· A detailed project description
· A map identifying the Project Area
o Depending on the environmental law, this is either called an Area of Potential Effect or an Area of Potential Impact. These are the full geographic extent of a projects footprint including direct and indirect effects.
o The map should identify either the project location’s address, UTMs, latitude and longitude, or the township and range and section.
· Environmental law triggering consultation (SEPA, NHPA, 21-02, NEPA)
· Proposed Project Plans
· If applicable, any cultural resource records or historical documents related to the project area (i.e.: cultural resource survey reports, previous excavation reports and permits, old photos with context, historical summaries, etc.).
· All this information should be sent via email to the CRD.
Depending upon the regulatory nexus, the timeline for consultation ranges from 15 to 30 days. For National Historic Preservation Act undertakings, these have a consultation period of 30. As
for State Environmental Policy Act and Governor’s Executive Order 21-02 projects, these generally have a consultation period of 15 calendar days.
Lastly, large scale Environmental Assessments (EA) and/or Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act or the State Environmental Policy Act require long term consultation due to these types of projects taking years to complete. To start consulting with the CRD on a large scale EA or an EIS, send us a letter of intent and a map with an identified study area.
Incomplete consultation submittals may require additional time for consultation.