(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not burn used oil as fuel in a land-based facility or in state waters unless the used oil meets the following standards:

     (a) Cadmium: 2 ppm maximum

     (b) Chromium: 10 ppm maximum

     (c) Lead: 100 ppm maximum

     (d) Arsenic: 5 ppm maximum

     (e) Total halogens: 1000 ppm maximum

     (f) Polychlorinated biphenyls: 2 ppm maximum

     (g) Ash: .1 percent maximum

     (h) Sulfur: 1.0 percent maximum

     (i) Flash point: 100 degrees Fahrenheit minimum.

     (2) This section shall not apply to: (a) Used oil burned in space heaters if the space heater has a maximum heat output of not greater than 0.5 million btu's per hour or used oil burned in facilities permitted by the department or a local air pollution control authority; or (b) ocean-going vessels.

     (3) This section shall not apply to persons in the business of collecting used oil from residences when under authorization by a city, county, or the utilities and transportation commission.

[1991 c 319 § 311.]

NOTES:

     Severability -- Part headings not law -- 1991 c 319: See RCW 70.95F.900 and 70.95F.901.