Comments Close 11/16/2020 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/15/2020-17116/proposal-to-reissue-and-modify-nationwide-permits

Ecology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, are soliciting comments from interested parties on a draft update to the 2006 interagency guidance, Wetland Mitigation in Washington State, Part 1. This guidance applies to activities affecting wetlands in the State of Washington. This update incorporates and […]

On June 1, 2020, EPA finalized the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule to implement the water quality certification process consistent with the text and structure of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The final rule establishes procedures that promote consistent implementation of CWA section 401 and regulatory certainty in the federal licensing and permitting […]

Wednesday, September 30, 20201:00-2:30 AKT, 2:00-3:30 PST, 3:00-4:30 MST Please join EPA Region 10’s Wetlands and Oceans Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for an overview of: To join this webinar: For more information on the Corps of Engineers proposed new and revised Nationwide Permits, go to: https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/National-Notices-and-Program-Initiatives/ For more information on the […]

Doodle Poll for the fall meeting of the Washington State Wetland Program Plan Interagency Work Group: https://doodle.com/poll/t9744gzx3f44m7xn. For more information also see: https://pnwtwig.wordpress.com/2020/01/10/tribes-invited-to-join-interagency-work-group/

Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule – State and Tribal Webinar Series On June 1, 2020, EPA finalized the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule to implement the water quality certification process consistent with the text and structure of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The final rule establishes procedures that promote consistent implementation […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it has prepared its proposal to renew and revise 52 nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The proposal includes five new […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) published the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining “waters of the United States” in the Federal Register on April 21, 2020; the rule will become effective on June 22, 2020. The final rule will replace the Step One Rule published in October 2019. […]

WA Dept. of Ecology (in coordination with EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) has been working on an update to the 2006 interagency wetland mitigation guidance and is asking for reviewers to provide feedback on an early draft. The document will go out for public comment in fall 2020. They especially invite tribal […]