WSDOT, regulatory agencies, and tribes make commitments to protect the environment and to minimize impacts. WSDOT uses the Commitment Tracking System (a database) to ensure our projects meet these commitments.

This page contains procedures and tasks that project staff use to successfully track commitments. Chapters 490, 590, and 630 of the WSDOT Environmental Procedures Manual explains why we track commitments.

Design

• Establish a Commitment File – PRO490-a (pdf 98 kb)
• Identify Environmental Commitments – PRO490-b (pdf 101 kb)
• Enter Commitments into the Commitment Tracking System – PRO490-c (pdf 99 kb)
• Verify Commitments are Incorporated into Final Project Design – PRO490-d (pdf 102 kb)
• Close Out Design Commitments Using the Commitment Status Feature – TSK490-f (pdf 115 kb)

Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E)

• Verify the Commitment Tracking System reflects the Project Commitment File – TSK590-a (pdf 101 kb)
• Assign Responsibility to Commitments which Belong to the Contractor – PRO590-a (pdf 116 kb)
• Document Which Commitments Are Covered By Existing Contract Language – PRO590-b (pdf 120 kb)
• Prepare For and Convene an Environmental Commitments Meeting – PRO590-c (pdf 101 kb)
• Prepare Project Special Provisions – PRO590-d (pdf 119 kb)

Active Construction

• Prepare a Compliance Binder/Notebook for the Project – PRO610-a (pdf 101 kb)
• Use CTS to Close Out Completed Commitments – PRO630-a (pdf 121 kb)
• Ensure Maintenance and Operations Receive Commitments – PRO630-d (pdf 99 kb)

Related Webpages

• Federal, State, and Local Permits
• NEPA/SEPA Guidance
• Cultural Resources
• Compliance
• Erosion Control
• Wetlands
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures