WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2141: Water discharge permits

Requiring water discharge permits issued to sewerage systems to establish environmental protections that are at least as stringent as environmental protections required during agricultural activities.

Summary

  • Requires waste discharge permits issued by the department of ecology to have environmental protections and waste discharge standards that are at least as stringent as those required by the most recent concentrated animal feeding operations pollution discharge elimination permit.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 7, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vincent Buys (R-42)
Introduced
March 7, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to requiring water discharge permits issued to sewerage systems to establish environmental protections that are at least as stringent as environmental protections required during agricultural activities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Vincent Buys (R-42)

8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

David Taylor R-15Matt Manweller R-13Luanne Van Werven R-42Tom Dent R-13Bruce Chandler R-15Matt Shea R-4Joe Schmick R-9John Koster R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2141 in other sessions

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