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_h_rthwe_ It_imu*i Offire • 3790 Vd;OlhAvenue $E * ikdlevw. W_On M00_-$452 . f42.3) 6,J9-7000 March28, 2001 via fax425-8R3-7977 andU.S. Mail Do,sc = 'y ,o.t-irF,.xNolo 7,7", / / ]6600_ 80thSt, S_tc 205 co._w, .... " co. Mr.Kcv_ Fetherstonhas_ked me to ci_ t_e-_ep'=Tt,'Ee_t-'6F.l_o-ro-I_£p_hT:y-r_gii'ift_the regulator7 slams of lands classified as "pxkn- convmed croplands" by the US Army Corps of Engi_ers. TheDepartmcntof_c-logY regulatesareasdesignatedas "priorconvertedcroplands""ifthey meetthe tccl_cal criteriaof wetlandsin the 1996Washlnt_onStatcWcti.rodDetineatimt _,_ Identification Manual. TI_c 1995 Washington State Legislature pmcd Engrossed Senile Bill 5776, which directedthe Dep,. ;,,,enl of]Ecology to "adopt t manual for the d_o- of wetlands..."tha_wasco0,_tent withthe 1987 federaldelineationnmnual. This sta_manual is rcquis_ tobe usedby all statc agencies in theapplicationofmsy Itize laws andreBuladonsas well asby anycity orcouaty in the implemen_ion of_my cegulsttionsunderthe Growth _ Manage_nentAct. You csmfindthemanualathtm:/Iww'w.ccv.wa.mov/proRrams/Sca/_ubs/96. "Prior conve_md croplaltds" are historic wetlands that lmvc bee= put into agrictsltm_ use. The Food Security Act (_SA) excludes wcthmd areas fi'om SectioD 404 ofthe C'lcan Water Act if they meet certain cropping history and modified wetland hydmlof_" _ The Food Security Act does not apply to state Isw. Thus there are cases where wetlands meeting the slate wetland del;ncationmanualcriteria(andthe Corpsof E=gineersdelineationmmmatcriuu'ia)=reexcluded from_y.dcralrcgul,tion but not statemgu.lafion. hope thisanswers thequestionyou askedMr.l:ethmstonto invcsfiigate,lfy0u have anyfurther q_estionsplease fee/flee to call mc at 425-649-7061. Sincerely, - SeniorWefltudsSpecialist Sh0re_ellds _f, _.nVi.Tonm_ltsl _ Program P.S:SA cc: Mr. ICevin'F_rsto_ . An=Kenny •.,,,am,.- @ AR 026298 EXH0703026298

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]