# WAC 173-322A-010: WAC 173-322A-010. Purpose and authority

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_010

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 173-322A-010
- **Heading:** WAC 173-322A-010. Purpose and authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 173 / Chapter 173-322A / Section 173-322A-010

## Text

(1) This chapter recognizes that:
(a) The state contains thousands of hazardous waste sites that present serious threats to human health and the environment, including the state's water resources;
(b) Many of these hazardous waste sites, such as landfills and port facilities, are owned or operated by local governments;
(c) Many of the properties affected by these hazardous waste sites are brownfield properties, where economic development and other community reuse objectives are hindered by the presence of contamination; and
(d) The cost of cleaning up these hazardous waste sites in many cases is beyond the financial means of local governments and ratepayers.
(2) This chapter establishes requirements for a program of grants and loans to local governments for remedial action pursuant to RCW 70.105D.070 (4) and (8).
(3) The purpose of the remedial action grants and loans program established by this chapter is to expedite the cleanup and redevelopment of hazardous waste sites and to lessen the impact of the cleanup on ratepayers and taxpayers. The remedial action grants and loans shall be used to supplement local government funding and funding from other sources to carry out remedial actions.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 173-322A-010 WAC 173-322A-010. Purpose and authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_010.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-020 WAC 173-322A-020. Relation to other laws and rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_020.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-100 WAC 173-322A-100. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_100.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-200 WAC 173-322A-200. Funding cycle](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_200.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-210 WAC 173-322A-210. Funding priorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_210.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-220 WAC 173-322A-220. Fiscal controls](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_220.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-300 WAC 173-322A-300. Site assessment grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_300.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-310 WAC 173-322A-310. Integrated planning grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_310.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-320 WAC 173-322A-320. Oversight remedial action grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_320.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-325 WAC 173-322A-325. Oversight remedial action loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_325.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-330 WAC 173-322A-330. Independent remedial action grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_330.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-340 WAC 173-322A-340. Area-wide groundwater investigation grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_340.md)
- [WAC 173-322A-350 WAC 173-322A-350. Safe drinking water action grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_322A_350.md)

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