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<br />KCHD ORDINANCE 1999- 25 SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS <br />(2) Evidence of general liability insurance in an amount no less than one million dollars <br />($1,000,000) shall be furnished to the Health Officer, as he or she may require, prior to permit <br />renewal for all existing facilities if the owner or operator is other than a governmental agency. <br />d. Re-Examination Fee. When plans and specifications that have been examined are altered and <br />resubmitted, an additional fee for the re-examination of such plans shall be assessed at the current <br />cost of the health department’s hourly rate. Where a duplicate set of approved plans are submitted <br />for examination and approval at any time after a permit has been issued on the original approved <br />plans, a fee shall be charged at the current hourly rate for such examination and approval. Where a <br />complete redesign of a site is submitted after one design has been examined, the current hourly rate <br />shall also be charged in addition to the application fee for the first design. The examination of any <br />further redesign shall be similarly charged. <br />3. Facility Standards. <br />a. The following Ecology facility standards are hereby adopted by reference: <br />(1) WAC 173-304-467: Financial Assurance for Public Facilities, except for municipal solid <br />waste landfills regulated under Chapter 173-351 WAC. <br />(2) WAC 173-304-400: Solid Waste Handling Facility Standards. <br />(3) WAC 173-304-405: General Facility Requirements. <br />b. Out-of-County Generated Solid Waste. No out-of -county waste shall be accepted unless the Health <br />Officer has reviewed and presented all pertinent information to the Board of Health for their review <br />for either acceptance or denial. The Board of Health shall then forward their recommendation to the <br />County Commissioners. The County Commissioners shall either accept or deny the Board of <br />Health recommendation. <br />c. Disposal Site Inspection and Screening. If during inspections of solid waste handling facilities the <br />Health Officer observes waste suspected of being regulated dangerous waste, the Health Officer <br />shall have the authority to require the site operator to segregate and hold any such waste. If the <br />Health Officer determines that testing is required to identify the waste, the generator shall be <br />responsible for such analysis. If the generator is not known, the site owner or operator shall be <br />responsible for such analysis. The disposal site owner, operator, and/or attendants shall have <br />similar authority not to accept suspect wastes. All generators of dangerous wastes shall be subject <br />to the conditions of the Dangerous Waste Regulations, Chapter 173-303 WAC. The site owner or <br />operator will assume responsibility for disposal of the waste if the generator is unknown. The site <br />owner or operator shall maintain records of loads refused as suspected dangerous wastes. These <br />records shall include name and address of generator or transporter, license plate number of the <br />transporting vehicle, description of waste and reason for refusal. The site operator shall refer this <br />information to the Health Officer as soon as possible.