Common use of WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PERMITTING PROCESS Clause in Contracts

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PERMITTING PROCESS. Hydraulic Project Approvals WDFW will be responsible for issuing a five-year Consolidated HPA to each participating signatory District covered under this Agreement for maintenance activities associated with tidegates and floodgates located within the jurisdictional boundaries of each District, subject to the provisions of RCW 77.55, as amended by House Bill 1418 (2003). A Consolidated Five-Year HPA will be issued, upon proper application, to each District pursuant to this agreement. Each Consolidated Five-Year HPA will be subject to renewal at the end of the 5-year life of the HPA. Any District covered under this Agreement is legally obligated to comply with the provisions and conditions of any HPA issued to them pursuant to RCW 77.20.100 and other applicable rules and regulations administered by WDFW. Failure to do so may result in penalties as provided by state law. In the event a Consolidated Five-Year HPA issued in conjunction with this Agreement is denied or otherwise legally terminated, the District in question will henceforth be required to secure an individual site and/or project specific HPA for each maintenance action occurring below the ordinary high water (OHW) line in designated watercourses (other than those that are wholly artificial) that occur within the legally established boundaries of the District. Unavoidable impacts to fish and fish habitat resulting from these individually permitted activities will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. State Environmental Policy Act WDFW will be the lead agency for SEPA. An environmental checklist will be completed to address each participating District’s maintenance actions. This checklist will provide information about the proposal and its potential impacts on the environment. After the checklist has been completed, WDFW, acting as the lead agency, will review the checklist and other information involving the proposed action. When WDFW has sufficient information to determine that the proposed action is unlikely to have a significant adverse environmental impact, it will issue a determination of non-significance (DNS). The DNS may have a public and agency comment period. If it is determined through review of the checklist that significant environmental impacts will occur, WDFW will request that the District complete an EIS.

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PERMITTING PROCESS. Hydraulic Project Approvals WDFW will be responsible for issuing a five-year Consolidated HPA to each participating signatory District covered under this Agreement for maintenance activities associated with tidegates and floodgates located within the jurisdictional boundaries of each District, subject to the provisions of RCW 77.55, as amended by House Bill Xxxx 1418 (2003). A Consolidated Five-Year HPA will be issued, upon proper application, to each District pursuant to this agreement. Each Consolidated Five-Year HPA will be subject to renewal at the end of the 5-year life of the HPA. Any District covered under this Agreement is legally obligated to comply with the provisions and conditions of any HPA issued to them pursuant to RCW 77.20.100 and other applicable rules and regulations administered by WDFW. Failure to do so may result in penalties as provided by state law. In the event a Consolidated Five-Year HPA issued in conjunction with this Agreement is denied or otherwise legally terminated, the District in question will henceforth be required to secure an individual site and/or project specific HPA for each maintenance action occurring below the ordinary high water (OHW) line in designated watercourses (other than those that are wholly artificial) that occur within the legally established boundaries of the District. Unavoidable impacts to fish and fish habitat resulting from these individually permitted activities will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. State Environmental Policy Act WDFW will be the lead agency for SEPA. An environmental checklist will be completed to address each participating District’s maintenance actions. This checklist will provide information about the proposal and its potential impacts on the environment. After the checklist has been completed, WDFW, acting as the lead agency, will review the checklist and other information involving the proposed action. When WDFW has sufficient information to determine that the proposed action is unlikely to have a significant adverse environmental impact, it will issue a determination of non-significance (DNS). The DNS may have a public and agency comment period. If it is determined through review of the checklist that significant environmental impacts will occur, WDFW will request that the District complete an EIS.