Quick Look at Washington Environmental Laws

The State of Washington has a number of laws dealing with environmental topics. This page is a quick look at some of them. Use this list to find laws dealing with the topic you are interested in. The list is arranged in a quasi alphabetical sequence. Look at the first word in the title that is after the letters RCW.

  • Aug. 28, 1998 A new document - "Setting Instream Flows in Washington State" is available on this site.
  • Aug. 28, 1998 A chronological view of Washington's Water Law

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  • Ch. 87.64 RCW - Adjustments of Irrigation, Diking and Drainage District Indebtedness
  • Ch. 90.16 RCW - Appropriation of Water for Public and Industrial Purposes
  • Ch. 79.92 RCW - Aquatic Lands - Harbor Areas
  • Ch. 79.94 RCW - Aquatic Lands - Tidelands and Shorelands
  • Ch. 79.95 RCW - Aquatic Lands - Beds of Navigable Waters
  • Ch. 36.36 RCW - Aquifer Protection Areas
  • Ch. 90.36 RCW - Artesian Wells
  • Ch. 43.220 RCW - Conservation Corp
  • Ch. 89.08 RCW - Conservation Districts
  • Ch. 85.36 RCW - Consolidation of Districts (Drainage, Dikes)
  • Ch. 75.20 RCW - Construction Projects in State Waters
  • Ch. 36.32 RCW - County Commissioners
  • Ch. 90.64 RCW - Dairy Waste Management
  • Ch. 43.21A RCW - Department of Ecology
  • Ch. 43.27A RCW - Department of Water Resources
  • Ch. 70.95L RCW - Detergent Phosphorus Content
  • Ch. 85.05 RCW - Diking Districts
  • Ch. 85.24 RCW - Diking and Drainage Districts in Two on More Counties
  • Ch. 85.07 RCW - Diking, Drainage and Sewerage Improvement Districts
  • Ch. 85.08 RCW - Diking, Drainage and Sewerage Improvement Districts
  • Ch. 85.15 RCW - Diking, Drainage and Sewerage Improvement Districts
  • Ch. 70.95B RCW - Domestic Waste Treatment Plants
  • Ch. 85.06 RCW - Drainage District and Miscellaneous Drainage Provisions
  • Ch. 85.32 RCW - Drainage District Revenue Act of 1961
  • Ch. 38.52 RCW - Emergency Management
  • Ch. 80.50 RCW - Energy Facilities - Site Locations
  • Ch. 43.21B RCW - Environmental Hearings Office - Pollution Control Hearings Board
  • Ch. 90.60 RCW - Environmental Permit Assistance
  • Ch. 90.66 RCW - Family Farm Water Act
  • Ch. 85.12 RCW - Federal Aid to Diking
  • Ch. 86.05 RCW - Flood Control District 1935 Act
  • Ch. 86.09 RCW - Flood Control District 1937 Act
  • Ch. 86.12 RCW - Flood Control by Counties
  • Ch. 86.13 RCW - Flood Control by Counties (Jointly)
  • Ch. 86.15 RCW - Flood Control Zone Districts
  • Ch. 86.16 RCW - Flood Plain Management
  • Ch. 86.18 RCW - Flood Control Contribution Fund
  • Ch. 86.24 RCW - Flood Control by State in Cooperation with Federal Agencies, etc.
