The STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) provides a medium for citizens of the state to protect their environment. The law (Chapter 43.21C RCW) requires state and local governments within the state to:

"UTILIZE a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decision making which may have an impact on man's environment;" and

ENSURE "...environmental amenities and values will be given appropriate consideration in decision making along with economic and technical considerations..."

PROVIDE a forum for the public and other government agencies to comment on the proposal so that changes may be made during the planning phase before construction begins, to reduce impacts. When significant impacts have been identified a full review of all affected elements of our environment must be completed. This is called an Environmental Impact Statement.

Any governmental action may be conditioned or denied pursuant to SEPA. Since the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) issues permits, i.e., Hydraulic Project Approvals, Grass Carp Applications, and Shooting Preserve Permits, we may be the Lead Agency in reviewing an applicant's project or action before issuing our permit. This status is determined by rule in WAC 197-11-922 through WAC 197-11-946. All agencies must send their own SEPA required actions out for review, as well, including WDFW.

WDFW Merged SEPA Rules WAC 220-100: WDFW State Environmental Policy Act Rules WAC 197-11: Statewide SEPA Rules RCW 43.21C: State Environmental Policy

The following projects are being sent out for review. By each document will be the date it was signed and the comment period. The last column includes the day it was finalized.

If you wish to review the determinations, please click on the highlighted project title. Online documents are in Adobe PDF Format. If you need to upgrade or install Adobe Acrobat Reader click here. For more information, contact Teresa Eturaspe at (360) 902-2575 or SEPAdesk@dfw.wa.gov.

Download SEPA Checklists:

• SEPA Environmental Checklist: PDF Format / WordPerfect / Microsoft Word
• SEPA Grass Carp Checklist: PDF Format / Microsoft Word

