Chapter 197-11. SEPA rules.


Section 197-11-010. Authority.
Section 197-11-020. Purpose.
Section 197-11-030. Policy.
Section 197-11-040. Definitions.
Section 197-11-050. Lead agency.
Section 197-11-055. Timing of the SEPA process.
Section 197-11-060. Content of environmental review.
Section 197-11-070. Limitations on actions during SEPA process.
Section 197-11-080. Incomplete or unavailable information.
Section 197-11-090. Supporting documents.
Section 197-11-100. Information required of applicants.
Section 197-11-158. SEPA/GMA project review—Reliance on existing plans, laws, and regulations.
Section 197-11-164. Planned actions—Definition and criteria.
Section 197-11-168. Ordinances or resolutions designating planned actions—Procedures for adoption.
Section 197-11-172. Planned actions—Project review.
Section 197-11-210. SEPA/GMA integration.
Section 197-11-220. SEPA/GMA definitions.
Section 197-11-228. Overall SEPA/GMA integration procedures.
Section 197-11-230. Timing of an integrated GMA/SEPA process.
Section 197-11-232. SEPA/GMA integration procedures for preliminary planning, environmental analysis, and expanded scoping.
Section 197-11-235. SEPA/GMA integration documents.
Section 197-11-238. SEPA/GMA integration monitoring.
Section 197-11-250. SEPA/Model Toxics Control Act integration.
Section 197-11-253. SEPA lead agency for MTCA actions.
Section 197-11-256. Preliminary evaluation.
Section 197-11-259. Determination of nonsignificance for MTCA remedial action.
Section 197-11-262. Determination of significance and EIS for MTCA remedial actions.
Section 197-11-265. Early scoping for MTCA remedial actions.
Section 197-11-268. MTCA interim actions.
Section 197-11-300. Purpose of this part.
Section 197-11-305. Categorical exemptions.
Section 197-11-310. Threshold determination required.
Section 197-11-315. Environmental checklist.
Section 197-11-330. Threshold determination process.
Section 197-11-335. Additional information.
Section 197-11-340. Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
Section 197-11-350. Mitigated DNS.
Section 197-11-355. Optional DNS process.
Section 197-11-360. Determination of significance (DS)/initiation of scoping.
Section 197-11-390. Effect of threshold determination.
Section 197-11-400. Purpose of EIS.
Section 197-11-402. General requirements.
Section 197-11-405. EIS types.
Section 197-11-406. EIS timing.
Section 197-11-408. Scoping.
Section 197-11-410. Expanded scoping. (Optional)
Section 197-11-420. EIS preparation.
Section 197-11-425. Style and size.
Section 197-11-430. Format.
Section 197-11-435. Cover letter or memo.
Section 197-11-440. EIS contents.
Section 197-11-442. Contents of EIS on nonproject proposals.
Section 197-11-443. EIS contents when prior nonproject EIS.
Section 197-11-444. Elements of the environment.
Section 197-11-448. Relationship of EIS to other considerations.
Section 197-11-450. Cost-benefit analysis.
Section 197-11-455. Issuance of DEIS.
Section 197-11-460. Issuance of FEIS.
Section 197-11-500. Purpose of this part.
Section 197-11-502. Inviting comment.
Section 197-11-504. Availability and cost of environmental documents.
Section 197-11-508. SEPA register.
Section 197-11-510. Public notice.
Section 197-11-535. Public hearings and meetings.
Section 197-11-545. Effect of no comment.
Section 197-11-550. Specificity of comments.
Section 197-11-560. FEIS response to comments.
Section 197-11-570. Consulted agency costs to assist lead agency.
Section 197-11-600. When to use existing environmental documents.
Section 197-11-610. Use of NEPA documents.
Section 197-11-620. Supplemental environmental impact statement—Procedures.
Section 197-11-625. Addenda—Procedures.
Section 197-11-630. Adoption—Procedures.
Section 197-11-635. Incorporation by reference—Procedures.
Section 197-11-640. Combining documents.
Section 197-11-650. Purpose of this part.
Section 197-11-655. Implementation.
Section 197-11-660. Substantive authority and mitigation.
Section 197-11-680. Appeals.
Section 197-11-700. Definitions.
Section 197-11-702. Act.
Section 197-11-704. Action.
Section 197-11-706. Addendum.
Section 197-11-708. Adoption.
Section 197-11-710. Affected tribe.
Section 197-11-712. Affecting.
