RCW 18.104.190
Technical advisory group.
(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the director shall appoint a technical advisory group, chaired by the department. The technical advisory group shall have twelve members: Two members shall represent the department of ecology, six members shall represent resource protection well contractors or water well contractors, one member shall represent the department of health and be a person who regularly works on issues related to drinking water wells, one member shall represent local health departments and be a person who regularly works on issues related to drinking water wells, one member shall represent licensed professional engineers and be knowledgeable about the design and construction of wells, and one member shall be a licensed hydrogeologist knowledgeable about the design and construction of wells.
(2) The technical advisory group shall assist the department in the development and revision of rules; the preparation and revision of licensing examinations; the development of training criteria for inspectors, well contractors, and well operators; the establishment of continuing education providers; the development of evaluation procedures of all continuing education offerings; and the review of proposed changes to the minimum standards for construction and maintenance of wells by local governments for the purpose of achieving continuity with technology and state rules.
(3) The group shall meet at least twice each year to review rules and suggest any necessary changes.
(4) Each member of the group shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and reimbursed for travel expenses while engaged in the business of the group as prescribed in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2005 c 84 § 8; 1993 c 387 § 25.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction.
18.104.005 - Transfer of duties to the department of health.
18.104.030 - Compliance enjoined.
18.104.040 - Powers of department.
18.104.043 - Well sealing and decommissioning—Delegation of authority.
18.104.048 - Prior notice of well construction, reconstruction, or decommissioning.
18.104.049 - Modification of construction standards.
18.104.050 - Reports of well construction or decommissioning.
18.104.060 - Violations—Cease and desist orders.
18.104.065 - Remedies for noncomplying wells.
18.104.070 - Water well operator's license.
18.104.080 - Examinations—Subjects—Times and places.
18.104.093 - Water well construction operator's training license.
18.104.095 - Resource protection well operator's license.
18.104.097 - Resource protection well operator's training license.
18.104.100 - Licenses—Duration—Renewal—Failure to renew, procedure—Suspension—Conditional licenses.
18.104.110 - Actions against licenses—Grounds—Duration.
18.104.150 - Disposition of fees—Grants to local governments.
18.104.155 - Civil penalties—Amount and disposition.
18.104.160 - Criminal penalties—Prosecutions.
18.104.170 - Remedies cumulative.
18.104.190 - Technical advisory group.
18.104.200 - Continuing education.