The Handbook helps local governments update their shoreline master programs.

We support local governments in administering and enforcing shoreline permits.

References to SEPA topics in rule and statute​.

Guidance to complete Water section for Part B of SEPA environmental checklist.

SEPA Guidance for Plants section, Part B for the state Environmental Checklist.

Guidance for Energy & natural resources section for Part B, SEPA environmental checklist.

Guidance for completing Housing section for Part B of the SEPA environmental checklist.

Guidance for completing Light & glare section in Part B of the SEPA environmental checklist.

Guidance for Transportation section for Part B of SEPA environmental checklist.

This is a resource page, including meeting agendas and presentations, for the advisory council.

Map showing Shoreline Environment Designations for Lewis County SMP (report figure 1)

View current public notices for statewide projects seeking Section 401 water quality certification and Coastal Zone Management approval.

See our recent decisions on Section 401 water quality and CZM federal consistency.

This map-based tool provides examples of beach projects on Puget Sound where alternatives to hard-shoreline armoring were used.

SEPA Notice of Withdrawal Template Word Version

SEPA Notice of Withdrawal PDF Version

SEPA MDNS Template PDF Version

This 2016 business plan details how Ecology plans to meet the goals of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Risk MAP Program and the dedicated resources needed to meet Washington's unique and growing need for natural hazard information.

Summary of local, state and federal legal authorities for commercial fish farms

Draft outline of net pen guidance technical document