Orca-Straits
Applications to use state-owned aquatic lands - ORCA-STRAITS DISTRICT
The Orca-Straits District includes the following counties:
- Clallam
- Island
- Jefferson
- Kitsap (North of Keyport and Bainbridge Island; Southern Kitsap County is in the Shoreline District)
- San Juan
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Whatcom
DNR’s aquatic lands managers work with lessees and those with other authorizations to use these public aquatic lands with care—protecting habitat and, whenever possible, including opportunities for public access in their leases.
| County | Waterbody | Applicant Name | Type of Use |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Clallam
|
Elwha River
|
51-080978
|
Easement - Diversion Pump/Intake System
|
|
|
Elwha River
|
51-080977
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Elwha River
|
51-080979
|
Easement - Diversion Pump/Intake System
|
|
|
Lake Sutherland
|
20-A09496
|
Lease - Marina
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
51-085348
|
Lease - Aquaculture
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca-Snow Creek
|
20-084510
|
Lease - Marina
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and Elliott Bay
|
23-087263
|
Right of Entry - Scientific/Educational Collection
|
|
|
Port Angeles Harbor
|
20-087677
|
Lease - Boat Launch
|
|
|
Port Angeles Harbor
|
Number Pending
|
Easement - Business Access
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
22-A83897
|
Lease - Log Storage
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
51-084555
|
Easement Amendment - Outfall
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
23-093590
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
22-A02484
|
Lease - Public Use and Access
|
|
|
Dungeness River
|
51-095229
|
Easement - Bridge
|
|
|
Dungeness Bay
|
20-B13012
|
Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
20-A77120
|
Lease - Clam and Oyster Aquaculture
|
|
|
Clallam Bay
|
20-B12712
|
Lease - Seasonal Marina
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
20-096866
|
Lease - Floating Dock and Moorage
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
51-011718
|
Easement - Marine Water Intake Pipe
|
|
|
Sequim Bay
|
20-B11988
|
Lease - Floating Dock
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
23-097583
|
Right of Entry - Sediment Sampling
|
|
|
Dungeness Bay
|
23-097360
|
Right of Entry - Benthic Mapping and Sampling
|
|
|
Lower Dungeness River
|
23-097756
|
Right of Entry - Levee Realignment
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
20-B09519
|
Lease - Private Boat Launch
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Clallam Bay
|
23-098128
|
Right of Entry - Scientific Research Study
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Neah Bay
|
23-097822
|
Right of Entry - Dock Removal
|
|
|
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
20-B11819
|
Lease - Private Boat Launch
|
|
Island
|
Saratoga Passage
|
20-085090
|
Lease - Boundary Amendment - Public Marina
|
|
|
Penn Cove
|
23-090091
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Cornet Bay
|
20-093281
|
Lease - Public Moorage
|
|
|
Saratoga Passage
|
20-093636
|
Lease - Marine Railway and 4 Mooring Buoys
|
|
|
Penn Cove
|
20-A13297
|
Lease - Aquaculture
|
|
|
Saratoga Passage
|
23-094057
|
License - Residential Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Possession Sound
|
23-094262
|
Right of Entry - Scientific Buoy
|
|
|
Saratoga Passage
|
23-095520
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Utsalady Bay
|
23-096251
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Penn Cove
|
23-097040
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Puget Sound, Oak Harbor
|
20-B13458
|
Lease - Boat Yard
|
|
Jefferson
|
Quilcene Bay
|
20-B09560
|
Lease - Floating Aquaculture
|
|
|
Discovery Bay
