Joint review by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Permanent prohibition of in situ extraction.

Section
78.56.901

Effective date—1994 c 232 §§ 1-5, 9-17, and 23-29.

Section
78.56.902

Effective date—1994 c 232 §§ 6-8 and 18-22.