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State to update hazardous materials planning rule WAC 118-40; code last revised in 1998
Summary
EMD field representative Susan Forsyth told the EMC that WAC 118-40 (state implementation of EPCRA) is overdue for revision; updates will focus on outcomes, reduce administrative burdens (for example, eliminating a three-copy paper submittal), and aim to finish by year end.
Susan Forsyth, EMD field representative, told the council that WAC 118-40—the state code implementing the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act—is overdue for revision; the last comprehensive update was completed in 1998. Forsyth said the update will clarify roles and timelines, remove outdated procedural requirements (for example, telling LEPCs to mail three physical copies of plans), and emphasize outcome-focused, sustainable requirements.
She described a compressed timeline (beginning after the World Cup and aiming for completion by year end) and requested input from CERC members, LEPC coordinators and local/tribal emergency managers; she encouraged EMC members to notify colleagues who want to be involved.