|
20-B12744
|
Lease - Floating Oyster Aquaculture
|
|
|
Mystery Bay
|
23-092729
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Hood Canal
|
20-092748
|
Lease - Public Dock
|
|
|
Hood Canal
|
20-092770
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Clams and Oysters
|
|
|
Oak Bay
|
20-092947
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Mussels and Oysters
|
|
|
Port Ludlow
|
51-012399
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Kilisut Harbor
|
23-094290
|
Right of Entry - Bridge
|
|
|
Dabob Bay
|
20-094520
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Clams and Oysters
|
|
|
Dabob Bay
|
20-094519
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Clams and Oysters
|
|
|
Port Ludlow/ Admiralty Bay
|
20-A73146
|
Lease - Marina
|
|
|
Puget Sound Strait of Juan De Fuca
|
20-080014
|
Port Management Agreement - Amendment
|
|
|
Hoh River
|
51-096399
|
Easement - Upper Hoh River Road Bank Stabilization
|
|
|
Discovery Bay
|
23-097054
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Dabob Bay
|
20-B12676
|
Lease - Mussel Aquaculture
|
|
|
Port Lundlow Bay
|
20-B09180
|
Lease - Commercial Recreation Dock
|
|
|
Hood Canal, Fisherman Harbor
|
20-B09466
|
Lease - Private Marina
|
|
Kitsap
|
Eagle Harbor
|
20-A12118
|
Lease - Marina
|
|
|
Puget Sound
|
20-092750
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Incidental Shellfish Harvesting
|
|
|
Rich Passage
|
20-A09649
|
Lease - Public Use and Access
|
|
|
Port Gamble Bay
|
20-085684
|
Lease - Off Loading Gravel for Barges
|
|
|
Port Gamble Bay
|
20-085840
|
Lease - Private Dock
|
|
|
Blakely Harbor
|
23-087556
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Port Madison Bay
|
20-B10348
|
Lease - Amendment
|
|
|
Port Madison
|
51-096554
|
Easement - Saltwater Intake Pipe
|
|
|
Madison Bay
|
23-096740
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Eagle Harbor
|
23-097576
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Madison Bay
|
23-097510
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Hood Canal
|
51-090437
|
Easement - Restrictive
|
|
|
Puget Sound, Port Madison
|
23-098158
|
Right of Entry - Kelp Enhancement Project
|
|
San Juan
|
Harney Channel
|
20-A12761
|
Lease
|
|
|
Peavine Pass
|
20-B12560
|
Lease
|
|
|
Rosario Strait
|
20-B12371
|
Lease
|
|
|
Griffin Bay
|
51-A70427
|
Easement - Desalination System
|
|
|
Haro Strait
|
23-088688
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
West Sound
|
20-B12555
|
Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Fisherman Bay
|
20-A12861
|
Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Indian Cove
|
51-074720
|
Easement - Communication Cable
|
|
|
San Juan Channel
|
51-074695
|
Easement - Submarine Communication Cable
|
|
|
Griffin Bay
|
20-A12244
|
Lease - Public Barge Landing/Public Access
|
|
|
Deer Harbor
|
23-090880
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Harney Channel
|
20-A13593
|
Lease - Commercial Recreation Dock
|
|
|
Ship Bay
|
20-092807
|
Lease - Aquaculture, Clams and Oysters
|
|
|
West Sound
|
20-B10285
|
Re-Lease - Private Recreational Dock
|
|
|
Friday Harbor
|
20-B12693
|
Lease - Private Marina
|
|
|
Mackaye Harbor
|
20-B12559
|
Lease - Public Access; Boat Ramp; Dock
|
|
|
Peavine Pass
|
20-B12560
|
Re-Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Westcott Bay
|
20-092948
|
Lease - Aquacutlure, Seaweed Culture
|
|
|
Shipyard Cove
|
20-A10492
|
Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Upright Channel, Lopez Island
|
23-093174
|
License - Mooring Buoy, Residential
|
|
|
Fish Creek
|
20-B0873
|
Release - Private Recreational Dock
|
|
|
Shipyard Cove, Friday Harbor
|
20-B12158
|
Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Mitchell Bay
|
20-A10313
|
Lease - Private Marina
|
|
|
Peavine Pass
|
20-013568
|
Lease - Private Recreational Dock/ Boathouse |
