HB 2507: Wastewater pollution

Summary

• Requires cities and counties that are municipal stormwater permit holders to develop a program to prevent illicit discharges from recreational vehicles and other motor vehicles likely to have wastewater storage capacity.
• Requires cities with a population of at least 600,000 to make low-cost vehicle wastewater pump-out facilities or services available if similar private services or facilities are not available and encourages smaller cities to make such facilities or services available.
• Authorizes the use of city and county stormwater fees to coordinate and provide low-cost or no-cost wastewater disposal services for vehicles used as residences.
• Authorizes the Department of Ecology (Ecology) and Washington State Patrol to enforce restrictions on the parking of wastewater-containing vehicles that represent a substantial potential to pollute under state water quality laws.
• Directs Ecology to contract for a study on the impacts of illicit discharges of domestic wastewater on water quality and Puget Sound species.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2507), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