Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit

The general permit covers the discharge of products used to control noxious weeds in waters of Washington state.  Under the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act, a permit is required to discharge pollutants that alter the biological or chemical characteristics of a water body.

Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit Documents
        
I.  Permit Information

How to register online

To register for a Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit online, you must first sign up for a SecureAccess Washington (SAW) account. A SAW account gives you access to a growing list of government services while ensuring your privacy. Please complete the following instructions to access the Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit online registration form.

Register for the Aquatic Noxious Weed Control General Permit Online - in 3 easy steps

  1. Sign up for a SecureAccess Washington account

Click “sign up” below. Complete the 6 part sign up sequence. Enter your information including your name and email address. You will receive an email confirmation. Click on the link in the email.

Sign Up for a SecureAccess Washington account

Add Service for Aquatic Noxious Weed Registration

Go to Aquatic Noxious Weed Registration

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  1. Add service for Aquatic Noxious Weed Registration

Login to SecureAccess Washington. Under “Add a new Service,” look for “ Aquatic Noxious Weed NPDES Permit.” Click “Apply” in the left column. Your registration request will be sent to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Approval will take one or more business days. You will receive an approval email. Click on the link in the approval email.

  1. Go to Aquatic Noxious Weed Registration

Login to SecureAccess Washington. Under “Services” go to Aquatic Noxious Weed NPDES Permit. Complete the online form.

II. Treatment Site Information

Call or contact Jon Jennings for information about specific sites proposed for herbicide treatment - (360) 407-6938 or joje461@ecy.wa.gov.

III. Monitoring Results

Lakes

Freshwater Emergent Plants

For more information please contact:

Jon Jennings  (permit administration)
Phone: (360) 407-6283
E-mail: joje461@ecy.wa.gov

Kathy Hamel (technical assistance)
Phone: (360) 407-6562
E-mail: kham461@ecy.wa.gov

Greg Haubrich (general information or noxious emergent plants)
Phone: (509) 225-2604
E-mail: ghaubrich@agr.wa.gov

Chad Phillips (state Spartina coordinator)
Phone: (360) 902-1923
E-mail: CPhillips@agr.wa.gov