|
|
San Juan Channel
|
20-A12251
|
Lease - Marine Rail
|
|
|
Roche Harbor
|
20-B13094
|
Lease - Private Community Dock
|
|
|
Rosario Straits
|
20-093902
|
Lease - Public Access, Dock and Mooring Buoy Field
|
|
|
President Channel & Boundary Pass
|
20-A12486
|
License - Mooring Buoy Fields Amendment
|
|
|
Rocky Bay, San Juan Channel
|
23-094231
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Mackaye Harbor
|
20-B09281
|
Lease Reauthorization - Commercial Dock
|
|
|
Wasp Passage
|
20-B12521
|
Lease Re-authoriztion - Community Rec Dock
|
|
|
Fisherman Bay
|
20-B11558
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Fisherman Bay
|
20-B12645
|
Re-Lease - Private Recreational Community Dock
|
|
|
Deer Harbor
|
23-094945
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Deer Harbor
|
23-094944
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
San Juan Channel
|
51-094990
|
Easement - Submarine Cable Crossing
|
|
|
Hunter Bay
|
20-B12503
|
Re-Lease - Private Community Rec Dock
|
|
|
Sylvan Cove
|
20-C11912
|
Re-Lease - Private Community Rec Dock
|
|
|
Friday Harbor
|
20-C10965
|
Re-Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Rosario Strait
|
20-095599
|
Lease - Public Use and Access Dock
|
|
|
Rolfe Cove
|
20-095600
|
Lease - Public Use and Access Dock
|
|
|
Reads Bay
|
23-095775
|
License- Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Friday Harbor
|
23-095790
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Deer Harbor
|
23-094007
|
Right of Entry - Dock Removal
|
|
|
Harney Channel
|
20-096199
|
Lease - Commercial Recreation Dock
|
|
|
San Juan Channel
|
23-096246
|
Right of Entry - Maintenance Corridor
|
|
|
Westcott Bay
|
23-096520
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Hunter Bay, San Juan Island
|
23-096777
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Harney Channel
|
51-A48764
|
Easement - Submerged Power Cable
|
|
|
Reads Bay
|
23-097497
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
East Sound
|
23-097505
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Reads Bay, Decatur Island
|
23-097906
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Obstruction Pass
|
23-098274
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Barlow Bay
|
20-B10247
|
Lease Amendment - Private Marina
|
|
Skagit
|
Skagit River
|
51-080849
|
Easement - Waterline
|
|
|
Baker River
|
51-086747
|
Easement - Electrical Transmission Lines
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02724
|
Lease
|
|
|
Fidalgo Bay
|
22-A02510
|
Lease
|
|
|
Baker River and Baker Lake
|
51-077313
|
Easement - Baker Dam
|
|
|
Skagit River
|
20-B12581
|
Lease - Private Recreational Dock
|
|
|
Skagit River
|
20-B112267
|
Lease - Fishing Boat Moorage
|
|
|
Swinomish River
|
22-A02675
|
Lease - Harbor Line - Private Marina
|
|
|
Miller Bay
|
23-0090863
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Guemes Channel
|
23-091655
|
Right of Entry - Bulkhead Removal for Habitat Restoration
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02692
|
Lease - Harbor Area Retail Business
|
|
|
Skagit River
|
20-B11544
|
Lease - Public Access
|
|
|
Samish River
|
20-B12830
|
Lease - Private Marina
|
|
|
Guemes Channel
|
20-A02606
|
Harbor Area Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02612
|
Lease - Harbor Area, Retail Store and Residence
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02679
|
Lease - Harbor Area, Retail Store and Residence
|
|
|
Guemes Channel
|
22-A02656
|
Lease - Harbor Area, Ferry Terminal
|
|
|
South End of Swinomish Channel
|
20-B12814
|
Lease - Log Storage
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02678
|
Harbor Area Lease - Retail Shop and Restaurant
|
|
|
House Slough
|
23-094980
|
License - Restoration of Riparian Vegetation
|
|
|
Fidalgo Bay
|
51-093158
|
Easement - Public Access
|
|
