(1) The office shall establish a
waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction
consultation program to be coordinated with other state waste
reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation
programs.
(2) The director may grant a request by any waste generator
or hazardous substance user for advice and consultation on waste
reduction and hazardous substance use reduction techniques and
assistance in preparation or modification of a plan, executive
summary, or annual progress report, or assistance in the
implementation of a plan required by RCW 70.95C.200. Pursuant to
a request from a facility such as a business, governmental
entity, or other process site in the state, the director may
visit the facility making the request for the purposes of
observing hazardous substance use and the waste-generating
process, obtaining information relevant to waste reduction and
hazardous substance use reduction, rendering advice, and making
recommendations. No such visit may be regarded as an inspection
or investigation, and no notices or citations may be issued, or
civil penalty be assessed, upon such a visit. A representative
of the director providing advisory or consultative services under
this section may not have any enforcement authority.
(3) Consultation and advice given under this section shall
be limited to the matters specified in the request and shall
include specific techniques of waste reduction and hazardous
substance use reduction tailored to the relevant process. In
granting any request for advisory or consultative services, the
director may provide for an alternative means of affording
consultation and advice other than on-site consultation.
(4) Any proprietary information obtained by the director
while carrying out the duties required under this section shall
remain confidential and shall not be publicized or become part of
the database established under RCW 70.95C.060 without written
permission of the requesting party.
[1990 c 114 § 5; 1988 c 177 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability -- 1990 c 114: See RCW 70.95E.900.