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Washincrton State Wetland Programs (Council of State Governments Database) 



Wetland Programs 1 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 

 Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 

 Compliance 



Problems 



Success 

 EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 

 Cumulative Impacts 



Section 401 Permits " .' ' ■:■ . 



Washington 



State Walter -Quality Certification Program' • •" • 

 Washington State Department of Ecology 

 Water quality certification for federal 

 permits/licenses -- u.-- - • 



Section 401, Clean Water Act 



St.ate general, revenue funds - • ." ' ' " 

 Chapter -1.0,6 funds^:.,- . 



Jurisdiction .determined by appropriate Federal- 

 .agency.;- . -- ; 



All mapjjed . ,,: , ' ■" '-.-■ ■ '■ 



Dredge and filL. .: ...-:: ■ : '." 



FERC hydropower ., . ' e:i J 



Coast Guard permUtS- '• ■ k-- ' ■ -^ " 



Federal exemptions. r-o -.•■.• . - - 



Wood waste (Corps of Engineers claims it is out 

 of their jurisdiction) 



Garbage disposal " z:i."Ci:.^ b. ■'...t.^i' 



Automobile body disposal 



Downstream impacts on wetlands not considered - 

 Use. surface water 'quality standards on wetlands'^ 

 . se.ctioti 404 compliance via Corps of Engineers 



7. lead. If water.- quality standards are'-not^met, 

 state will withhold certification 

 Underestimated value of wetlands .-r ;; 



Acquisition needed. to provide adequate wetlands" 

 protection - . - :'" 



Wood waste (unregulated) is primary cause of 

 wetland destruction 



Yes - slow process - -. Jt.-t.Tcr r.nl-t.3 



Section 404 - technical assistance and review 

 None -, : -. ; -: d - i ■" . . ■ "f^^""- ~^ 



Corps may consider the cumulative impacts of '- ' 

 development'A'on wetlands as noted on Paggf34; - OTA 

 Regional' StiJdy,- 33. CFR 



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