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Briefing: Flood Hazard Management - View material presented by Gordon White, Ecology's Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program Manager, to House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on January 21, 2008 (pdf)

Wetland Mitigation That Works Forum - The forum will work to develop a vision of what a comprehensive range of mitigation options for Washington State looks like, including wetland banking, conservation banking, in-lieu fee programs, and other approaches. Site includes an overview, meetings schedule, and scope of work.

Shellfish Committee Information - The 2007 Washington State Legislature passed SSHB 2220 relating to shellfish aquaculture. More...

SEPA Environmental Checklist - Imperium Grays Harbor (15 mb. pdf) - The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is in receipt of the attached State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental checklist from Imperium Grays Harbor, L.L.C. for the Biodiesel Production Facility project located at the Port of Grays Harbor. The checklist and any additional relevant information provided by consulted agencies and governments will be used by Ecology in making a SEPA threshold determination. A threshold determination is the formal decision as to whether a proposal is likely to result in significant adverse environmental impacts that would require review in an environmental impact statement (EIS). Read entire cover letter description (55 kb. pdf).

SEPA Environmental Checklist - Northwest Renewable Ethanol Production Facility in Longview (36 mb. pdf) - The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is in receipt of the attached State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental checklist from Northwest Renewable, LLC, for the Corn Based Fuel Ethanol Production Facility at the Mint Farm Industrial Park in Longview, WA. The checklist and any additional relevant information provided by consulted agencies and governments will be used by Ecology in making a SEPA threshold determination. A threshold determination is the formal decision as to whether a proposal is likely to result in significant adverse environmental impacts that would require review in an environmental impact statement (EIS).

WAC's 173-18, 20, 22, and 27 - Click to view the proposed text to the Shoreline Management Act. (pdf, 40 pages)

NW Pipeline Capacity Replacement Project - Draft Environmental Impact Statement released.