DES seeks public comment on draft environmental review for new maintenance facility on the state's Capitol Campus

No significant environmental impacts found

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DES Communications division | 360-407-8200 | communications@des.wa.gov
The Washington State Capitol Building framed by fall colors on the trees.
DES is seeking public comments through July 8 on a draft environmental review.

OLYMPIA — The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is seeking comments through Monday, July 8 on a draft environmental review for a new facility to support the maintenance crew that takes care of the state’s Capitol Campus.

The draft finds no significant environmental impacts from this project to replace an aged shed and storage container with a 4,900 square foot building and improve the nearby underground utilities and landscaping.

Environmental review process

The environmental review process under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) makes sure that state and local agencies consider the environmental impacts of planned projects. The draft environmental review, called a SEPA checklist, finds potential environmental impacts for a set of environmental values, and strategies to offset those impacts. It happens before other project processes like permitting.

Guide to commenting

Comments that address a specific part of the SEPA checklist, instead of general preferences about the project, are most useful.

See the Department of Ecology’s general tips for commenting.

SEPA documents

Printed copies of the documents are available by request.

Submit comments

Email: DESSEPA@des.wa.gov

Mail to: Department of Enterprise Services, B&G Maintenance Facility SEPA Checklist, Attn: David Hinkson, 1500 Jefferson St. SE, Suite 3050, Olympia, WA

What’s next

  • DES will review comments and make any needed updates to the SEPA checklist.
  • DES will post the updated checklist and comment responses to the DES website.
  • DES will send a notice to interested parties.

More information

The Department of Enterprise Services manages the daily care and long-term planning for the State’s 143-acre Capitol Campus, including the buildings, grounds, infrastructure, memorials and art works, and 260-acre Capitol Lake which is being restored to an estuary. The Capitol Campus is the seat of Washington State government and welcomes approximately 400,000 public visitors each year.

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