Environmental Permitting

Washington State has an Environmental Permit Service Center operated by the Office of Regulatory Assistance, under the Governor’s office. This service center provides all customers with contacts, applications and key information concerning local, state and federal environmental permits and regulatory requirements.

Permitting Basic Information

• The Office of Regulatory Assistance is the place to go for environmental permitting answers.
• An interactive online questionnaire will help you determine which environmental permits are required for your project.

• An environmental permit handbook, including schematics, fees, application forms and other information is available online.

Permitting Resources

The permit process may never be “fun” but Washington State does make it easy.

• Online Permit Assistance (interactive questionnaire) (Office of Regulatory Assistance)
• Environmental Permit Handbook (Washington Department of Ecology, Office of Regulatory Assistance)
• Small Business Assistance, Air Quality Issues (Washington Department of Ecology)
• Technical Resources for Engineering Efficiency (free technical assistance for Washington businesses) (Department of Ecology)

Updated 2008