New Electronic Reporting System coming soon for Significant Industrial Users
This fall, the King County Industrial Waste Program (KCIW) will launch a new Electronic Reporting System. The new system meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR).
Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) currently submit required documents to KCIW via email. Email submissions do not meet federal reporting requirements. Once the new system is launched, KCIW will no longer accept email submissions from SIUs for documents requiring a signature. All SIUs will be required to use the new system to submit documents.
 Preview of the CROMERR login page.
The new reporting system will allow KCIW to:
- Meet federal electronic reporting requirements
- Support EPA compliance reporting
- Collect signatures electronically
- Ensure secure recordkeeping
Get ready to use the new system!
The new system will be available this fall. To use it, an authorized representative of your facility must complete an identity verification process. After verification, they can create an account and log in.
Here is what you can do now to prepare:
- Continue submitting documents via email until KCIW notifies you that the new Electronic Reporting System is available.
- Keep your original, wet ink signed copies of all documents submitted via email onsite for at least three yearsfrom the date of submission and present them upon request.
- Watch for informational emails coming in the next few weeks with details about the launch.
KCIW will contact all SIUs before the system goes live. To help you learn the new process, we will provide:
- Virtual meetings
- How-to guides
- FAQs
- Individual technical assistance
Contact us with any questions about these upcoming changes or current reporting requirements. You can reach us by email at info.kciw@kingcounty.gov or phone at 206-477-5300.
KCIW septage sampling continues. New Hauled Waste Factsheet available
KCIW continues to sample hauled waste at South Treatment Plant’s septage disposal facility in Renton.
Sampling helps KCIW:
- Protect public health
- Preserve water quality
- Collect more samples for pollutants
- More easily identify loads harmful to the plant’s infrastructure or treatment processes
- Share better data to inform the King County Wastewater Treatment Division’s policy and infrastructure planning
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations
 A KCIW inspector wearing personal protective equipment collects a septage waste sample. The inspector is using a long‑handled cup to gather material from the truck’s discharge pipe before it enters the treatment facility.
To learn more about sending septage to King County’s South Treatment Plant, download the updated Hauled Waste Fact Sheet linked below. The fact sheet includes:
- Information for septage waste generators and pumpers/haulers
- Permit requirements and renewal timelines
- Different requirements for sending residential and commercial septage
- Frequently asked questions about hauled waste
More visits and inspections planned for permitted facilities
KCIW is increasing in-person inspections and field visits at many of our permitted facilities. In addition to annual SIU compliance inspections, investigators may also make unannounced visits during normal operating hours.
These visits are an opportunity to work together to identify and resolve minor issues before they become permit violations. Our compliance investigators can also answer questions about your permit and your self-monitoring requirements and meet new staff members.
We value our partnership with permitted facilities. We are committed to helping businesses maintain compliance and protect our regional wastewater system.
Annual fee estimate letters coming soon
KCIW is preparing the annual fee estimate letters for 2027. Companies that pay compliance monitoring and administration (CM&A) fees and/or surcharge treatment fees will receive these letters by mid-November 2026.
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