Upper Columbia and Yakima Basin Permitting Workshop

 

November 12, 2024 | Wenatchee Convention Center Video Recording

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The full Permitting Workshop from November 12, 2024 can be viewed at the following YouTube links:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Presentations from the Workshop by agency representatives:

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Permitting Workshop Agenda

November 12, 2024

Wenatchee Convention Center

Event Program

 

Tuesday, November 12

MORNING SESSION: Case Study 1: Lower Peshastin Floodplain

Location
8:00-8:30 AM Registration

Coffee and Networking

Lobby
8:30-8:40 AM Welcome and Introductions

Ryan Niemeyer (Science Manager, UCSRB), Gene Shull (USFS)

Grand Apple North
8:40-8:50 AM Case Study 1: Lower Peshastin Floodplain

Aaron Rosenblum (Cascade Fisheries)

Grand Apple North
8:50-9:10 AM Permitting Strategy Discussion Grand Apple North
9:10-9:35 AM CLOMR/LOMR Initiation

  • CLOMR/LOMR: Brian Koper (FEMA)
  • County Permits: Char Schumacher (Okanogan County Planning Department), Alex White (Chelan County Community Development)
Grand Apple North
9:35-9:50 AM Archeology/Cultural Resources and Executive Order 21-0

  • Archeology/Cultural Resources: Katie Tipton (BPA)
  • EO 21-02: Sarah J Humphries (RCO)
Grand Apple North
9:50-10:00 AM Morning Break

Refreshments, networking and tabling

Lobby
10:35-11:10 AM JARPA: Hydraulic Project Approval, SEPA, Shoreline Permitting, wetland technical assistance

  • HPA: Elianna Rosenthal (WDFW)
  • SEPA/Shoreline Permitting: Char Schumacher (Okanogan County Planning Department), Alex White (Chelan County Community Development)
  • Wetland Technical Assistance/Shoreline Permitting: Ryan Anderson (Department of Ecology)
Grand Apple North
10:35-11:10 AM Section 404 Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 401 CWA, Construction Stormwater, Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compliance

  • 404 CWA: Dale (Jess) Jordan (USACE)
  • 401 CWA/Construction Stormwater: Ryan Anderson (Dept of Ecology), Mark Peterschmidt (Dept of Ecology)
  • ESA Compliance: Justin Yeager (NOAA), Michael Lucid (USFWS)
Grand Apple North
11:10-11:40 AM Case Study 1 Breakout Discussion at Tables (5-10 min) Panel Discussion about Case Study 1

          All Presenters 

Grand Apple North
11:40-12:40 PM Lunch break (not provided) Local area

Tuesday, January 24 AFTERNOON SESSION: Case Study 2: Engineered Logjams on USFS designated wetland                                                         
 Location
12:40 – 12:50 PM Case Study 2: Engineered Logjams on USFS designated wetland

Speaker TBA

Grand Apple North
12:50-1:10 PM Permitting Strategy Discussion Grand Apple North
12:50-1:10 PM Permitting Initiation – USFS

Gene Shull (USFS), Karenth Dworsky (USFS)

Grand Apple North
1:30-2:00 PM Hydraulic Project Approval, Shoreline Permitting, wetland technical assistance, Archeology/Cultural Resources, Executive Order 21-02, USFS heritage sites

Elianna Rosenthal (WDFW), Ryan Anderson (Dept of Ecology), Mark Peterschmidt (Dept of Ecology), Sarah J Humphries (RCO), Gene Shull (USFS), Karenth Dworsky (USFS), Amanda Cervantes (USFS) 

Grand Apple North
2:00-2:30 PM Section 404 Clean Water Act, Section 401 CWA, Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compliance, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

  • RGP8: Gene Shull (USFS), Karenth Dworsky (USFS), Dale (Jess) Jordan (USACE)
  • Justin Yeager (NOAA), Michael Lucid (USFWS)
Grand Apple North
2:30-3:00 PM Case Study 2 Breakout Discussion at Tables (5-10 min)

Panel Discussion about Case Study 2

All Presenters 

Grand Apple North
3:00-3:10 PM Afternoon Break

Refreshments, networking, and tabling

Lobby
3:10-3:30 PM USFS Process Updates

Gene Shull (USFS), Karenth Dworsky (USFS)

Grand Apple North
3:30-3:50 PM WA State Permit Streamlining Efforts

Kas Guillozet (BEF), Jonathon Loos (Dept of Ecology), Jess Jordan (USACE), Elianna Rosenthal (WDFW)

 
3:50-5:00 PM Breakout Discussion at Tables
Panel and DiscussionAll permit presenters Topics:

  • Any major permit process, requirements, or paperwork changes expected in the next 12 months that would impact restoration projects?
  • Additional information about other project types / scenarios
  • Permitting process improvement
 Grand Apple North
5:00 PM Closing Remarks, Adjourn

Ryan Niemeyer/Amanda Ward, UCSRB

Grand Apple North
5:00 – 7:00 PM Off-Site Evening Social: Networking and Continued Discussion TBD