SEPA # Project County Signed Comment Deadline Status SEPA Documents 08030 Blue Mountain Elk Fence, School Fire Reconstruction Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (653 KB) Garfield 05/08/08 05/22/08   08029 Rockpile Creek Fire Barb Wire Fence Reconstruction Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (698 KB) Asotin 05/08/08 05/22/08   08028 Haenel - Grasscarp - Private Pond San Juan 05/06/08 05/20/08   08027 Mattoon and Fio Rito Lake Integrated Vegetation Management Also see: - Environmental Checklist - Mattoon - PDF Format (57 KB) - Environmental Checklist - Fio Rito - PDF Format (57 KB) - PolarisTM AQ Herbicide label - PDF Format (102 KB) - Material Safety Data Sheet PolarisTM AQ - PDF Format (86 KB) - Aqua Neat® label - PDF Format (148 KB) Kittitas 05/06/08 05/20/08   08026 Olympic / Willapa Hills Wildlife Area Salvage and Thinning Project Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (252 KB) - Federally listed, proposed or candidate species - PDF Format (25 KB) - Olympic Units - PDF Format (36 KB) - Forest Practict Activity Map - Johns River Units 1-5 - PDF Format (960 KB) - Forest Practict Activity Map - Johns River Unit 6 - PDF Format (1.2 MB) - Forest Practict Activity Map - Olympic Units 1-9 - PDF Format (700 KB) - Forest Practict Activity Map - Olympic Units 10-11 - PDF Format (748 KB) Grays Harbor 05/06/08 05/20/08   08024 Members Club at Aldarra - Grasscarp - Irrigation Pond King 05/01/08 05/15/08   08019 2009-15 Game Management Plan Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) Also see: - DSEIS - 2009-2015 Game Management Plan Development Statewide 04/28/08 05/30/08   08018 Notice of Action - Reducing the Impact on At-Risk Salmon and Steelhead by California Sea Lions in the Area Downstream of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington Skamania 04/15/08 05/14/08   08013 U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Program Statewide 03/27/08 04/10/08 PENDING Final SEPA Documents 08025AD Addendum - Bear Creek Country Club - Grasscarp - Four Ponds King 04/21/08 04/21/08 FINAL 21 APR 08 08023 Glenhaven Lakes Club - Grasscarp - Private Lake Whatcom 04/21/08 05/05/08 FINAL 6 MAY 08 08021 Tacoma Country and Golf Club - Grasscarp - Private Pond Pierce 04/17/08 05/01/08 FINAL 2 MAY 08 08020 Howe Gregory - Grasscarp - Private Pond San Juan 04/17/08 05/01/08 FINAL 2 MAY 08 08017 Birch Bay Village - Grasscarp - Thunder Bird Kwann Whatcom 03/28/08 04/11/08 FINAL 14 APR 08 08016 Paquette/Ellis - Grasscarp - Private Pond San Juan 03/28/08 04/11/08 FINAL 14 APR 08 08015 Roessel - Grasscarp - Private Pond Whatcom 03/28/08 04/11/08 FINAL 14 APR 08 08014 Bear Creek Beaver Dam Removal King 03/27/08 04/11/08 FINAL 14 APR 08 08012 Reducing the Impact of At-risk Salmon and Steelhead by California Sea Lions in the Area Downstream of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (2.20 MB) - Environmental Assessment - PDF Format (1.09 MB) - NMFS Finding of No Significant Impact - PDF Format (207.47 KB) Skamania 03/21/08 04/04/08 FINAL 10 APR 08 08011 Sherman Creek 5-Year Habitat Improvement Project Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (768 KB) - Draft Environmental Assessment - PDF Format (1.19 MB) - USFWS Notification Letter - PDF Format (79 KB) Yakima Kittitas Ferry Stevens 03/28/08 SEPA due 04/11/08 NEPA due 04/28/08 SEPA FINAL 14 APR 08 NEPA FINAL 29 APR 08 08010 Whiskey Dick Grazing Permit - Withdrawal Kittitas 03/05/08 03/05/08 WITHDRAWN 05 MAR 08 07035 Whiskey Dick Grazing Permit Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (75 KB) - Livestock Grazing Plan - PDF Format (907 KB) - Permit area map - PDF Format (773 KB) Kittitas 04/30/07 05/29/07 WITHDRAWN 05 MAR 08 08009 Lewis Street Access Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (1.17 MB) - Site maps - PDF Format (404.42 KB) Snohomish 02/22/08 03/07/08 FINAL 10 MAR 08 08008 Moran - Grasscarp - Private pond Clark 02/22/08 03/07/08 FINAL 10 MAR 08 08007EIS Final EIS Statewide Steelhead Management Plan Also see: - Cover Letter, Final EIS & SSMP - PDF Format (13.14 MB) Statewide 02/29/08 02/29/08 FINAL 29 FEB 08 08006 Statewide Fish Retention Screen Maintenance Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (448.74 KB) Statewide 02/01/08 02/15/08 FINAL 18 FEB 08 08005 Leque Island Setback Levee - Estuary Restoration Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (71.93 KB) - Vicinity map - PDF Format (1.58 MB) - Programmatic Biological Assessment Consistency Form for USFWS Restoration Activities - PDF Format (2.19 MB) - Programmatic Biological Assessment Consistency Form (cont.) - PDF Format (1.78 MB) Snohomish 01/31/08 02/14/08 FINAL 15 FEB 08 08004 Taneum Creek Large Woody Debris (LWD) Recruitment Project - Phase One Kittitas 01/30/08 02/13/08 FINAL 14 FEB 08 08003 Bush Point Access Site: Transfer of Onwership to Port of South Whidbey Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (1.17 MB) Island 01/29/08 02/12/08 FINAL 13 FEB 08 08002 Skagit Delta Tidegates and Fish Initiative Implementation Agreement Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (1.82 MB) - Skagit Delta Tidegates and Fish Initiative Implementation Agreement - Working Draft - PDF Format (7.81 MB) Skagit Snohomish 01/29/08 02/12/08 FINAL 13 FEB 08 08001 Tibbitts - Grasscarp - Private Pond Pierce 01/11/08 01/25/08 FINAL 28 JAN 08 2007 SEPA Document Archive 2006 SEPA Document Archive 2005 SEPA Document Archive 2004 SEPA Document Archive 2003 SEPA Document Archive 2002 SEPA Document Archive 2001 SEPA Document Archive 1999-2000 SEPA Document Archive

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