Pollution Control Plan
Date Plan Created/Updated
March 2011
Process for Creating SPD/Plan
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Link to Pollution Control Plan
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Pollution Source: On-Site Sewage System (OSS)
Identifying Potential Pollution Source
Reports of failing OSSs are complaint driven, along with some sanitary surveys and tracking of sewage permits (according to health code 8.1.2 (PDF)).
Validating Source of Pollution
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Verifying Pollution Source Has Been Corrected
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Establishing a Threshold (concentration, number of counts or flow rate)
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Pollution Source: Agriculture
Identifying Potential Pollution Source
The burden of proof is on the County to prove agricultural pollution at a given site. A county employee makes a site visit to determine if there is potential work with the conservation district. While there is currently no referral process in place, the Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) grant will determine that process. A best practice would be the development of a referral process, which should include extenuating circumstances. There is very little enforcement potential driving the agriculture related activities.
Validating Source of Pollution
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Verifying Pollution Source Has Been Corrected
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Other Pollution Source
Pet Waste
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Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Other (including wildlife, stormwater, marinas)
Microbial Water Quality Assessment (MWQA)
Redesign of long term water quality focusing on streams and rivers, leading to on-the-ground source identification. Since 2010 there have been three surveys.
Stormwater
SPD is working with Ecology to test bacterial stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) to remove bacteria and to fund a pet waste program. The SPD is also testing the effectiveness of stormwater BMPs that are used for sediment removal. The SPD has a maintenance inspection program for stormwater facilities to make sure they are maintained, but it may not help identify fecal bacteria.