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Washington State Wetlands Integration StrategyA. Introduction
B. SWIS Process
1. Work Group Process
2. Role of the Interagency Wetlands Review Board
C. Background - Biology of Wetlands
1. Definition of Wetlands
2. Functions of Wetlands
D. Background - Wetlands Laws and Regulations
1. No-Net-Loss Policy
2. State Laws
- Growth Management Act
- Shoreline Management Act
- Hydraulic Code
- State Environmental Policy Act
- Forest Practices Act
- State Water Pollution Control Act
3. Federal Laws
- Clean Water Act Section 404
- Clean Water Act Section 401
1. Single policy statement
2. Watershed Approach
3. Standards
- Single Wetlands Definition
- Wetlands Delineation Manual
- Functional Assessment
- Cumulative Impacts
4. Data Management
- Information Management System
- Measuring Wetlands Gains and Losses
- Ensuring Successful Mitigation
1. Integrating the Wetlands Planning Components of State Laws
- Growth Management Act
- State Environmental Policy Act
2. State and Federal Role in Local Wetlands Planning
- Technical and Financial Assistance
- State Input Concerning Local Plans
3. Economics and Wetlands
- The Need for Economics
- Defining the "Value" of Wetlands
- Assigning Economic Value to Wetlands
- Costs of the Wetlands Permitting Process
- Valuation Mechanisms
4. Guidance for Local Governments
- Near-Term
- Long-Term
C. Wetlands Permitting Process
1. Streamlining the Permit Process
- Mitigation Requirements
- Hydraulic Code
- Permit Review
2. Property Rights and Takings
3. Water Quality Standards for Wetlands
4. Reducing the Overlap Between Local, State and Federal Programs
- State Assumption of the Federal 404 Program
- General Permits For Avoiding Regulatory Duplication
- Corps' Alternatives Analysis Guidance
- Interlocal Agreements
5. Enforcement
6. Mitigation Banking
1. Introduction
- Description of Terms
- The Non-Regulatory Gap
2. Agency Assistance to Local Communities
- Reallocation of Agency Resources
- Coordinated Agency Outreach
3. Recommendations for Local Communities
- Comprehensive Wetland Protection Programs
4. Fostering Landowner Stewardship
1. History and Current Status
2. Identification of Target Audiences
3. Coordination of Wetlands Education Programs
4. Priority Issues
1. Lead Agency for Permit Review
2. Section 404 Alternatives Analysis
3. General Permit Issued to the State
4. Nationwide General Permit #26
5. Letters of Permission
6. Special Area Management Plans
7. Additional Enforcement Issues
Section IV. SWIS Implementation Chart (Included only in the printed
version of this document)
This section includes an "Implementation Chart" that lists every
recommendation and describes for each: the party that must implement
the recommendation; the action needed; and the timeline for implementation.
Section V. Appendices (Included only in the printed version of this
document)
A. List of Work Group Participants
B. SWIS Local Demonstration Projects
C. Endorsement From Interagency Wetlands Review Board
D. Comment Letters From Participants
E. Bibliography of Economic Sources
F. Education Audience Matrix
This report was funded by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant awarded to the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.
December 1994
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