Upland Finfish Hatching & Rearing General Permit

Submit a new permit application

1. Sign up for a SecureAccess Washington account. SecureAccess Washington, or SAW, is the state's secure portal to access and submit applications. 
2. Add the WQWebPortal service to your SAW account to reapply for coverage.
3. Follow these instructions to reapply for the permit.

• Notice of transfer
• Notice of termination
• Engineering checklist

In the process of raising and releasing fish, hatcheries can produce pollution released in wastewater. These include:

• Organic waste (feed, metabolic waste, carcasses, offal)
• Nutrients
• Medicine (like antibiotics)
• Disease control chemicals
• Sand, silt, and debris

We issue this permit to limit and reduce these pollutants in waters of the state.

You need a permit if your facility discharges 30 days or more per year and at least one of the following:

• Produces more than 20,000 pounds of fish yearly
• Feeds more than 5,000 pounds of fish food in any one month
• We determine your facility contributes significantly to water pollution

• Permit (Expired March 2021)
  • Corrections to errors in permit (errata)
• Fact sheet

Northwest Region

For facilities located in the following counties:

King and Kitsap

Laurie Niewolny
laurie.niewolny@ecy.wa.gov
360-584-8852

Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom

Chris Smith
chris.smith@ecy.wa.gov
206-594-0169

For facilities in the following counties:

Pierce

Honor Carpenter
honor.carpenter@ecy.wa.gov
360-485-2701

Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston

Adonia McKinzi
adonia.mckinzi@ecy.wa.gov
360-480-1434

Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum

Yago Perniciaro
yago.perniciaro@ecy.wa.gov
360-790-3343

For facilities located in the following counties:

Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Yakima

Marcia Porter
marcia.porter@ecy.wa.gov
509-454-7864

Eastern Region

For facilities located in the following counties:

Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman

Jordan Bauer
jordan.bauer@ecy.wa.gov
(509) 329-3485