Regulations & Permits - Washington State Department of Ecology

Pend Oreille County request for ECY SEPA lead

Pend Oreille County Commissioners' letter requesting Ecology take the lead agency role in Environmental review of PacWest Silicon’s proposal

https://ecology.wa.gov/po-county-to-ecy-request-lead-agency-status

Interpretive Statement on Subdivision SEPA Exemptions

SEPA Interpretive Statement

https://ecology.wa.gov/index-sea-interpretive-statement

Fire Mountain Farms SEPA checklist

State Environmental Policy Act checklist for Fire Mountain Farms' proposed biosolids land application site

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-checklist

Ecology letter on Cowlitz County Permit, 10/9/19

Cowlitz County Permit SL 16-0975 Port of Kalama and Northwest Innovation Works – Applicants Incomplete Shoreline Conditional Use Permit #1056

https://ecology.wa.gov/kalama-10-9-19-letter-pdf

SEPA Environmental Checklist

Governmental agencies use this checklist to help determine whether the environmental impacts of your proposal are significant.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-environmental-checklist-doc

SEPA Environmental Checklist

Governmental agencies use this checklist to help determine whether the environmental impacts of your proposal are significant.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-environmental-checklist-pdf

SEPA Supplemental Orca Checklist

The SEPA supplemental orca checklist helps guide lead agencies in determining whether there are vessel traffic impacts to the Southern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) population in Washington state marine waters.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-supplemental-orca-checklist-doc

SEPA Supplemental Orca Checklist

The SEPA supplemental orca checklist helps guide lead agencies in determining whether there are vessel traffic impacts to the Southern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) population in Washington state marine waters.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-supplemental-orca-checklist-pdf

Rulemaking Announcement (WAC 173-445) 04/30/20

This is a rulemaking announcement (CR-101) for WAC 173-445, Greenhouse Gas Assessment for Projects.

https://ecology.wa.gov/rulemaking-announcement-wac-173-445-04-30-20

OTS-4081.1 for filing

Under RCW 43.21C.440, GMA counties/cities may designate a planned action.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ots-4081-1-for-filing

SEPA CR-103

The Washington State Department of Ecology is adopting expedited rulemaking at the direction of the Washington legislature to amend Chapter 197-11 WAC, SEPA Rules. This rulemaking will incorporate amendments and new language in Chapter 43.21C RCW, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and amends other sections of the rule to align with legislative directives.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-cr-103

SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance

Chapter 246, 2022 Session Law (Substitute Senate Bill 5818) of the Washington State Legislature mandated the Department of Ecology to complete expedited rulemaking by Dec. 31, 2022.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-determination-of-nonsignificance

SEPA Environmental Checklist

The checklist guidance is intended to help applicants complete Section A of the SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) environmental checklist.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-environmental-checklist

SEPA Checklist and DNS (WAC 173-350) 01/23/18

This is the environmental checklist and determination of nonsignificance for proposed rulemaking on WAC 173-350 - 01/23/18

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-checklist-and-dns-wac-173-350-01-23-18

Statewide SEPA register

We maintain a searchable database of received SEPA records since 2000.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-register

SEPA guidance

Overview, purpose, and details of SEPA review process.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-guidance

SEPA document templates (forms)

SEPA checklist with guidance plus other suggested templates for SEPA notices.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-document-templates

SEPA laws and regulations: current & historical revisions

We manage SEPA and related rules and provide background about rulemaking.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-laws-rules

SEPA training

We provide SEPA training sessions and other presentations.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-workshops-training

Overview of Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

SEPA is the environmental review process for public agencies in Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/sepa/environmental-review/sepa-guidance/basic-overview