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Focus on: State Costs for Spills

 
Publication number Date Published Date Revised
08-08-006June 2008May 2020
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Author(s) Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program
Description If you are responsible for a spill of oil or hazardous substances to state waters, in addition to paying for cleanup costs and claims from third parties, Washington State may require you or your company to pay 1) a resource damage assessment, 2) reimbursement of the state’s expenses to respond, assess, and investigate the incident, and 3) a penalty for violation of the state’s law or rule.
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Keywords cost reimbursement, penalty, NRDA, investigation, enforcement, resource, order, assessment, damage
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