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Asbestos - Air Quality

(Demolition / Renovation Notification Form)
Description/Purpose

The purpose of the notification is to inform clean air agencies when asbestos abatement or demolition of a structure will occur and to protect public health and the environment.

Triggers and activities which would require this compliance record

You must submit an asbestos demolition/renovation notification form any time you want to:

  1. Demolish any structure, including for the purpose of fire training.
  2. Remove or abate Regulated Asbestos Containing Material (RACM) in an existing structure.

Contact the appropriate local air agency for more details about requirements. See the Links section below for more information.

Costs/Fees
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Fees may vary depending on authorizing local air agency.

Application Information

The application is called 'Asbestos Demolition / Renovation Notification Form' is online and can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/region10/pdf/asbestos/demolition-renovation-notification-form_fillable.pdf.

Contact the appropriate Local Air Agencyfor more details about requirements. See the Links section below for more information

The notification must be postmarked 10 working days before the job's start date to allow Ecology to comment and/or schedule a site visit. A working day means Monday-Friday and includes holidays that fall on any of the days Monday-Friday.

Submit asbestos notifications to the appropriate Local Air Agency and county planning agency. If Ecology is the local air agency, submit the notification to the correct Ecology regional office. Ecology's Industrial Section receives notices from their regulated businesses.

The job must be started and completed within the dates specified in the notice. If job schedules change, a change notice is required to be submitted.

Since there is no decision, an appeal is not applicable.

Published Decision Time
n/a

There is no review time, only a 10 working day advance notice requirement.

Legal authority
Notes / Comments

The agency that issues varies by location.

Ecology has jurisdiction in the following counties:

  • Ecology Central Regional Office - Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan Counties
  • Ecology Eastern Regional Office - Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman Counties
  • Ecology Northwest Regional Office - San Juan County

For all other counties the agency that issues this permit varies, it would be one of the following:

  • The local clean air agency
  • Tribes protect air quality in Indian country, with technical assistance from EPA.

To determine the appropriate air agency select the Local Clean Air Agency link to see a map showing Washington State's Local Clean Air Agencies. Click on the county where the project is located to identify the correct local air agency. A special link for Asbestos information should be on their website. If not, call the general telephone number listed and ask for information on their asbestos notification program.

Businesses regulated by Ecology's Industrial Section (pulp and paper, aluminum, etc.) should contact Ecology's headquarters at (360) 407-6812 or their specific regulatory contact.

If you need help, the statewide contact listed below is a good resource.

Contacts
Department of Ecology
Air Quality Program
Headquarters
300 Desmond Drive
PO Box 47600
Olympia WA 98504-7600
Website: https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Permits-certifications/Air-Quality-permits/Air-operating-permits
Telephone: (360) 407-6800
Fax: (360) 407-7534
Benton Clean Air Authority
Air Pollution Control Officer
114 Columbia Point Dr
Suite C
Richland WA 99352
Telephone: (509) 943-3396
Telephone: (509) 946-4489
Fax: (509) 943-2232
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
Air Pollution Control Officer
2904 B Limited Lane NW
Olympia WA 98502
Website: http://www.orcaa.org/
Telephone: (360) 586-1044
Toll Free: 1-800-422-5623
Fax: (360) 491-6308
Southwest Clean Air Agency
Air Pollution Control Officer
11815 NE 99th St
Suite 1294
Vancouver WA 98682
Telephone: (360) 574-3058
Toll Free: 1-800-633-0709
Fax: (360) 576-0925
Northwest Clean Air Agency
Air Pollution Control Officer
1600 S Second St
Mount Vernon WA 98273
Telephone: (360) 428-1617
Toll Free: 1-800-622-4627
Fax: (360) 428-1620
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Headquarters
1904 Third Avenue, Suite 105
Seattle WA 98101-3317
Telephone: (206) 343-8800
Toll Free: 1-800-552-3565
Toll Free: 1-800-595-4341
Fax: (206) 343-7522
Telephone: (206) 689-4052
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
Air Quality Control Officer
3104 E. Augusta Avenue
Spokane WA 99207
Website: www.spokanecleanair.org
Telephone: (509) 477-4727
Telephone: (509) 477-4710
Fax: (509) 477-6828
Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority
Air Pollution Control Officer
329 N 1st Street
Yakima WA 98901
Telephone: (509) 834-2050
Fax: (509) 834-2060
Department of Ecology, Northwest Regional Office
Dawn Marie Maurer
3190 - 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue WA 98008-5453
Website: http://www.ecology.wa.gov/
Telephone: (425) 649-7000
Fax: (425) 649-7098
Department of Ecology, Central Regional Office
15 West Yakima Avenue, Suite #200
Yakima WA 98902-3452
Website: http://www.ecology.wa.gov/
Telephone: (509) 575-2490
Fax: (509) 575-2809
Department of Ecology, Eastern Regional Office
4601 N Monroe
Spokane WA 99205-1295
Website: http://www.ecology.wa.gov/
Telephone: (509) 329-3400
Fax: (509) 329-3529
Triggering Questions
  • Will you be demolishing or renovating any structure?
* Credential details last updated 5/28/2025
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