Description:
The Environmental Procedures Manual provides guidance on environmental procedures for WSDOT and its environmental consultants. The manual outlines the department's legal requirements related to natural and man-made environmental resources and is a keystone of the department's Environmental Management System (EMS).
Revision History / Individual Chapters
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Date Originally Published:
April, 1989
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Publication Number:
M 31-11
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Last Modified:
October, 2009
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Version:
M 31-11.06
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Manual Manager:
Bruce Smith
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Originators:
Environmental Services Office, Engineering and Regional Operations Division
- # of Pages: 1090
- Subject: Environmental procedures for department employees and consultants.
- Keywords: Environmental Procedures Manual, Washington State Department of Transportation Environmental Procedures Manual, WSDOT Environmental Procedures Manual
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Revision History 
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M 31-11.04 September 2008 (509 KB)
M 31-11.05 October 2008 (340 KB)
Individual Environmental Procedures Manual Chapterstop
Contents (pdf 274 KB)
Part 1 Purpose and Overview
Chapter 100 Purpose and Overview (pdf 444 KB)
Part 2 Transportation Planning
Chapter 200 Transportation Planning (pdf 379 KB)
Chapter 210 Legal and Policy Framework for Transportation Planning
(pdf 346 KB)
Chapter 220 WSDOT Transportation Planning Studies (pdf 326 KB)
Chapter 230 Local, Metropolitan, and Regional Transportation Plans
(pdf 253 KB)
Chapter 240 The Washington Transportation Plan (pdf 305 KB)
Part 3 Project Scoping and Programming
Chapter 300 Project Scoping and Planning (pdf 361 KB)
Chapter 310 Project Scoping (pdf 443 KB)
Chapter 320 Project Programming (pdf 330 KB)
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Part 4 Design and Environmental Review
Chapter 400 Design and Environmental Review (pdf 441 KB)
Chapter 410 Environmental Review Process Overview (pdf 693 KB)
Chapter 411 Environmental Review Documents and Procedures
(pdf 1.3 MB)
Chapter 412 Indirect and Cumulative Impacts (pdf 412 KB)
Chapter 413 Watershed Characterization (pdf 303 KB)
Chapter 420 Earth (Geology and Soils) (pdf 368 KB)
Chapter 425 Air (pdf 799 KB)
Chapter 430 Surface Water (pdf 502 KB)
Chapter 431 Wetlands (pdf 540 KB)
Chapter 432 Floodplain (pdf 466 KB)
Chapter 433 Groundwater (pdf 417 KB)
Chapter 436 Wildlife, Fish, and Vegetation (pdf 1.3 MB)
Chapter 440 Energy (pdf 340 KB)
Chapter 446 Noise (pdf 648 KB)
Chapter 447 Hazardous Materials (pdf 769 KB)
Chapter 450 Land Use (pdf 582 KB)
Chapter 456 Historic, Cultural, and Archaeol (pdf 1.5 MB)
Chapter 457 Section 4(f) Evaluation (pdf 702 KB)
Chapter 458 Social and Economic (pdf 670 KB)
Chapter 459 Visual Impacts (pdf 448 KB)
Chapter 460 Transportation (pdf 461 KB)
Chapter 470 Public Services and Utilities (pdf 360 KB)
Chapter 490 Tracking Environmental Commitments (pdf 198 KB)
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Part 5 Environmental Permitting and PS&E
Chapter 500 Environmental Permitting and PS&E (pdf 635 KB)
Chapter 510 FAWs, Streamling, and Permitting Tips (pdf 1.5 MB)
Chapter 520 Federal Approvals (pdf 600 KB)
Chapter 530 Tribal Approvals (pdf 286 KB)
Chapter 540 State Approvals (pdf 968 KB)
Chapter 550 Local Approvals (pdf 413 KB)
Chapter 590 Tracking Environmental Commitments (pdf 477 KB)
Part 6 Construction
Chapter 600 Construction (pdf 291 KB)
Chapter 610 Environmental Requirements in Construction (pdf 566 KB)
Chapter 620 Environmental Procedures During Construction
(pdf 795 KB)
Chapter 690 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 554 KB)
Part 7 Maintenance and Operations
Chapter 700 Maintenance and Operations (pdf 278 KB)
Chapter 710 Environmental Requirements in Maintenance and
Operations (pdf 321 KB)
Chapter 720 Technical Guidance (pdf 364 KB)
Chapter 790 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 338 KB)
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Part 8 Property Management
Chapter 800 Property Management (pdf 274 KB)
Chapter 810 Utilities Accommodation (pdf 288 KB)
Chapter 820 Surplus Real Property Disposal (pdf 389 KB)
Chapter 890 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 194 KB)
Appendices (pdf 1.3 MB)
Appendix A Abbreviations and Acronyms (pdf 162 KB)
Appendix B Glossary (pdf 499 KB)
Appendix C Agency Web Sites (pdf 251 KB)
Appendix D Environmental Statutes and Regulations (pdf 247 KB)
Appendix E-1 Index of Interagency Agreements (pdf 216 KB)
Appendix E-2 Interagency Agreements - WSDOT Process
(pdf 223 KB)
Appendix E-3 Environmental Commitments in Interagency Agreements
(pdf 341 KB)
Appendix F Environmental Permits and Approvals (pdf 300 KB)
Appendix G WSDOT Agency Contacts (pdf 445 KB)
This abstract was last modified October 9, 2009