  • Ch. 76.04 RCW - Forest Protection
  • Ch. 76.09 RCW - Forest Practices
  • Ch. 80.28 RCW - Gas, Electrical and Water Companies
  • Ch. 56.02 RCW - General Provisions - Sewer Districts
  • Ch. 79.76 RCW - Geothermal Resources
  • Ch. 43.21E RCW - Grass Burning Research Advisory Committee
  • Ch. 36.70A RCW - Growth Management Planning by Selected Counties and Cities
  • Ch. 70.95E RCW - Hazardous Waste Fees
  • Ch. 70.102 RCW - Hazardous Substance Information
  • Ch. 70.105 RCW - Hazardous Waste Management
  • Ch. 70.105A RCW - Hazardous Waste Fees
  • Ch. 70.105D RCW - Hazardous Waste Cleanup Model Toxic Control Act
  • Ch. 70.136 RCW - Hazardous Materials Incidents
  • Ch. 82.21 RCW - Hazardous Substance Tax – MTCA
  • Ch. 70.138 RCW - Incinerator Ash Residue
  • Ch. 39.34 RCW - Interlocal Cooperation Act
  • Ch. 87.03 RCW - Irrigation Districts Generally
  • Ch. 87.84 RCW - Irrigation and Rehabilitation Districts
  • Ch. 36.61 RCW - Lake Management Districts
  • Ch. 90.61 RCW - Land Use Study Commissiona
  • Ch. 85.18 RCW - Levy for Continuous Benefits
  • Ch. 82.19 RCW - Litter Tax
  • Ch. 36.93 RCW - Local Government Organization - Boundaries-Review Board
  • Ch. 70.05 RCW - Local Health Department Boards - Officers Regulations
  • Ch. 85.16 RCW - Maintenance Costs and Levies Diking, Drainage and Sewerage Improvement Districts
  • Ch. 43.99 RCW - Marine Recreation Land - Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
  • Ch. 78.56 RCW - Metals Mining and Milling Operations
  • Ch. 90.22 RCW - Minimum Water Flows and Levels
  • Ch. 35.21 RCW - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting All Cities and Towns
  • Ch. 90.28 RCW - Miscellaneous Rights and Duties
  • Ch. 70.93 RCW - Model Litter Control
  • Ch. 19.112 RCW - Motor Fuel Quality Act
  • Ch. 70.120 RCW - Motor Vehicle Emission Control
  • Ch. 81.80 RCW - Motor Freight Carriers
  • Ch. 82.44 RCW - Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
  • Ch. 35.92 RCW - Municipal Utilities
  • Ch. 70.95J RCW - Municipal Sewage Sludge – Biosolids
  • Ch. 79.70 RCW - Natural Area Preserves
  • Ch. 70.107 RCW - Noise Control
  • Ch. 70.98 RCW - Nuclear Energy and Radiation
  • Ch. 43.143 RCW - Ocean Resource Management Act
  • Ch. 78.52 RCW - Oil and Gas Conservation
  • Ch. 82.23B RCW - Oil Spill Response Tax
  • Ch. 70.118 RCW - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
  • Ch. 42.30 RCW - Open Public Meeting Act
  • Ch. 84.34 RCW - Open Space, Agriculture, and Timber Lands
  • Ch. 43.99A RCW - Outdoor Recreational Areas and Facilities 1967 Bond Act
  • Ch. 90.56 RCW - Pertaining to Oil Spill Prevention and Response
  • Ch. 70.104 RCW - Pesticide - Health Hazards
  • Ch. 82.23A RCW - Petroleum Products – UST Program Funding
  • Ch. 35.63 RCW - Planning Commission
  • Ch. 35A.63 RCW - Planning and Zoning in Code Cities
  • Ch. 36.70 RCW - Planning Enabling Act
  • Ch. 58.17 RCW - Plats - Subdivisions - Dedications
  • Ch. 70.95A RCW - Pollution Control - Municipal Bonding
  • Ch. 82.34 RCW - Pollution Control Facilities Tax Exemptions and Credit
  • Ch. 90.52 RCW - Pollution Disclosure Act of 1971
  • Ch. 54.16 RCW - Powers (Various Districts)
  • Ch. 56.08 RCW - Powers - Comprehensive Plan
  • Ch. 53.08 RCW - Powers
  • Ch. 57.08 RCW - Powers
  • Ch. 85.28 RCW - Private Ditches and Drains
  • Ch. 64.40 RCW - Property Rights - Damages from Government Action,
  • Ch. 39.04 RCW - Public Works
