We provide a variety of services to help WSDOT comply with environmental laws and regulations. These include:
- Compliance Guidance
- Project-Specific Help
- Environmental Management System
What types of environmental compliance guidance do we provide?
We provide many types of compliance guidance to help WSDOT comply with all of the environmental laws and regulations that may apply during various phases of the WSDOT Transportation Decision-Making Process. These include the WSDOT Environmental Procedures Manual; various Interagency Agreements, Executive Orders, and Instructional Letters pertaining to environmental matters; WSDOT's Project Scoping Guidance, including Project Summary Forms and Instructions; some example Environmental Review Summaries; some "Critical Path Timelines" for project delivery; various forms of NEPA/SEPA guidance, including some example NEPA/SEPA documents; some guidance on federal, tribal, state, and local permits; and an Environmental Compliance Assurance Procedure for use during construction and maintenance.
What types of project-specific help do we provide?
We provide two basic types of project-specific help to other WSDOT offices and local transportation agencies: help with Environmental Impact Analysis and help with environmental permitting.
What does our Environmental Management System (EMS) include?
Environmental Services Office has developed several components of an Environmental Management System that will include the policies, procedures, tools, training, and auditing elements required to ensure that environmental requirements are effectively and efficiently met.