| Batch Plant |
A factory or batching plant that manufactures ready-mix concrete according to a set recipe for sale off-site |
| Berm |
A man-made mound of earth used as a barrier to separate two areas |
| BMP’s |
Best Management Practices |
| Buffer |
Something that serves as a protective barrier |
| CUP |
Conditional Use Permit |
| DCD |
Kitsap County Department of Community Development |
| DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| Determination of Significance |
Document prepared by Lead Agency stating whether or not the project is likely to have significant environmental impacts |
| EA |
Environmental Assessment – Document of record to support a Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| Gravel Mine |
An open-pit mine – typically enlarged until the mineral resource is exhausted |
| Habitat Management Plan |
A dynamic working document that provides managers a decision making process; guidance for the management of habitat; and long term vision, continuity, consistency for habitat management |
| Lead Agency |
Governmental body responsible for project compliance with environmental requirements of SEPA and cognizant agencies |
| LUPA |
Washington State Land Use Petition Act |
| NOI |
Notice of Intent – Document issued by Lead Agency informing of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| Quarry |
An open-pit mine – typically enlarged until the mineral resource is exhausted |
| Scoping |
Process by Lead Agency to determine issues to be covered in the Environmental Impact Statement |
| SEPA |
Washington State Environmental Policy Act |
| SWPPP |
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan |
| WDFW |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| WDNR |
Washington Department of Natural Resources |
| WDOE |
Washington Department of Ecology |
| Wetland |
An area as identified by the Washington State Wetlands Identification Manual – bog, fen, marsh, swamp |
| Wetland Delineation |
Establishes the existence (location) and physical limits (size) of a wetland for the purposes of federal, state, and local jurisdictions |
| Wildlife Corridor |
Strip of land in which a wide range of animals can move and plants can propagate |
