Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 77 Fish And Wildlife (Formerly: Game And Game Fish) - Chapter 77.55 Construction Projects In State Waters

77.55.011 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Bed" means the land below the ordinary high water ...

77.55.021 Permit
(1) Except as provided in RCW 77.55.031, 77.55.051, and 77.55.041, in the event that any person or government agency desires to undertake a hydraulic project, ...

77.55.031 Driving across established ford
The act of driving across an established ford is exempt from a permit. Driving across streams or on wetted streambeds at areas other than established ...

77.55.041 Derelict fishing gear -- Removal
The removal of derelict fishing gear does not require a permit under this chapter if the gear is removed according to the guidelines described in ...

77.55.051 Spartina/purple loosestrife -- Removal or control
(1) An activity conducted solely for the removal or control of spartina does not require a permit. (2) An activity conducted solely for the removal ...

77.55.061 Hazardous substance remedial actions -- Procedural requirements not applicable
The procedural requirements of this chapter shall not apply to any person conducting a remedial action at a facility pursuant to a consent decree, order, ...

77.55.071 Certain secure community transition facilities not subject to this chapter
An emergency has been caused by the need to expeditiously site facilities to house sexually violent predators who have been committed under chapter 71.09 RCW. ...

77.55.081 Removal or control of aquatic noxious weeds -- Rules -- Pamphlet
(1) By June 30, 1997, the department shall develop rules for projects conducted solely for the removal or control of various aquatic noxious weeds other ...

77.55.091 Small scale prospecting and mining -- Rules
(1) Small scale prospecting and mining shall not require a permit under this chapter if the prospecting is conducted in accordance with rules established by ...

77.55.101 Environmental excellence program agreements -- Effect on chapter
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legal requirement under this chapter, including any standard, limitation, rule, or order is superseded and replaced in accordance ...

77.55.111 Habitat incentives agreement
When a private landowner is applying for a permit under this chapter and that landowner has entered into a habitat incentives agreement with the department ...

77.55.121 Habitat incentives program -- Goal -- Requirements of agreement -- Application evaluation factors
(1) Beginning in January 1998, the department and the department of natural resources shall implement a habitat incentives program based on the recommendations of federally ...

77.55.131 Dike vegetation management guidelines -- Memorandum of agreement
The department and the department of ecology will work cooperatively with the United States army corps of engineers to develop a memorandum of agreement outlining ...

77.55.141 Marine beach front protective bulkheads or rockwalls
(1) In order to protect the property of marine waterfront shoreline owners it is necessary to facilitate issuance of permits for bulkheads or rockwalls under ...

77.55.151 Marina or marine terminal
(1) For a marina or marine terminal in existence on June 6, 1996, or a marina or marine terminal that has received a permit for ...

77.55.161 Storm water discharges
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all permits related to storm water discharges must follow the provisions established in this section. (2) Permits ...

77.55.171 Watershed restoration projects -- Permit processing
A permit required by the department for a watershed restoration project as defined in RCW 89.08.460 shall be processed in compliance with RCW 89.08.450 through ...

77.55.181 Fish habitat enhancement project -- Permit review and approval process
(1) In order to receive the permit review and approval process created in this section, a fish habitat enhancement project must meet the criteria under ...

77.55.191 Columbia river anadromous fish sanctuary -- Restrictions
(1) Except for the north fork of the Lewis river and the White Salmon river, all streams and rivers tributary to the Columbia river downstream ...

77.55.201 Landscape management plan
A landscape management plan approved by the department and the department of natural resources under RCW 76.09.350(2) shall serve as a permit for the life ...

77.55.211 Informational brochure
The department, the department of ecology, and the department of natural resources shall jointly develop an informational brochure that describes when permits and any other ...

77.55.221 Flood damage repair and reduction activities -- Five-year maintenance permit agreements
The department shall, at the request of a county, develop five-year maintenance permit agreements, consistent with comprehensive flood control management plans adopted under the authority ...

77.55.231 Conditions imposed upon a permit -- Reasonably related to project
(1) Conditions imposed upon a permit must be reasonably related to the project. The permit conditions must ensure that the project provides proper protection for ...

77.55.241 Off-site mitigation
(1) The legislature finds that the construction of hydraulic projects may require mitigation for the protection of fish life, and that the mitigation may be ...

77.55.251 Mitigation plan review
When reviewing a mitigation plan under RCW 77.55.021, the department shall, at the request of the project proponent, follow the guidance contained in RCW 90.74.005 ...

77.55.261 Placement of woody debris as condition of permit
Whenever the placement of woody debris is required as a condition of a permit issued under RCW 77.55.021, the department, upon request, shall invite comment ...

77.55.271 Sediment dredging or capping actions -- Dredging of existing channels and berthing areas -- Mitigation not required
The department shall not require mitigation for sediment dredging or capping actions that result in a cleaner aquatic environment and equal or better habitat functions ...

77.55.281 Fishways on certain agricultural drainage facilities
(1) The department may not require a fishway on a tide gate, flood gate, or other associated man-made agricultural drainage facilities as a condition of ...

77.55.291 Civil penalty
(1) The department may levy civil penalties of up to one hundred dollars per day for violation of any provisions of RCW 77.55.021. The penalty ...

77.55.301 Hydraulic appeals board -- Members -- Jurisdiction -- Procedures
(1) There is created within the environmental hearings office under RCW 43.21B.005 the hydraulic appeals board of the state of Washington. (2) The board consists ...

77.55.311 Hydraulic appeals board -- Procedures
(1) In all appeals, the board shall have all powers relating to administration of oaths, issuance of subpoenas, and taking of depositions, but such powers ...