This page provides information related to hazardous materials and substances for local governments in Washington State, with an emphasis on emergency management. It includes rules and regulations, guidance manuals, examples of local regulations, and other resources.
Regulations Governing Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Emergency Resources
- Emergency Management Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Chemical Emergencies, Emergency Management Division, Washington Military Department
- Spills, Washington State Department of Ecology
- Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide 2001, Update (NRT-1), National Response Team, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction, Washington State Department of Ecology
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (USHHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Response System, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Local Emergency Planning Committees
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Worker Right to Know - Chemicals in the Work Place
Hazardous Substances in the Community
Storage and Discharge of Hazardous Substances
The following are a few examples of local nuisance regulations.
- Bellingham Municipal Code Sec. 15.04.040(I) - Prohibited Acts - Toxic or hazardous substances discharged into sanitary sewer system
- Mountlake Terrace Municipal Code Sec. 8.15.040 (E)(2) - Nuisances Prohibited - Toxic substances
- Snoqualmie Municipal Code Sec. 8.16.050 (D) - Storing toxic, hazardous substances
- Twisp Municipal Code Sec. 8.05.010 Conditions constituting a public nuisance (14) Any toxic substance or hazardous waste as defined by federal, state, county, or city ordinance or laws, and as hereinafter amended, which is improperly stored or discharged upon the ground, into the air, or into the water, within the city limits
- Discharge of Hazardous Substances into Sewage Systems
- Hoquiam Municipal Code Sec. 8.10. 370 - Sewage Collection - Other Substances
- Vancouver Municipal Code Sec. 14.10.050 - Prohibited Discharge Standards
- Poisons
- Okanogan County Code Ch. 8.20 - Poisonous Substances
- Tacoma Municipal Code Ch. 8.40 - Poisons