The MAP Team can provide WSDOT with Regulatory and Technical assistance when requested. In order to obtain assistance the Environmental Coordinator should contact the appropriate person on the MAP Team. If you are unsure who you need to contact, the MAP Team Coordinator can help determine the appropriate person.

Regulatory Services

The MAP Team is available to assist WSDOT with any questions they have regarding the statutory requirements the MAP Team resource agencies regulate. Questions are usually about a specific project, a permit, or permit conditions. The following is a list of typical regulatory services the MAP Team can provide.

Ecology (Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Determination, Isolated Wetland Administrative Order):

• Washington State water quality standards.
• Short term mixing zone requests.
• Section 401 Individual Permit (IP) questions.
• Section 401 Letter of Verification (LOV) questions.
• Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency (CZM) Determination questions.
• Isolated wetland Administrative Order questions.
• Water Quality Monitoring and Protection Plans (WQMPP).
• Section 401 permit compliance questions.
• Permit application requirements for Section 401, CZM and isolated wetland order.
• Section 401 permit modifications.
• Assistance in determining if a project will qualify for an IP or a LOV.
• Stormwater site plans questions.
• Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (TESC) plans.
• Questions related to 303d listed water bodies.
• NPDES permit compliance questions.

WDFW (Hydraulic Project Approval):

• In-water work windows.
• Noise mitigation requirements.
• Habitat mitigation requirements.
• Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) complete application requirements.
• Emergency HPA procedure.
• Expedited HPA procedure.
• Permit compliance questions.
• Monitoring requirements.
• Working over water requirements.
• HPA permit modifications.

Corps (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the River and Harbors Act): 

• Jurisdictional determination.
• Permit compliance questions.
• Jurisdictional ditch questions.
• Specific Nationwide Permit questions.
• Assistance in determining whether a project will be an Individual Permit or Nationwide Permit.
• Assistance in determining which Nationwide permit a project may receive.
• Complete application requirements for Section 404 and Section 10 Individual and Nationwide Permit.
• Regional permit conditions.
• Questions regarding Corps coordination with Tribes, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Fish and Wildlife (USFWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).

Technical Services

The MAP Team is available to assist WSDOT with any technical questions they have. Questions are usually about a specific project or general questions for a technical expert. The following is a list of technical services the MAP Team can provide.

Ecology (Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Determination, Isolated Wetland Administrative Order):

• Wetland avoidance and minimization questions.
• Wetland ratings.
• Wetland delineation.
• Wetland mitigation concept and design questions.
• BMP selection and implementation.
• Wetland mitigation ratios.
• Water quality treatment.
• Highway Runoff Manual compliance.
• Design and construction of permanent stormwater pollution control facilities.
• Water quality monitoring questions.
• Mitigation site monitoring questions.
• Site specific questions for mitigation sites or construction sites.
• Low impact development techniques.
• Green highways practices to mitigating stormwater runoff.
• Stream diversion questions.

WDFW (Hydraulic Project Approval):

• Stream fish use determination.
• Streambed gravel requirements.
• Water crossing structures (culverts, bridges and conduit) installation, replacement and maintenance questions.
• Stream simulation culvert questions.
• Fish passage questions.
• Permit modifications.
• Integrated Streambank Protection Guideline (ISPG) questions.
• Stream Habitat Restoration Guidelines (SHRG) questions.
• Fish diversion handling questions.
• Stream diversion questions.
• Channel relocation questions.
• Stream habitat assessment.
• Habitat restoration questions.
• Riparian restoration questions.
• Large woody material repositioning or placement.
• Chronic Environmental Deficiencies (CED) project questions.
• Dock, pier, ramp, and float questions.
• Stormwater outfall structure questions.
• Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) questions.
• Bulkhead questions.

Corps (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the River and Harbors Act):

• Wetland avoidance and minimization questions.
• Wetland ratings.
• Wetland delineation.
• Wetland mitigation concept and design questions.
• Wetland mitigation ratios.
• Mitigation site monitoring questions.
• Site specific questions for mitigation sites or construction sites.