Ecology Services > Permits

Permits, Licenses, and Certifications

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The Governor’s Office of Regulatory Assistance (ORA)* has several resources to help you determine what environmental permits might be required for your project. ORA is a separate state agency that helps people understand how government requirements apply to environmental permitting and business licensing. Ecology and other state natural resource agencies work with ORA to help people know how to comply with permitting and regulatory requirements.

Please keep in mind that it is your responsibility to know what environmental permits will be needed for your project. These ORA resources can help you get started:

• Project Questionnaire
• Permit Process Schematics
• Permit Handbook

For questions about the Project Questionnaire or Permit Handbook, please contact the Office of Regulatory Assistance (ORA)* at 800-917-0043.

Forms, Fees, Instructions, Contacts, Etc.

• Summary of all Permits (Alphabetized)
• Summary of all Permits (By Category)

• State Permits
  • General Requirements / SEPA
  • Air Quality Permits
  • Aquatic Resource Permits
  • Archaeology and Historic Preservation Permits
  • Land Resource Permits
  • Livestock Permits
  • Pesticide Permits
  • Waste and Toxic Substance Permits (including biosolids, spills, and underground storage tanks)
  • Water Quality Permits
  • Water Resource Permits
  • Wetland Permits
• Federal Requirements (including 401 certification, dredge and fill, and coastal zone management)
• Local Permits (including shoreline development)

 

* ORA previously was named the Office of Permit Assistance (OPA) and, earlier, the Permit Assistance Center (PAC).