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The Snohomish County department of public works shall be the operating authority for all solid waste disposal system facilities owned or operated by Snohomish County. The director of the department of public works shall prepare operating rules for such solid waste disposal system facilities, which rules shall govern days and hours of operation and acceptable solid waste products. The county reserves the right to provide in said operating rules that certain solid wastes, such as special wastes, wood waste, or wastes based on source, type, or volume, shall not be accepted, or only conditionally accepted, at system facilities owned or operated by the county. These solid waste acceptance rules shall be set forth in the county’s waste acceptance policy. Any revisions to the waste acceptance policy shall take effect ten days following publication of the revised waste acceptance policy in the official county newspaper. The department of public works may designate different disposal sites for different types of wastes, for different types of vehicles, for customers authorized or not authorized by the director for credit billing, and/or for customers who do or do not hold valid utilities and transportation commission certificate permits. In making such designations the department, upon adoption of appropriate standards, may exempt charitable organizations, state subdivisions, or other classes of users which would suffer undue hardship without an exemption. The operating rules for such sites shall be consistent with this chapter and with regulations promulgated by the board of health. Operating rules prepared by the director shall comply with all interlocal agreements entered into by the county. Where practicable, the operating rules shall be prepared in consultation with the solid waste advisory committee and with those cities or towns containing solid waste transfer facilities affected by the operating rules. (Added by Ord. 83-151 § 1, Dec. 28, 1983; Amended by Amended Ord. 92-055, May 27, 1992; Amended by Ord. 08-125, Nov. 10, 2008, Eff date Jan. 1, 2009; Amended by Amended Ord. 11-002, Feb. 16, 2011, Eff date Mar. 4, 2011).