19.70.530 General development standards.
A. Regulated activities/facilities may be permitted in a critical aquifer recharge area only if the applicant can demonstrate that the proposed activity will not cause contaminants to enter the aquifer and that the proposed activity will not adversely affect the recharging of the aquifer.
B. The proposed regulated activity must comply with the water source protection requirements and recommendations of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, State Department
of Health, and the Skagit County Health Department
.
C. Storage Tank Permits. The city of Anacortes specifically regulates and authorizes permits for underground storage tanks pursuant to the International Fire Code and this chapter. The Washington Department
of Ecology also regulates and authorizes permits for underground storage tanks (Chapter 173-360 WAC). The Anacortes Fire Department
regulates and authorizes permits for the removal of underground storage tanks.
D. Owners and operators of facilities with existing underground storage tanks that are located within a critical aquifer recharge area must comply with all release detection requirements as specified in Chapter 173-360 WAC.
E. Spreading or Injection of Reclaimed Water. Water reuse projects for reclaimed water must be in accordance with the adopted water or sewer comprehensive plans that have been approved by the Washington Department
of Ecology and Skagit County Health Department
.
1. Surface spreading must meet the groundwater recharge criteria given in RCW 90.46.010(10) and 90.46.080.
2. Direct injection must be in accordance with the standards developed by authority of RCW 90.46.042.
F. Prohibited Activities and Land Uses. The following land uses and activities for new development or redevelopment are prohibited within or adjacent to critical aquifer recharge areas:
1. Landfill activities as defined in Chapters 173-304 and 173-351 WAC;
2. All underground injection wells as defined in Chapter 173-218 WAC;
3. Disposal of hazardous or dangerous wastes;
4. Mining, including:
a. Metals and hard rock mining;
b. Sand and gravel mining are prohibited in critical aquifer recharge areas determined to be highly susceptible or vulnerable unless a stormwater quality management plan is approved and followed by the applicant;
5. Wood Treatment Facilities. Wood treatment facilities that allow any portion of the treatment process to occur over permeable surfaces (both natural and manmade);
6. Storage, processing, or disposal of radioactive substances;
7. Dry cleaning establishments using the solvent perchlorethylene; and
8. Other:
a. Activities that would significantly reduce the recharge to aquifers currently or potentially used as a potable water source;
b. Activities that would significantly reduce the recharge to aquifers that are a source of significant baseflow to a regulated stream;
c. Activities that are not connected to an available sanitary sewer system are prohibited from critical aquifer recharge areas associated with sole source aquifers. (Ord. 3064 § 2 (Att. A), 2021)