HomeMy WebLinkAboutDNR Outdoor Burning - COM Letters / Memos - 5/21/2002 01hWASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENTOF DOUGSUTHERLAND
Natural Resources Commissioner of Public Lands
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May 21, 2002
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Jack Johnson CCD
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Peninsula Topsoil
24943 NE SR 3
Belfair, WA 98528
Subject: Alternatives to Outdoor Burning
Dear Mr. Johnson:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the permits that may be necessary to accept wood
debris. According to RCW 76.04.235 Dumping mill waste, forest debris- penalty.
1)No person may dump mill waste from forest products or forest debris of any kind, in any
quantities that the department declares to constitute a forest fire hazard on or threatening forest
lands without first obtaining a written permit issued by the department on such terms and
conditions determined by the department pursuant to rules enacted to protect forest lands from
fire. The permit is in addition to any other permit required by law.
2)Any person who dumps such mill waste, or forest debris, without a permit or in violation of a
permit is guilty of a gross misdemeanor under RCW 9A.20.021 and may further be required to
remove materials dumped.
WAC 332-24-261 Dumping mill waste, forest debris- creation of a fire hazard permits.
1) Forest debris or mill waste dumped in the following manner on or near forest land shall
constitute a forest fire hazard and require a dumping permit:
a) Piles of fifty cubic yards or more; or
b) Two or more piles totaling fifty cubic yards or more, less than three hundred feet
apart, or
c) A pile less than three hundred feet from a pile placed by another where such piles total
fifty cubic yards or more; or
d) When dumped adjacent to piles of fifty cubic yards or more which were in existence
before August 9, 1971; or
e) When dumped in smaller quantities or greater distances than above when such
dumpings are likely to support, intensify or further spread the fire thereby threatening
forest land and/or endangering life or property; however forest debris accumulated on
forest land from logging or silvicultural activities on the land where such activities
took place or activities regulated by RCW 76.04.650, shall not be subject to the
permit requirement of this section, except when such forest debris accumulated on
land clearing or right of way projects subject to RCW 76.04.650 is taken away from
such areas and dumped.
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2) No person shall dump or cause to be dumped a forest fire hazard on or threatening forest land
without first obtaining a written permit from the department.
a) Any person having legal authority to dump mill waste from forest products or forest
debris, on the described property, shall make application to the department or
authorized employees for a permit to do so. The application shall state and include
i) The location;
ii) The approximate quantity to be dumped;
iii) A description of the material to be dumped
iv) A map illustrating the proposed dump site
v) The name of the person by whom the dumping is to be done.
b) Upon receipt of an application, the department will inspect the area described in the
application. The department, in issuing the permit, may impose conditions in such
permit to prevent the creation of a forest fire hazard
c) In situations as outlined in subsection(1)(e) of this section, the department may notify
the appropriate persons and such person or persons shall be required to obtain a permit
for the continued existence of the dumping of such fire hazard. This permit is required
to ensure that such dumping does not create a forest fire hazard and outlines required
terms that may be created by dumping.
d) A dumping permit shall be effective only under the conditions and for the period
stated therein. The department shall have the authority to rescind a permit upon
failure to comply with any of the conditions or terms.
3) Any person who dumps such mill waste or forest debris, without a permit or in violation of a
permit, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and subject to the penalties for a gross misdemeanor
under RCW 9A.20.021 and may further be required to remove all materials dumped.
Please contact Neal Cox at 360 825-1631 within 30 days. In addition other permits for dumping
wood waste may be required by Mason County and the Department of Ecology.
Sincerely,
Neal Cox Natural Resource Program Coordinator
C: Mason County Fire Marshall Dave Salzar
Department of Ecology Karrie Carole
Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority
Mason County Pam Bennet Cummings
Arlene Hyatt Rick Mraz
Chuck Frame