Underground Storage Tanks (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 90 Water Rights—Environment; Chapter 90.76) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision State of Washington Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Oil pollution Hazardous substances Hazards Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Public health Environmental planning Environmental standards Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns underground storage tanks. It declares that the legislature finds that leaking underground storage tanks containing petroleum and other regulated substances pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. To address this threat, the legislature intends for the department of ecology to establish an underground storage tank program designed, operated, and enforced in a manner that, at a minimum, meets the requirements for delegation of the federal underground storage tank program of the resource conservation and recovery act of 1976. Full text English Website leg.wa.gov