Section 197-11-714. Agency.
Section 197-11-716. Applicant.
Section 197-11-718. Built environment.
Section 197-11-720. Categorical exemption.
Section 197-11-721. Closed record appeal.
Section 197-11-722. Consolidated appeal.
Section 197-11-724. Consulted agency.
Section 197-11-726. Cost-benefit analysis.
Section 197-11-728. County/city.
Section 197-11-730. Decision maker.
Section 197-11-732. Department.
Section 197-11-734. Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
Section 197-11-736. Determination of significance (DS).
Section 197-11-738. EIS.
Section 197-11-740. Environment.
Section 197-11-742. Environmental checklist.
Section 197-11-744. Environmental document.
Section 197-11-746. Environmental review.
Section 197-11-750. Expanded scoping.
Section 197-11-752. Impacts.
Section 197-11-754. Incorporation by reference.
Section 197-11-756. Lands covered by water.
Section 197-11-758. Lead agency.
Section 197-11-760. License.
Section 197-11-762. Local agency.
Section 197-11-764. Major action.
Section 197-11-766. Mitigated DNS.
Section 197-11-768. Mitigation.
Section 197-11-770. Natural environment.
Section 197-11-772. NEPA.
Section 197-11-774. Nonproject.
Section 197-11-775. Open record hearing.
Section 197-11-776. Phased review.
Section 197-11-778. Preparation.
Section 197-11-780. Private project.
Section 197-11-782. Probable.
Section 197-11-784. Proposal.
Section 197-11-786. Reasonable alternative.
Section 197-11-788. Responsible official.
Section 197-11-790. SEPA.
Section 197-11-792. Scope.
Section 197-11-793. Scoping.
Section 197-11-794. Significant.
Section 197-11-796. State agency.
Section 197-11-797. Threshold determination.
Section 197-11-799. Underlying governmental action.
Section 197-11-800. Categorical exemptions.
Section 197-11-810. Exemptions and nonexemptions applicable to specific state agencies.
Section 197-11-820. Department of licensing.
Section 197-11-825. Department of labor and industries.
Section 197-11-830. Department of natural resources.
Section 197-11-835. Department of fish and wildlife.
Section 197-11-845. Department of social and health services and department of health.
Section 197-11-850. Department of agriculture.
Section 197-11-855. Department of ecology.
Section 197-11-860. Department of transportation.
Section 197-11-865. Utilities and transportation commission.
Section 197-11-870. Department of commerce.
Section 197-11-875. Other agencies.
Section 197-11-880. Emergencies.
Section 197-11-890. Petitioning DOE to change exemptions.
Section 197-11-900. Purpose of this part.
Section 197-11-902. Agency SEPA policies.
Section 197-11-904. Agency SEPA procedures.
Section 197-11-906. Content and consistency of agency procedures.
Section 197-11-908. Critical areas.
Section 197-11-910. Designation of responsible official.
Section 197-11-912. Procedures of consulted agencies.
Section 197-11-914. SEPA fees and costs.
Section 197-11-916. Application to ongoing actions.
Section 197-11-917. Relationship to chapter 197-10 WAC.
Section 197-11-918. Lack of agency procedures.
Section 197-11-920. Agencies with environmental expertise.
Section 197-11-922. Lead agency rules.
Section 197-11-924. Determining the lead agency.
Section 197-11-926. Lead agency for governmental proposals.
Section 197-11-928. Lead agency for public and private proposals.
Section 197-11-930. Lead agency for private projects with one agency with jurisdiction.
Section 197-11-932. Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one agency, when one of the agencies is a county/city.
Section 197-11-934. Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from a local agency, not a county/city, and one or more state agencies.
Section 197-11-936. Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one state agency.
Section 197-11-938. Lead agencies for specific proposals.
Section 197-11-940. Transfer of lead agency status to a state agency.
Section 197-11-942. Agreements on lead agency status.
Section 197-11-944. Agreements on division of lead agency duties.
Section 197-11-946. DOE resolution of lead agency disputes.
Section 197-11-948. Assumption of lead agency status.
Section 197-11-950. Severability.
Section 197-11-955. Effective date.
Section 197-11-960. Environmental checklist.
Section 197-11-965. Adoption notice.
Section 197-11-970. Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
Section 197-11-980. Determination of significance and scoping notice (DS).
Section 197-11-985. Notice of assumption of lead agency status.
Section 197-11-990. Notice of action.