Public Comment Form

Commenting open: September 17, 2026 12:01AM PT - December 31, 2026 11:59PM PT.

Rulemaking: Informal Public Comment Period for Chapters 173-408 and 173-455 WAC, Landfill Methane Emissions (Fees)

Thank you for your interest in this rulemaking, which will amend:



The purpose of this rulemaking is to create a new section in Chapter 173-408 WAC for Ecology to establish a process to assess and collect fees from MSW landfills to support implementation of Chapter 70A.540 RCW and Chapter 173-408 WAC.  


Ecology is also planning to address the following topics in this rulemaking: 

  • Administrative updates to WAC 173-408-080
  • Possible updates to the annual reporting deadline in WAC 173-408-170
  • Update WAC 173-455-038 to specify that any new fees established through this rulemaking are included separately under Chapter 173-408 WAC 


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Send us your comments on the draft rule. We will use your comments to help develop our proposed rule. We will not provide a formal response to comments provided during the informal comment period.


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  • Consider all comments as we develop the proposed rule  
  • Provide updates to those who share their contact information 
  • Propose the rule with a formal public comment period that includes a public hearing   


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