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Chapter 478-324 WAC:
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Chapter 478-324 WAC
HTMLPDF 478-324-010 Authority.
HTMLPDF 478-324-020 Adoption by reference.
HTMLPDF 478-324-030 Additional consideration in timing of threshold determination and EIS process.
HTMLPDF 478-324-040 SEPA advisory committee established for environmental review.
HTMLPDF 478-324-045 SEPA advisory committee responsibility.
HTMLPDF 478-324-060 Additional considerations in determination of nonsignificance.
HTMLPDF 478-324-070 Additional considerations in mitigated DNS.
HTMLPDF 478-324-090 Additional considerations in determination of significance and scoping.
HTMLPDF 478-324-100 Additional consideration of EIS content.
HTMLPDF 478-324-110 Additional recipients of DEIS.
HTMLPDF 478-324-120 Additional recipients of FEIS.
HTMLPDF 478-324-130 Establishment of SEPA information center.
HTMLPDF 478-324-140 Additional methods of public notice.
HTMLPDF 478-324-145 No administrative appeal.
HTMLPDF 478-324-150 Additional definitions.
HTMLPDF 478-324-160 University compliance with flexible thresholds.
HTMLPDF 478-324-170 Emergencies.
HTMLPDF 478-324-180 Designation of responsible official.
HTMLPDF 478-324-190 Procedures on consulted agencies.
HTMLPDF 478-324-200 Determining the lead agency.
HTMLPDF 478-324-210 Determination of lead unit.
HTMLPDF 478-324-220 SEPA policy rule and substantive authority.
HTMLPDF 478-324-230 Severability.
478-324-050 Additional considerations in threshold determination process. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-050, filed 10/2/84.] Repealed by WSR 00-04-039, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120.
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The University of Washington adopts these procedures under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), RCW 43.21C.120, and the SEPA rules, WAC 197-11-904.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-010, filed 10/2/84. Formerly chapter 478-325 WAC.]
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The university hereby adopts by reference the following sections of the SEPA rules, chapter 197-11 of the Washington Administrative Code.
197-11-250
SEPA/Model Toxics Control Act integration.
197-11-253
SEPA lead agency for MTCA actions.
197-11-256
197-11-259
Determination of nonsignificance for MTCA remedial actions.
197-11-262
197-11-265
197-11-268
197-11-721
Closed record appeal.
197-11-775
Open record hearing.
197-11-825
197-11-835
Department of social and health services and department of health.
197-11-850
197-11-860
197-11-865
197-11-870
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8. WSR 14-17-097, § 478-324-020, filed 8/19/14, effective 9/19/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 43.21C.120. WSR 03-12-007, § 478-324-020, filed 5/22/03, effective 6/22/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-020, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-020, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional consideration in timing of threshold determination and EIS process.
(1) For project-type actions involving construction or modification of facilities, the threshold determination, DNS, mitigated-DNS, or draft EIS shall be completed no later than the authorization to prepare construction documents. When an EIS is required, the final EIS shall be issued no later than seven days prior to the award of a construction contract.
(2) For nonproject-type actions, the threshold determination, DNS, mitigated-DNS, or EIS shall be completed prior to final approval or adoption of the proposal by the board of regents or agent delegated by the board to take such action. When an EIS is required, the final EIS shall be issued no later than seven days prior to the approval or adoption of a proposal.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-030, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-030, filed 10/2/84.]
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SEPA advisory committee established for environmental review.
A SEPA advisory committee (the committee) shall be established to assist the university with environmental review and with integrating SEPA procedures with the planning and decision-making process. The committee shall aid the university in complying with the State Environmental Policy Act (chapter 43.21C RCW) and State Environmental Policy Act rules (chapter 197-11 WAC), except for those actions pertaining to the metropolitan tract. The committee shall consist of members representing the students, faculty, and staff of the university and shall be appointed by the president. It shall be the mission of the committee to ensure that sound decision making at the university includes early consideration of environmental values and goals and timely preparation and review of environmental analysis.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-040, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-040, filed 10/2/84.]
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SEPA advisory committee responsibility.
(1) The responsible official shall consult with the committee as follows:
(2) Committee review of scoping notice, DNS, and mitigated DNS may occur without a formal meeting.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 1, § 2. WSR 10-23-039, § 478-324-045, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 43.21C.120. WSR 03-12-007, § 478-324-045, filed 5/22/03, effective 6/22/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-045, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00.]
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Additional considerations in determination of nonsignificance.
(1) The responsible official shall send the DNS and environmental checklist to agencies with jurisdiction, the city-university community advisory committee, and the SEPA advisory committee.
(2) If the university withdraws a DNS and makes a new threshold determination, the responsible official shall send notice of any withdrawn DNS and new threshold determination to agencies with jurisdiction, the city-university community advisory committee, and the SEPA advisory committee.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-060, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-060, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional considerations in mitigated DNS.
(1) In consultation with the SEPA advisory committee, the responsible official will determine if there are mitigating measures and clarifications or changes to the environmental checklist which would reduce impacts to the extent that a mitigated DNS could be issued.
(2) All mitigation measures in a mitigated DNS for a proposed project shall be included in the final project, with the exception of any measures clearly the responsibility of another agency.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-070, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-070, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional considerations in determination of significance and scoping.
