{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-43.20.065","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 43.20.065","heading":"On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making.","body":"(1) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding failures of on-site sewage systems must:\n(a) Give first priority to allowing repair and second priority to allowing replacement of an existing conventional on-site sewage system, consisting of a septic tank and drainfield, with a similar conventional system;\n(b) Not impose or allow the imposition of more stringent performance requirements of equivalent on-site sewage systems on private entities than public entities; and\n(c) Allow a system to be repaired using the least expensive alternative that meets standards and is likely to provide comparable or better long-term sewage treatment and effluent dispersal outcomes.\n(2) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding inspections must:\n(a) Require any inspection of an on-site sewage system carried out by a certified professional inspector or public agency to be coordinated with the owner of the on-site sewage system prior to accessing the on-site sewage system;\n(b) Require any inspection of an on-site sewage system carried out by a certified professional inspector or responsible public agency to be authorized by the owner of the on-site sewage system prior to accessing the on-site sewage system;\n(c) Allow, in cases where an inspection has not been authorized by a property owner, the local health jurisdiction to follow the procedures established for an administrative search warrant in RCW 70A.105.030; and\n(d) Forbid local health jurisdictions from requiring private property owners to grant inspection or maintenance easements for on-site sewage systems as a condition of permit issuance for on-site sewage systems that are located on a single property and service a single dwelling unit.","path":["Title 43","Chapter 43.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.20.065","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:47:41Z","sha256":"ca232ee426c4c278a8cc8944af472afd5abc389ca9a8fba17193bfcd84f19814","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-43.20.050","next":"us-wa/rcw-43.20.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}