Sand and Gravel General Permit history

2025 public comment period on the 2026 draft

• Draft 2026 general permit
  • Redline version of the draft permit
• Fact Sheet for the draft 2026 general permit
• Proposed Application for Coverage: Notice of Intent (NOI) for Non-Portable Operations
• Proposed Application for Coverage: Notice of Intent (NOI) for Portable Operations
• Annual Reporting Form
• Chemical Use Plan Form
• Monitoring Point Update Form
• All public comments submitted on the 2026 draft

2021 permit: April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2026

• 2021 Sand and Gravel General Permit, expired March 31, 2026
• Fact Sheet for the draft 2021 general permit
  • Appendix A: Response to Comments
• All public comments received on the 2021 draft
• Small Business Economic Impact Assessment (SBEIA) (October 2020)

2018 permit modification: April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2021

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), and coverage for portable facilities (S12.B) and related coverage forms.

• 2018 Modified Sand and 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 permit: April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2018

• 2016 Sand and Gravel General Permit
• Fact Sheet for the draft 2016 permit
  • Appendix A: Response to Comments on the 2016 draft permit
• Small Business Economic Impact Analysis (September 2015)

Previous Sand and 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).