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

Final SEPA Documents From 2007 Click here for current SEPA Documents SEPA # Project County Signed Comment Deadline Status 07101 WHAM - Grasscarp - Private Pond Spokane 12/18/07 01/02/07 FINAL 03 JAN 08 07100AD Addendum - Salmon Creek Estuary Restoration Project (Also see: SEPA 07085) Mason 12/07/07 01/18/08 FINAL 22 JAN 08 07099 George Adams Hatchery Pollution Abatement Pond Mason 12/12/07 12/26/07 FINAL 27 DEC 07 07098 Cowlitz Wildlife Area Beaver Dam Breach - Kosmos Unit Lewis 12/12/07 12/26/07 FINAL 27 DEC 07 07097 WDFW Proposed Mineral Prospecting (Gold and Fish) Rule Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (754 KB) - Amendatory Section - WAC 220-110-020, Definitions - PDF Format (1.94 MB) - Amendatory Section - WAC 220-110-206, Authorized work times and mineral prospecting equipment restrictions - PDF Format (382 KB) Statewide 01/07/08 01/22/08 FINAL 23 JAN 08 07096 Jarrell - Grasscarp - Private Pond San Juan 12/11/07 12/26/07 FINAL 27 DEC 07 07095 Eilts - Grasscarp - Private Pond Clark 12/18/07 01/02/08 FINAL 03 JAN 08 07094 Hintz - Grasscarp - Private Pond Grant 11/19/07 12/03/07 FINAL 04 DEC 07 07093 Rygh - Grasscarp - Unnamed Pond Grays Harbor 11/19/07 12/03/07 FINAL 04 DEC 07 07092 Flood damage repair for WDFW owned and maintained river access boat ramps and associated facilities (multiple) Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (39.9 KB) Statewide 11/09/07 11/23/07 FINAL 26 NOV 07 07091 Fourlakes - Grasscarp - Lake 4&5 King 11/19/07 12/03/07 FINAL 04 DEC 07 07090 Sand Removal for Cranberry Bog Maintenance Pacific 11/19/07 12/03/07 FINAL 04 DEC 07 07089 Reclassification of the Bald Eagle from State Endangered to State Sensitive Species (Protected Wildlife) Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (39.9 KB) - Status Report - PDF Format (4.87 MB) Statewide 11/02/07 11/19/07 FINAL 20 NOV 07 07088 Maintenance Activities WDFW Statewide Fishways under the jurisdiction of the TAPPS Division / Habitat Program Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (42.5 KB) - Fishway List - PDF Format (111.25 KB) Statewide 10/23/07 11/06/07 FINAL 07 NOV 07 07087 Case - Grasscarp - Pond King 10/18/07 11/01/07 FINAL 01 NOV 07 07086 Yakima Canyon Bird Preserve Kittitas 10/18/07 11/01/07 FINAL 02 NOV 07 07085 Salmon Creek Estuary Restoration Project Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (55 KB) - JARPA - PDF Format (74 KB) - Revised drawings (10/29/07) - PDF Format (21 KB) - Description of Salmon Creek Estuary Restoration Project - PDF Format (169 KB) - NOAA compliance letter - PDF Format (1.17 MB) - Image - north and south sites Jefferson 12/07/07 12/21/07 extended to 01/18/08 FINAL 22 JAN 08 07084 Currier Creek Diversion Barrier Removal Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (1.31 MB) Kittitas 10/09/07 10/25/07 FINAL 24 OCT 07 07083 Cooper - Grasscarp - Unnamed Pond Clallam 10/05/07 10/22/07 FINAL 22 OCT 07 07082 Solmar Homeowners Association - Grasscarp - Solmar Lake Clallam 09/26/07 10/10/07 FINAL 10 OCT 07 07081 Cook - Grasscarp - Eastlake Pond Benton 09/26/07 10/10/07 WITHDRAWN 04 OCT 07 07080 Burbank Dredging of Pumping Plants 2 & 3 Walla Walla 09/19/07 10/03/07 FINAL 04 OCT 07 07079 Dupree - Grasscarp - Private Pond Clallam 09/19/07 10/04/07 FINAL 05 OCT 07 07078 Hanna - Grasscarp - Pond Clallam 09/19/07 10/03/07 FINAL 04 OCT 07 