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

• Publication Number: M 31-11
• Last Modified: June, 2011
• Version: M 31-11.10
• Manual Manager: Vicki Steigner
• Originators: Environmental Services Office, Engineering and Regional Operations Division
• # of Pages: 514
• Subject: Environmental procedures for department employees and consultants.
• Keywords: Environmental Procedures Manual, Washington State Department of Transportation Environmental Procedures Manual, WSDOT Environmental Procedures Manual
• Related Publications:

Individual Environmental Procedures Manual Chapterstop

Foreword (pdf 186 KB)
Contents (pdf 201 KB)

Chapter 100 Purpose and Overview (pdf 254 KB)

Chapter 200 Transportation Planning (pdf 312 KB)  

Chapter 300 Project Scoping and Programming (pdf 426 KB)

Chapter 400 Design and Environmental Review (pdf 316 KB)

Chapter 410 Environmental Review Process Overview (pdf 485 KB)

Chapter 411 Environmental Review Documents and Procedures 
                    (pdf 521 KB)
Chapter 412 Indirect and Cumulative Impacts (pdf 393 KB)

Chapter 420 Earth (Geology and Soils) (pdf 293 KB)

Chapter 425 Air (pdf 636 KB)
Chapter 430 Surface Water (pdf 369 KB)

Chapter 431 Wetlands (pdf 274 KB)

Chapter 432 Floodplains (pdf 388 KB)

Chapter 433 Groundwater (pdf 314 KB)

Chapter 436 Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation (pdf 503 KB)

Chapter 440 Energy (pdf 272 KB)

Chapter 446 Noise (pdf 533 KB)

Chapter 447 Hazardous Materials (pdf 681 KB)

Chapter 450 Land Use (pdf 374 KB)

Chapter 456 Historic, Cultural, and Archaeological Resources (pdf 1.5 MB)

Chapter 457 Section 4(f) Evaluation (pdf 420 KB)

Chapter 458 Social and Economic (pdf 370 KB)

Chapter 459 Visual Impacts (pdf 355 KB)

Chapter 460 Transportation (pdf 404 KB)

Chapter 470 Public Services and Utilities (pdf 309 KB)

Chapter 490 Tracking Environmental Commitments in Design (pdf 189 KB)

Chapter 500 Environmental Permitting and PS&E (pdf 527 KB)

Chapter 510 Streamlining and Permitting Tips (pdf 910 KB)

Chapter 530 Tribal Approvals (pdf 220 KB)

Chapter 590 Tracking Environmental Commitments in Construction(pdf 341 KB)

Chapter 600 Construction (pdf 251 KB)

Chapter 610 Environmental Requirements in Construction (pdf 557 KB)

Chapter 620 Environmental Procedures During Construction 
                    (pdf 597 KB)

Chapter 690 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 1.6 MB)

Chapter 700 Maintenance and Operations (pdf 222 KB)

Chapter 710 Environmental Requirements in Maintenance and 
                    Operations (pdf 254 KB)

Chapter 720 Technical Guidance (pdf 323 KB)

Chapter 790 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 347 KB)

Chapter 800 Property Management (pdf 219 KB)

Chapter 810 Utilities Accommodation (pdf 223 KB)

Chapter 820 Surplus Real Property Lease and Disposal (pdf 355 KB)

Chapter 890 Implementing Environmental Commitments (pdf 161 KB)

Appendix A Environmental Executive Orders and Interagency Agreements (pdf 298 KB)

Index (full manual) 

Revision History

Date	Version	Complete	Revision
2011 June	M 31-11.10	PDF (6 MB)	PDF (6 MB)
2010 October	M 31-11.09	PDF (10 MB)	PDF (10 MB)
2010 June	M 31-11.08	PDF (11 MB)	PDF (1.4 MB)
2010 February	M 31-11.07	PDF (11 MB)	PDF (1.6 MB)
2009 September	M 31-11.06	PDF (10 MB)	PDF (8 MB)
2008 October	M 31-11.05	PDF (10 MB)	PDF (340 KB)
2008 September	M 31-11.04		PDF (509 KB)

 

 

This abstract was last modified August 10, 2011