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For additional copies of this document, contact: Department of Ecology Publications Distribution Center PO Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 Telephone: (360) 407-7472 This document is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.wa.gov/ecology/under the "Shorelands and Wetlands" section. We welcome any comments on how we can improve this guide. Please send written comments to Department of Ecology, Publications Office, PO Box 47600, Olympia WA 98504-7600. The Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity agency and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, disability, age, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disabled veteran's status, Vietnam Era veteran's status or sexual orientation. For more information or if you have special accommodation needs, please contact Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program at (360) 407-7256, or (360) 407-6206 (TDD). AR 030868 How Ecology Regulates Wetlands An introduction to: Regulatory authority Wetland definitions and delineation Wetland characterization and function assessment Wetland mitigation Buffers and more Prepared by: Andy McMillan Washington State Department of Ecology Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program April 1998 Publication No. 97-112 printed on recycled paper AR 030869 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1 2. WETLAND REGULATORY AUTHORITY ............................................................................................ 2 3. WETLAND DEFINITIONS AND DELINEATION .................................................................................. 8 4. WETLAND CHARACTERIZATION AND FUNCTION ASSESSMENT .................................................. 10 5. WETLAND MITIGATION ................................................................................................................. 13 6. BUFFERS ................................................................................................................................................. 18 7. STORMWATER ISSUES ....................................................................................................................... 21 8. WETLAND PERMITTING PROCESSES ............................................................................................... 22 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................ 22 10. WETLANDS STEWARDSHIP .............................................................................................................. 24 APPENDIX A - ECOLOGY WETLANDS CONTACTS ................................................................................. 25 APPENDIX B - PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX…

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