07077 Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation District #19 -Maintenance Dredging Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (50K) Skagit 09/07/07 09/21/07 FINAL 24 SEP 07 07076 Ramaker- Grasscarp-Pond Clark 09/07/07 09/21/07 FINAL 24 SEP 07 07074 Boyd - Grass carp - Pond Yakima 08/23/07 09/06/07 FINAL 07 SEP 07FINAL 07 SEP 07 07073 Reseck Farm Pond Jefferson 08/17/07 08/31/07 FINAL 04 SEP 07 07071 EWC Canal Siphon Under Currier Creek: Fish Passage and Screening Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (1.32 MB) Kittitas 08/10/07 08/24/07 FINAL 27 AUG 07 07070Scoping Game Management Plan Statewide 08/31/07 10/01/07 FINAL 02 OCT 07 07069 New WAC Chapter 232-13; Public Conduct on Wildlife Areas and Access Sites Owned and Controlled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Also see: - Map of WDFW Wildlife Areas and Access Sites - PDF Format (1.11 MB) - DRAFT Chapter 232-13 WAC Statewide 09/07/07 09/21/07 FINAL 24 SEP 07 07068 Yar Vegetation Removal Jefferson 08/10/07 08/24/07 FINAL 27 AUG 07 07067 Graham - Grasscarp - Lake Clallam 09/17/07 10/01/07 FINAL 02 OCT 07 07066 Mulcahey - grass carp - unnamed pond Stevens 07/30/07 08/13/07 FINAL 14 AUG 07 07065AD Lake and Stream Rehabilitation 2007 Also see: - Blue Lake (Lime Belt Region) - Lake Mgmt Plan - PDF Format (33 KB) - Blue Lake (Lime Belt Region) - Pre-Rehabilitation Plan - PDF Format (23 KB) - Byron Ponds, Sunnyside Wildlife Area - Lake Mgmt Plan - PDF Format (30 KB) - Byron Ponds, Sunnyside Wildlife Area - Pre-Rehabilitation Plan - PDF Format (21 KB) - Chopaka Lake - Lake Mgmt Plan - PDF Format (33 KB) - Chopaka Lake - Pre-Rehabilitation Plan - PDF Format (25 KB) - Corral, Blythe, Chukar and Scaup lakes - Lake Mgmt Plan - PDF Format (29 KB) - Corral, Blythe, Chukar and Scaup lakes - Pre-Rehabilitation Plan - PDF Format (22 KB) - Sprague Lake and adjacent waters - Lake Mgmt Plan - PDF Format (53 KB) - Sprague Lake and adjacent waters - Pre-Rehabilitation Plan - PDF Format (43 KB) - Maps - 2007 SEPA proposals - PDF Format (1.8 MB) Adams, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Yakima 07/27/07 08/27/07 FINAL 28 AUG 07 07064 Skagit County Diking District #3 Drainage Maintenance Agreement and Drainage Maintenance Plan Also see: - Addendum F, Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (54 KB) - Diking District 3 Agreement - PDF Format (65 KB) - Figure 1 - PDF Format (498 KB) - Figure 2 - PDF Format (3.12 MB) - Figure 2a - PDF Format (2.93 MB) - Figure 3 - PDF Format (475 KB) - Figure 4 - PDF Format (391 KB) - Figure 5 - PDF Format (3.06 MB) - Figure 6 - PDF Format (2.92 MB) - Figure 7 - PDF Format (2.93 MB) - Figure 8 - PDF Format (10.67 MB) - Addendum A-1, Drainage Maintence Plan - BMPs - PDF Format (19 KB) - Addendum A-3, Drainage Maintence Plan - HPA Provisions - PDF Format (31 KB) - Addendum B, Drainage Maintance Plan - PDF Format (195 KB) - Addendum E, JARPA - PDF Format (67 KB) - Data sources for figures in the Skagit Drainage and Fish Initiative Drainage Maintenance Agreements - PDF Format (11.6 KB) Skagit 07/30/07 08/13/07 FINAL 14 AUG 07 07063Scoping State Wolf Management Scoping Statewide 08/01/07 08/31/07 FINAL 04 SEP 07 07062 Wiley Slough Estuarine Restoration For project documentation see: - http://www.wileyslough.org - Recreational Replacement Lands - PDF Format (14.2 KB) Skagit 07/30/07 08/13/07 FINAL 14 AUG 07 07061 Willapa