General Permits Schedule Update Water Quality Partnership Meeting May 19, 2005 Dewey Weaver

Construction Stormwater General Permit 1-5 acres and >5 acres Advisory Committee – March & May 05 Public Draft – July 05 Issuance – November 05

Phase I & II (W WA) Municipal Stormwater Permits Preliminary Draft Public Review – May through August Final Draft – October Issuance – March 2006

Phase II (E WA) Municipal Stormwater Permit Preliminary draft permit out for comment - July 15, 2005 Workshops – September 2005 Final draft permit out for formal public comment – January 2006 Permit issuance – June 2006

WS DOT Phase I Stormwater Permit Preliminary draft permit out for comment – September 2005 Final draft of permit out for formal public comment – December 2005 Permit Issuance – April 2006

Boatyard General Permit Preliminary draft to external advisory committee – April 2005 Public comment draft – May-June 2005 Target permit issuance – Fall 2005

Aquatic Pesticides Permits Recent legal activity Talent Decision says NPDES permits required for use of aquatic pesticides (2001) Permits issued (2002) Recent EPA opinion and draft rules allowing pesticide application w/o permit Ecology will continue to issue permits (April 2005 Focus sheet)

“Lakes” Aquatic Weeds General Permit Nuisance Weeds, Noxious Weeds, & Algae Organized by Control or Eradication Internal Team Meetings – May-August 05 External Advisory Committee Meetings June and Sept. 05 Public Draft – November 05 Issue Permit – March 06