- Permitting agency:
- Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), when located on non-tribal land (ecyrefedpermits@ecy.wa.gov, 360-407-6076)
- More information is available here on the process with Ecology and Section 401 Water Quality Certification
- Typical Document Requirements:
- Documentation of a Pre-Filing Meeting Request
- Permit application
- JARPA
- JARPA drawings
- Water Quality Monitoring Plan
- Farming Best Management Practices (from the programmatic consultation)
- Typical Process:
- Submit a Federal Permit Package
- Fill out a Pre-Filing Meeting Request to the permitting agency; Add a “Cc:” to the email being sent to Ecology with the Corps’ email address, NWS-PermitApp@usace.army.mil.
- Attend pre-filing meeting with certifying authority, if they say that they want to meet; otherwise, wait 30 days before filing certification request.
- Submit permit package through the website.
- Public notice and comment period (15-30 days).
- Certifying authority issues a decision.
- Refer to this flow chart of the process.
- Track Section 401 WQC here: Ecology Decisions