River Estuary - REVISED Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (60 KB) Pacific 07/20/07 08/03/07 FINAL 06 AUG 07 07060AD Addendum - Touchet River Screen Consolidation and Fishway Walla Walla 06/20/07 NONE FINAL 20 JUN 07 07058DEIS - Steelhead DEIS - Cover Letter PDF Format (25 KB) - Statewide Steelhead Management Plan - DEIS - PDF Format (3.9 MB) Statewide 08/01/07 09/10/07 FINAL 11 SEP 07 07056 Long Lake Access Redevelopment Kitsap 06/19/07 07/3/07 FINAL 03 JUL 07 07055 Shillapoo Viewing Blind and Storage Shed Project Clark 06/19/07 07/3/07 FINAL 03 JUL 07 07054 Swift Dam #1 Fish Collector Geotechnical Borings Pierce 06/12/07 06/26/07 FINAL 27 JUN 07 07052 Palmer - Grass carp - Private Pierce 06/01/07 06/15/07 FINAL 18 JUN 07 07051 Seattle Golf Club - Grass carp - (5) ponds King 05/30/07 06/13/07 FINAL 14 JUN 07 07050AD Addendum - Bush Point Launch and Parking Areas Also see: - Drawings - Bush Point Boating Access - PDF Format (442 KB) Kittitas 05/16/07 NONE FINAL 16 MAY 07 07049 Dickinson Bridge Installation Lewis 05/16/07 05/30/07 FINAL 31 MAY 07 07048 Independent Screening Facility Clallam 05/23/07 06/05/07 FINAL 06 JUN 07 07047 Lohse - Grass carp - Private Pond Whatcom 05/16/07 05/30/07 FINAL 31 MAY 07 07046AD Addendum - Whiskey Dick Grazing Permit Kittitas 05/11/07 NONE FINAL 11 MAY 07 07044 Falls Creek Bridge Installation and Streambed Maintenance Mason 05/11/07 05/25/07 FINAL 29 MAY 07 07043AD Addendum - Lake Tahuya Access Development Also see: - Map - PDF Format (665 KB) Kitsap 05/08/07 NONE FINAL 08 MAY 07 07042 Corning - Grass carp - Synergy Farm Pond San Juan 05/03/07 05/16/07 FINAL 18 MAY 07 07041AD Addendum - South Fork Chinook Supplementation Weir Project Also see: - Map - PDF Format (100 KB) Whatcom 05/02/07 NONE FINAL 02 MAY 07 07040 Sand Mining for Cranberry Bogs Pacific 05/03/07 05/16/07 FINAL 16 MAY 07 07039 Lyons - Grass carp - Hyde Lake King 05/02/07 05/16/07 FINAL 17 MAY 07 07038 Jack Eaton and Sons - Lmuma Creek habitat enhancement project - Yakima River component Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (7.3 MB) Kittitas 05/01/07 05/15/07 FINAL 16 MAY 07 07037 Native Oyster Habitat Enhancement in Liberty Bay Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (70 KB) - ESA/EFH consultation - PDF Format (51 KB) - USFWS interagency consultation - PDF Format (177 KB) - Corps of Engineers permit - PDF Format (544 KBB) Kitsap 05/01/07 05/15/07 FINAL 16 MAY 07 07036 Schneider Habitat Enhancement Project on the Cowiche Creek Also see: - Enviromental checklist - PDF Format (7.3 MB) Yakima 05/01/07 05/15/07 FINAL 16 MAY 07 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 07034 Brown Ditch dredging Lewis 04/26/07 05/10/07 FINAL 11 MAY 07 07033 Beebe Springs Natural Area Development - Phase 2 Also see: - Biological and Essential Fish Habitat Assessment - PDF Format (350 KB) - Soil sampling report - PDF Format (3.83 MB) - Compiled wetland report - PDF Format (22.6 MB) - Beebe Springs BA action area - PDF Format (554 KB) - Appendix A - PDF Format (412 KB) - Appendix B - PDF Format (1021 KB) - Appendix C - PDF Format (5.93 MB) Chelan 04/25/08 05/09/07 FINAL 10 MAY 07 07032 City of Renton Maplewood Golf Course - Grass Carp - Ponds 6, 7, 9, 18 King 04/23/07 05/07/07 FINAL 08 MAY 07 07031 Hopkins - Grass Carp - Pink Palace Pond San Juan 04/23/07 05/07/07 FINAL 08 MAY 07 07030 Oak Creek Wildlife Area Extension