Stabilized slopes above I-90

WSDOT develops tools to help our staff protect environmental resources during construction. These resources help us comply with regulatory requirements. Below are links to these resources:

• Contract Enforcement
• High-Visibility Construction Fencing
• Construction Stormwater
• Erosion Control
• In-Water Work
• Hazardous Materials
• Cultural Resources
• Wetlands and Mitigation
• Fish and Wildlife
• Reporting Non-Compliance
• Related Resources

Contract Enforcement

How can I boost environmental compliance on my project? (pdf 422 kb)

• Establish Expectations at the Preconstruction Meeting (pdf 99 kb)
• 2004 Compliance Implementing Agreement for Water Quality Standards (pdf 263 kb)

High-Visibility Construction Fencing

• Procedure for Protecting Sensitive Areas (pdf 102 kb)
• Standard Plans: High Visibility Fence Details
• Wetland and Sensitive Area Protection: Standard Specification 1-07.16(2)
• Construction Requirements: Standard Specification 8-01.3
• Project Delivery Memo #09-02

Construction Stormwater

• How can I avoid water quality issues during construction? (pdf 592 kb)
• Highway Runoff Manual: NPDES Construction Stormwater Sampling and Reporting Procedures
• NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit (Department of Ecology)
• Spills and Illicit Discharge and Detection and Elimination

Erosion Control

• Erosion Control Program
• Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control (CESCL) Training
• Construction Manual - Erosion Control
• Highway Runoff Manual
• Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (TESC) Plan Guidelines
• Best Management Practices for Erosion Control
• Standard Plans: Site Preservation and Erosion Control (Section I)

In-Water Work

• Procedure for Preparing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan for In-Water Work (pdf 106 kb)
• Fish Moving Protocols and Standards (pdf 164 kb)
• Stream Diversion Template (doc 85 kb)

Hazardous Materials 

• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan Forms and Templates
• SPCC Plan Requirements: Standard Specification 1-07.15(1)
• Spill Plan Reviewer’s Guidance (pdf 2 mb)
• Secondary Containment (pdf 558 kb)
• Underground Storage Tank Removal Notification
• Asbestos Removal

Cultural Resources

• Archaeological and Historical Objects: Standard Specification 1-07.16(4)
• Cultural Resource Compliance
  

Wetlands and Mitigation

• WSDOT and Wetlands
• Wetland and Sensitive Area Protection: Standard Specification 1-07.16(2)
• Procedure for Coordinating Wetland/Stream Mitigation As-Built Submittals (pdf 133 kb)
• Procedure to Request Mitigation Monitoring Services of the WSDOT HQ Wetland Program (pdf 105 kb)

Fish and Wildlife 

• Fish and Wildlife Compliance

Reporting Non-Compliance

• Environmental Compliance Assurance Procedure

Related Resources

• Environmental Procedures Manual
• Chapter 600 Construction
• Chapter 610 Preparation for Construction
• Chapter 620 During Construction
• Environmental Construction for Compliance (pdf 98 kb) -- Training Manual (pdf 4.3 mb)

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