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Bill would require Ecology to publish and notify public about sewage spills
Summary
Substitute House Bill 16 70 would require the Department of Ecology to publish sewage-spill locations and related information online and to implement an opt-in public notification system to alert subscribers within four hours during business hours.
Alicia Kinney Clawson, staff to the committee, introduced substitute House Bill 16 70, which would require the Department of Ecology to develop tools to communicate intentional or accidental sewage discharges that do not meet discharge-permit requirements. Key deadlines in the substitute bill include: by July 1, 2026, Ecology must develop and publish a public-facing website with spill-location information; by March 15, 2026, Ecology must provide an annual list of unauthorized sewage spills from the preceding year; and by July 1, 2027, Ecology must…
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