On April 20, 2009, the Commission Staff solicited comments from stakeholders on a discussion draft rule. Many stakeholders provided comments and those comments are available for inspection on the Commission's web site at www.utc.wa.gov/080591.

Having reviewed the comments, Staff has developed a new draft rule. Because the new draft represents a substantial departure from the previous draft rule circulated to stakeholders on April 20, 2009, we are again soliciting written comments. On November 16, 2009, the Commission issued a notice to all interested persons with the opportunity to submit written comments on the new draft rule. Comments on the new draft rule must be filed with the Commission no later than Friday, January 8, 2010. For more information, please see the Notice

Background:

The commission filed a Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) with the Office of the Code Reviser on May 7, 2008, to accomplish to goals:

(1) Review, amend, and add definitions for solid waste contained in WAC 480-70. This includes: all definitions contained in WAC 480-70-041, WAC 480-70-196, and WAC 480-70-226 pertaining to the Commission’s regulation of solid waste collection companies; add other definitions, as necessary, to clarify issues facing the solid waste industry; and combine all definitions into one rule.