of the Elderberry North Prescribed Fire - Phase 1 Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (79 KB) - Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact - PDF Format (1.28 MB) - Elderberry EA Chapter II Alternative 4 - PDF Format (549 KB) - Elderberry North Prescribed Fire Plan - Map - Elderberry EA Project and WDFW Proposed Extension of the Elderberry Prescribed Burn - PDF Format (2.26 MB) - Map - WDFW (Oak Creek) Extension of Elderberry Prescribed Burn - PDF Format (2.70 MB) Yakima 04/18/08 05/02/07 FINAL 03 MAY 07 07029 North Bellingham golf Course - Grass Carp - 13 Ponds Addendum Walla Walla 04/12/07 04/12/07 FINAL 12 APR 07 07028 Nichols - Grass Carp - Nichols Pond Whatcom 04/12/07 04/26/07 FINAL 27 APR 07 07025 Clyde Shooting Preserve Walla Walla 04/10/07 04/24/07 FINAL 25 APR 07 07024 Misery Point boat ramp replacement Kitsap 03/16/07 03/30/07 FINAL 02 APR 07 07023 Tiger Trout stocking in Beehive, Lilly, clear and Black lakes reservoirs (Wenatchee Heights Lakes) Chelan 03/15/08 03/29/07 FINAL 30 MAR 07 07022 Boyd Brown diversion removal and irrigation improvement project Yakima 03/13/08 03/20/07 FINAL 21 MAR 07 07021 Private floating residential dock - Lost Lake Snohomish 03/13/08 03/20/07 FINAL 21 MAR 07 07020 Lake Tahuya Access Development Also see: - Environmental Checklist - PDF Format (40 KB) - Revised site plan for Lake Tahuya proposed access development - PDF Format (704 KB) Kitsap 02/28/08 03/16/07 FINAL 20 MAR 07 07019 Hoodsport Hatchery ADA Enhancement Project Mason 02/23/07 03/09/07 FINAL 12 MAR 07 07018 Beach Sand and Mining for Cranberry Bogs Pacific 02/22/07 03/08/07 FINAL 09 MAR 07 07017 Curl Lake Fish Passage Barrier Removal Project Whatcom 02/16/07 03/02/07 FINAL 05 MAR 07 07016 North Fork Nooksack River Acclimation Pond Whatcom 02/12/07 02/26/07 FINAL 27 FEB 07 07015 Diamond Lake RV Resort - Grasscarp - Diamond Lake/Mallard Marsh Pend Orielle 02/12/07 02/26/07 FINAL 27 FEB 07 07014 Pump Screen Installations - Yakima River Basin Yakima, Kittitas, Benton 02/07/07 02/21/07 FINAL 22 FEB 07 07013 Hoodsport Hatchery Pollution Abatement Pond Mason 02/06/07 02/20/07 FINAL 21 FEB 07 07012AD Wilcox - Grasscarp - Private Pond Pierce 01/30/07 02/06/07 FINAL 30 JAN 07 07011 REVISED - Paterson-Columbia River Boat Access Benton 01/24/07 NONE REVISED FINAL 24 JAN 07 07010MDNS Wilcox - Grasscarp - Private Pond Pierce 01/23/07 02/06/07 FINAL 07 FEB 07 07009 REVISED - McKenna Forest Reserve - Grasscarp - Lake Tule Pierce 01/23/07 02/06/07 REVISED FINAL 12 FEB 07 07008 Scotch Creek Wildlife Area Riparian Restoration Okanogan 01/22/07 02/05/07 FINAL 06 FEB 07 07007 Mallard Marsh Wetland Restoration Snohomish 01/12/07 01/26/07 FINAL 29 JAN 07 07006 French Creek Estates Wetland Restoration Snohomish 01/11/07 01/23/07 FINAL 26 JAN 07 07005AD Addendum to Paterson - Columbia River Boat Access Benton 01/09/07 NONE FINAL 09 JAN 07 07004 Fish Screening Projects on Swauk Creek Kittitas 01/09/07 01/23/07 FINAL 24 JAN 07 07003 George Creek Access Road Restructure Asotin 01/09/07 01/23/07 FINAL 24 JAN 07 07002 Type N experimental buffer Treatment Study Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Skamania, Clark 01/08/07 01/22/07 FINAL 23 JAN 07 07001 Reardan / Audubon Lake Viewing Blinds Lincoln 01/08/07 01/22/07 FINAL 23 JAN 07 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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