Washington applicants and consultants filing non-exempt projects

Where is the project in Washington?

Draft Washington's SEPA environmental checklist (WAC 197-11-960) from your site and plans, with flags for water work. Free to read, pay to download.

Free to read
No sign-up until the draft
Every fact cites its source

ePlan fills in

Parcel
Wetlands
Streams
Priority habitats
Soils and slope

How it works

SEPA environmental checklist, from one answer

Enter the site and describe the project.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
ePlan maps wetlands, streams, habitats and soils and answers each section.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
Read the checklist free, then download it to sign Part C and file.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

SEPA environmental checklist and 3 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

SEPA environmental checklist (WAC 197-11-960)

A. Background
B.1 Earth
B.3 Water
B.4 and B.5 Plants and animals
B.7 Environmental health
B.8 Land and shoreline use

Modeled on: WAC 197-11-960 environmental checklist and Ecology's SEPA checklist guidance

Next · 2

HPA application

Project and water body
Work description and timing
Fish protection measures
Plans and drawings

Next · 3

Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA)

Applicant and agent
Project location
Work in water
Permits requested

Next · 4

Critical areas report

Critical areas on and near the site
Buffers
Impacts
Mitigation

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

ParcelRegrid nationwide parcel data (county assessor)
WetlandsUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory
Streams and lakesUSGS National Hydrography Dataset
Priority habitats and speciesWDFW Priority Habitats and Species map
Soils and slopeUSDA NRCS Web Soil Survey
Flood zoneFEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

14 days

is how long an agency must wait after issuing a SEPA determination of nonsignificance before acting, in the cases the rule lists
Source: WAC 197-11-340(2)(a)

Questions

SEPA environmental checklist: what people ask

Do I need an expert to fill out the checklist?

Usually not. The checklist's own instructions say most applicants can answer from their own observations or project plans without hiring experts. If you don't know an answer, or a question doesn't apply, say so.

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Is my project exempt from SEPA?

Projects at or below the minimum exempt levels skip the checklist, including 4 single-family homes, a 10,000 square foot agricultural building, or 100 cubic yards of fill. Cities and counties may set higher levels.

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Who prepares the checklist?

The lead agency either prepares it or requires the applicant to. The agency may also mark questions already covered by local ordinances, plans or other legal authority.

Source: app.leg.wa.gov