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Kittitas County Public Health Department To Protect and Promote the Health and the Environment of the People of Kittitas County Board of Health Staff Report BOARD OF HEALTH DATE: January 18, 2024 ACTION REQUESTED: • No action requested BACKGROUND: In late 2017,the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) conducted a review of Chapter 246- 272A WAC, On-site Sewage Systems to determine the chapter's overall effectiveness and areas needing revision. DOH reported the results of the rule review and made recommendations to the State Board of Health (SBOH)to begin rule making. In March 2018 the SBOH began consideration of revisions to the chapter. Priority issues included local management plans, property sale inspections, treatment levels, ultraviolet disinfection, and licensing of operations and maintenance providers. In October 2023 the SBOH proposed rule making for the On-Site Sewage Systems chapter 246-272A WAC. The proposed rules include revised and new standards for the site requirements, design, installation, use, care, and management of small on-site sewage systems. Once the rules have been adopted, they will go into effect February 2025 and February 2026.The local board of health will be updated on what is happening with the WAC and the required changes for our local regulations such as internal policies,and local ordinances that will need to be revised to meet the new WAC standards. At which point we will prepare a draft of local rule changes for legal review and update the local BOH/BOCC. The next step will be to distribute for public and stakeholder comments for further review, and changes made as necessary. Then a final draft will be prepared and brought to the Board of Health at a public hearing to adopt the new revisions. ATTACHMENTS: • Key Draft Rule Changes • Rule Revision Timeline LEAD STAFF: Jesse Cox, Environmental Health Supervisor 20