Sand & Gravel General Permit history

2016 permit documents & 2018 permit modification

The 2016 permit was appealed by the Washington Aggregate and Concrete Association (WACA). A settlement was reached on modified language for the permit in August 2017. We issued the Modified Sand and Gravel Permit on Jan. 19, 2018. 

The modified permit language allows more flexibility for portable operations and new concrete recyclers. The appeal resulted in modifications to:

• pH monitoring for asphalt batch plants and asphalt recycling (S2, Table 2)
• Concrete recycling best management practices (S8.F)
• Coverage for portable facilities (S12.B) and related coverage forms

Key documents from the 2016 permit issuance and the 2018 modification:

• 2018 Modified Sand & Gravel General Permit  (effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021)
• Fact Sheet for the draft 2016 permit
  • Appendix A: Response to Comments on the 2016 draft permit
  • Appendix B: Fact Sheet for the draft 2018 modified permit
  • Appendix C: Response to Comments on the 2018 modified permit
• WACA Appeal (March 21, 2016)
• Settlement agreement
• Public comments on the 2018 modified permit
  • Audio recording of the public hearing and oral testimony

• 2016 Final Permit (previously effective April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018)
• Fact Sheet for the draft 2016 permit
  • Appendix A: Response to Comments on the 2016 draft permit
• Small Business Economic Impact Analysis (SBEIA)

2011 Permit documents                       

• 2011 Sand and Gravel General Permit (effective Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2015)
• Fact sheet for the draft 2011 permit

Previous Sand & Gravel General Permits

The first Sand and Gravel General Permit was issued in 1994. Past versions of the permit and related permit documents are searchable through the Water Quality Permitting and Reporting Information System (PARIS).