(1) Scoping shall be used for EISs and supplemental EISs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-090, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-090, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-090, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional consideration of EIS content.
Where the university is lead agency, the EIS preparers of the university shall determine the organization of the EIS, even though other agencies with jurisdiction are involved with the proposal.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-100, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional recipients of DEIS.
(1) The university shall send copies of the draft EIS to the SEPA advisory committee and the city-university community advisory committee.
(2) The university shall provide notice of the draft EIS to all individuals, organizations and agencies who provided comment during the scoping process.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-110, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-110, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional recipients of FEIS.
(1) The university shall send copies of the final EIS to the SEPA advisory committee and the city-university community advisory committee.
(2) The responsible official shall send notice of availability of the final EIS to anyone who received and/or commented on the DEIS.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-120, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-120, filed 10/2/84.]
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Establishment of the SEPA information web site.
(1) The University of Washington capital planning and development office shall serve as the location for the university's SEPA information web site.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-130, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8. WSR 14-17-097, § 478-324-130, filed 8/19/14, effective 9/19/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 1, § 2. WSR 10-23-039, § 478-324-130, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-130, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-130, filed 10/2/84.]
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Additional methods of public notice.
The university shall provide public notice of scoping, DNS with comment period, public hearings scheduled in accordance with these procedures and availability of draft and final EISs by providing notice in such form as a press release or advertisement in the online UW Today, University of Washington Daily, and/or in another legal newspaper of general circulation in the area where the property which is the subject of the action is located (e.g., The Seattle Times or Tacoma News Tribune).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and BRG, Standing Orders, chapter 1. WSR 12-03-038, § 478-324-140, filed 1/9/12, effective 2/9/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 1, § 2. WSR 10-23-039, § 478-324-140, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 43.21C.120. WSR 03-12-007, § 478-324-140, filed 5/22/03, effective 6/22/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-140, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-140, filed 10/2/84.]
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No administrative appeal.
There is no administrative appeal of any university determination relating to SEPA. Any appeal must be a judicial appeal under WAC 197-11-680(4).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 43.21C.120. WSR 03-12-007, § 478-324-145, filed 5/22/03, effective 6/22/03.]
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(2) "SEPA mailing list" means a current list maintained at the capital planning and development office at the university of all individuals, groups, and agencies who have communicated to the university their interest in SEPA policies, procedures, and documents. This list shall include the city-university community advisory committee and all community organizations represented on the committee, including those with alternative representation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-150, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-150, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-150, filed 10/2/84.]
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University compliance with flexible thresholds.
The university will use the flexible thresholds established by the particular jurisdiction in which a university project is located.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-160, filed 10/2/84.]
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Actions that must be undertaken immediately or within a time too short to allow full compliance with these rules, to avoid an imminent threat to public health or safety, to prevent an imminent danger to public or private property, or to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental degradation, shall be exempt from the procedural requirements of this chapter. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Emergency pollution control actions responding to accidental discharges, leaks or spills into the air, water, or land.
(3) Cleanup or decontamination of academic and research facilities or equipment accidentally exposed or contaminated, to permit maintenance, repair or relocation, when procedures followed are in accordance with federal or state guidelines, recommendations, or standards.
(4) Emergency actions implemented to reduce an imminent hazard to the health and safety of an element of the university resulting from structural failure, equipment malfunction, human error or natural event.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-170, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-170, filed 10/2/84.]
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The associate vice president for capital planning and development or his or her designee shall serve as the responsible official for all university projects.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-180, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 43.21C.120. WSR 03-12-007, § 478-324-180, filed 5/22/03, effective 6/22/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-180, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-180, filed 10/2/84.]
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The capital planning and development office shall be responsible for coordinating, receiving, and reviewing comments and requests for information from agencies regarding threshold determinations, scoping, EISs, and supplemental EISs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-190, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-190, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-190, filed 10/2/84.]
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(3) The university's responsibilities as lead agency include complying with the threshold determination procedures; the initiation and administration of the scoping process; the supervision or actual preparation of draft EISs, including the circulation of such statements, the conduct of any public hearings or public meetings required by these rules; and the supervision or preparation of required final EISs and supplemental EISs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-200, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-200, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-200, filed 10/2/84.]
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Determination of lead unit.
(1) For university actions subject to SEPA, the capital planning and development office shall be charged with the university's lead agency responsibilities.
(2) The capital planning and development office shall have primary university responsibility for providing procedural advice with regard to these rules.
(3) All university units with environmental expertise should strive to make their services available to the capital planning and development office to assist in the university's compliance with SEPA.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8, § 2. WSR 17-14-035, § 478-324-210, filed 6/26/17, effective 7/27/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. WSR 00-04-039, § 478-324-210, filed 1/25/00, effective 2/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-210, filed 10/2/84.]
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SEPA policy rule and substantive authority.
In order to carry out the policy of the State Environmental Policy Act, the University of Washington or its agents shall use all practical means, consistent with other essential considerations of state and university policy, to improve and coordinate plans, functions, programs, and resources to the end that the state and its citizens may:
(2) Assure for all people of Washington safe, healthful, productive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings;
(6) Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life's amenities; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-220, filed 10/2/84.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120 and WAC 197-11-904. WSR 84-20-074 (Order), § 478-324-230, filed 10/2/84.]