What is the permitting process for a landowner proposing to stabilize bed and/or bank of the Skagit System?
Generally, several approvals are involved. We recommend that you contact the Washington State Department of Ecology Office of Regulatory Assistance, to determine what permits are necessary. The Forest Service is only involved in projects on private lands when the proposal is in the river’s bed or its banks and is assisted by a federal agency (e.g. loan, grant, technical assistance, or permit). The Forest Service may also be involved in non-federally assisted project proposals in the river’s bed or its banks or in upland activities (e.g. timber harvest) if we are requested to do so by another agency. If the proposed project meets the definition of a water resources project (activity with river’s bed or its banks) that is federally assisted, the Forest Service will provide a WSRA Section 7 Determination to the assisting agency. The possible outcomes of such evaluation are: Project has no adverse effects on river values; federal assistance may continue. Project has adverse effects on rive
