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Industrial wastewater permits and discharge
authorizations for the King County biotechnology
industry The King County Industrial Waste Program (KCIW) has issued permitting guidelines for area biotechology operations that discharge wastewater into the King County sewerage system. Background: In 2005 KCIW initiated an evaluation of the local biotechnology industry. The purpose was to assess the need to develop a streamlined permitting process to assist these facilities in meeting local, state and federal wastewater discharge regulations. KCIW worked with representatives from local biotechnology industries and consultants to develop the guidelines, and reviewed them with industry and agency organizations. Biotechnology Industry Sector Permitting
Guidelines: In 2006, KCIW issued draft guidelines and requested and
reviewed all comments from the biotechnology industry and the general
public to develop the final Biotechnology
Industry Sector Permitting Guidelines (33 KB). Next steps: In July, 2006 KCIW sent a letter asking county biotechnology operations to review the guidelines to make sure that they are in compliance with the permitting conditions. KCIW informed them that it would require certain operations to submit a completed King County wastewater discharge permit application no later than October 15, 2006. The program will then review the applications to determine which facilities will require industrial wastewater discharge authorizations or permits. For further information: King
County Code 28.84.060 (414 KB). King County Industrial Waste Program information: Types of discharge approvals issued by King County Industrial Waste King County Industrial Waste Program Wastewater Discharge Permit Application King County Industrial Waste Program Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Instructions (392 KB) Contact: With questions or for further information please contact KCIW Compliance Investigator Arnaud Girard at 206-263-3012 or TTY:711 or e-mail Arnaud Girard.
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