  • Ch. 79.01 RCW - Public Lands Act
  • Ch. 82.16 RCW - Public Utilities Tax
  • Ch. 90.70 RCW - Puget Sound Water Quality Authority
  • Ch. 43.200 RCW - Radioactive Waste Act
  • Ch. 90.46 RCW - Reclaimed Water Use
  • Ch. 89.12 RCW - Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in U.S. Reclamation Areas
  • Ch. 89.16 RCW - Reclamation by State
  • Ch. 43.19A RCW - Recycled Product Procurement
  • Ch. 82.18 RCW - Refuse Collection Tax
  • Ch. 88.12 RCW - Regulation of Recreational Vehicles
  • Ch. 90.24 RCW - Regulation of Outflow of Lakes
  • Ch. 90.44 RCW - Regulation of Public Ground Waters
  • Ch. 19.85 RCW - Regulatory Fairness Act
  • Ch. 85.20 RCW - Reorganization for Districts into Improvement District 1917 Act
  • Ch. 85.22 RCW - Reorganization for Districts into Improvement District 1917 Act
  • Ch. 88.32 RCW - River and Harbor Improvements
  • Ch. 46.61 RCW - Rules of the Road
  • Ch. 79.72 RCW - Scenic River System
  • Ch. 35.67 RCW - Sewerage Systems—Refuse Collection and Disposal
  • Ch. 36.94 RCW - Sewerage, Water and Drainage Systems
  • Ch. 90.72 RCW - Shellfish Protection District
  • Ch. 90.58 RCW - Shoreline Management Act of 1971
  • Ch. 36.58 RCW - Solid Waste Disposal
  • Ch. 70.95 RCW - Solid Waste Management Reduction and Recycle
  • Ch. 70.95D RCW - Solid Waste Incinerator
  • Ch. 85.38 RCW - Special District Creation and Operation
  • Ch. 43.21C RCW - State Environmental Policy
  • Ch. 43.21H RCW - State Economic Policy
  • Ch. 86.26 RCW - State Participation in Flood Control Maintenance
  • Ch. 90.08 RCW - Stream Patrolmen
  • Ch. 78.44 RCW - Surface Mining
  • Ch. 82.24 RCW - Tax on Cigarettes
  • Ch. 82.26 RCW - Tax on Tobacco Products
  • Ch. 43.05 RCW - Technical Assistance Program
  • Ch. 84.33 RCW - Timber and Forest Lands
  • Ch. 88.40 RCW - Transport of Petroleum Products — Financial Responsibility
  • Ch. 70.148 RCW - Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
  • Ch. 90.76 RCW - Underground Storage Tanks
  • Ch. 69.50 RCW - Uniform Controlled Substance Act
  • Ch. 70.95I RCW - Used Oil Recycling
  • Ch. 88.46 RCW - Vessel Oil Spill Prevention and Response
  • Ch. 15.58 RCW - Washington Pesticide Control Act
  • Ch. 34.08 RCW - Washington State Register Act - 1977
  • Ch. 58.20 RCW - Washington Coordinate System
  • Ch. 70.94 RCW - Washington Clean Air Act
  • Ch. 43.83A RCW - Waste Disposal Facilities Bond Issue
  • Ch. 43.99F RCW - Waste Disposal Facilities 1980 Bond Issue
  • Ch. 70.95C RCW - Waste Reduction
  • Ch. 18.104 RCW - Water Well Construction
  • Ch. 43.83B RCW - Water Supply Facilities
  • Ch. 43.99D RCW - Water Supply Facilities 1979 Bond Issue
  • Ch. 43.99E RCW - Water Supply Facilities 1980 Bond Issue
  • Ch. 57.02 RCW - Water Districts - General Provisions
  • Ch. 70.146 RCW - Water Pollution Control Facilities Financing
  • Ch. 70.150 RCW - Water Quality Joint Development Act
  • Ch. 90.03 RCW - Water Code - 1917 Act
  • Ch. 90.14 RCW - Water Rights Registration Waive and Relinquishment, Etc.
  • Ch. 90.40 RCW - Water Rights of U.S.
  • Ch. 90.42 RCW - Water Resources Management
  • Ch. 90.48 RCW - Water Pollution Control
  • Ch. 90.50 RCW - Water Pollution Facilities
  • Ch. 90.50A RCW - Water Pollution Control Facilities Federal Capitalization Grants
  • Ch. 90.54 RCW - Water Resources Act 1971
  • Ch. 43.37 RCW - Weather Modification
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