40.410.020    Standards

A.    Permitted Activities in Categories I and II.

    The following activities require a CARA permit in both Categories I and II:

1.    Above- and below-ground storage tanks (tanks and pipes used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances (see Section 40.100.070);

2.    Facilities that conduct biological research;

3.    Boat repair shops;

4.    Chemical research facilities;

5.    Dry cleaners;

6.    Gasoline service stations;

7.    Pipelines;

8.    Printing and publishing shops (that use printing liquids);

9.    Below-ground transformers and capacitors;

10.    Sawmills (producing over ten thousand (10,000) board feet per day);

11.    Solid waste handling and processing;

12.    Vehicle repair, recycling, and recyclable materials – automotive;

13.    Funeral services;

14.    Furniture stripping;

15.    Motor vehicle service garages (both private and government);

16.    Photographic processing;

17.    Chemical manufactures and reprocessing;

18.    Creosote and asphalt manufacture and treatment;

19.    Petroleum and petroleum products refining, including reprocessing;

20.    Wood products preserving;

21.    Golf course;

22.    Regulated waste treatment, storage, disposal facilities that handle hazardous material;

23.    Medium quantity generators (dangerous, acutely hazardous, and toxic extremely hazardous waste); and

24.    Large quantity generators (dangerous, acutely hazardous, and toxic extremely hazardous waste).

(Amended: Ord. 2005-04-15)

B.    Prohibited Activities in Category I.

    The following activities are considered high-impact uses due to the probability and/or potential magnitude of their adverse effects on groundwater. These activities are prohibited in Category I, and require a permit for Category II:

1.    Landfills;

2.    Class V injection wells;

3.    Agricultural drainage wells;

4.    Untreated sewage waste disposal wells;

5.    Cesspools;

6.    Industrial process water and disposal wells;

7.    Radioactive waste disposal;

8.    Radioactive disposal sites;

9.    Surface mining operations; and

10.    Electroplating activities.

(Amended: Ord. 2005-04-15)

C.    Additional Standards.

    The following additional standards apply in all CARAs:

1.    Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers shall be applied in accordance with federal law.

2.    Vehicle repair and servicing.

a.    Vehicle repair and servicing must be conducted over impermeable pads and within a covered structure capable of withstanding normally expected weather conditions. Chemicals used in the process of vehicle repair and servicing must be stored in a manner that protects them from weather and provides containment if leaks occur.

b.    No dry wells shall be allowed in CARAs on sites for vehicle repair and servicing. Dry wells on the site prior to the facility establishment must be abandoned using techniques approved by the Department of Ecology prior to commencement of the proposed facility.

(Amended: Ord. 2004-06-11; Ord. 2005-04-15)