|
Fidalgo Bay
|
51-094044
|
Easement - Buried Power Line
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02685
|
Lease - Commercial Building and Dock
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02650
|
Lease - Harbor Area Parking Lot
|
|
|
Swinomish Channel
|
22-A02695
|
Lease - Harbor Area Retail
|
|
|
Big Lake
|
23-096205
|
Right of Entry - Dock Removal
|
|
|
Skagit River
|
23-096533
|
Right of Entry - Habitat Restoration
|
|
|
Langley Bay
|
23-096588
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Samish Bay
|
20-095098
|
Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
|
|
|
Guemes Channel
|
51-097506
|
Easement - Wastewater Outfall
|
|
|
Sauk River
|
51-098049
|
Easement - Bank Stabilization
|
|
|
Fidalgo
|
23-097967
|
Right of Entry - Marker Buoys
|
|
Snohomish
|
Snohomish River
|
51-086639
|
Easement - New Bridge
|
|
|
Union Slough
|
23-096468
|
Right of Entry - Sediment Sampling |
|
|
Snohomish River
|
20-012646
|
Lease
|
|
|
Possession Sound
Gedney Island
|
23-086610
|
License - Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
Hat Slough and
Stillaguamish River
|
51-080515
|
Easement - Fiber Optic Cable Crossing
|
|
|
Hat Slough and
Stillaguamish River
|
51-080729
|
Easement - Telephone Cable
|
|
|
Skykomish River
|
51-085586
|
Easement - Power Lines and Fiber Optic Cable
|
|
|
Ebey Slough
|
51-79458
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Possession Sound
|
51-076085
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Stillaguamish River
|
51-081674
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Pilchuck River
|
51-088194
|
Easement - Flood Fencing
|
|
|
Lake Goodwin
|
20-088386
|
Lease - Public Park
|
|
|
Lake Stevens
|
20-A12520
|
Lease - Public Park
|
|
|
Union Slough
|
20-B12625
|
Lease - Log Raft Booming
|
|
|
Steamboat and Union Sloughs
|
23-091174
|
Right of Entry - Estuary Restoration
|
|
|
Sultan River
|
51-092191
|
Easement - Multi-Purpose Bridge
|
|
|
Hat Slough, Stillaguamish River
|
20-A12223
|
Lease - Public Access for Boat Ramp
|
|
|
Flowing Lake
|
20-A122201
|
Lease - Public Access Dock and Boat Ramp
|
|
|
Possession Sound
|
51-094312
|
Easement - Multimodal Ferry Terminal
|
|
|
Lake Goodwin
|
51-094827
|
Easement - Stormwater Outfall
|
|
|
Stillaguamish River
|
51-094978
|
Easement - Estuary Restoration
|
|
|
Union Slough & Steamboat Slough
|
23-094979
|
Right of Entry - Dike Breach Enlargement
|
|
|
South Fork Skykomish River
|
51-095441
|
Easement - Overhead Power Distribution Line
|
|
|
Snohomish River
|
20-A72559
|
Lease - Commercial Marina
|
|
|
Stillaguamish River
|
23-096142
|
Right of Entry - Habitat Restoration/ELJ
|
|
|
Stillaguamish River
|
23-096217
|
Right of Entry - Geotechnical Investigation
|
|
|
Snohomish River
|
20-096387
|
Lease - Vessel Moorage
|
|
|
Pilchuck River
|
51-096864
|
Easement - Overhead Power and Fiber Optic Cable
|
|
|
S Fork Stillaguamish River
|
20-096923
|
Lease - Public Access
|
|
|
South Fork Skykomish River
|
51-095441
|
Easement - Overhead Power Lines
|
|
|
Snohomish River
|
51-097602
|
Easement - Wastewater Pipeline
|
|
Whatcom
|
Semiahmoo Bay
|
51-072606
|
Easement - Waste Outfall
|
|
|
Bellingham Bay
|
22-084455
|
Harbor Area Lease - Overwater Walkway
|
|
|
Bellingham Bay
Chuckanut Bay
|
22-A02140
|
Lease
|
|
|
Nooksack River
|
51-085967
|
Easement - Outfall
|
|
|
Baker River and Baker Lake
|
51-077313
|
Easement - Baker Dam
|
|
|
Dakota Creek
|
51-087287
|
Easement - Sewer Main
|
|
|
Sumas River
|
51-070838
|
Easement - Waste Outfall
|
|
|
Lake Whatcom
|
20-B09745
|
Lease - Recreational Dock, Boat Ramps
|
|
|
South Fork Nooksack River
|
51-071000
|
Easement - County Bridge
|
|
|
Dakota Creek
|
51-094989
|
Easement - Natural Gas Pipeline
|
|
|
Birch Bay
|
20-A73412
|
Re-Lease - Private Marina Channel Markers
|
|
|
Silver Lake
|
51-095668
|
Easement - Dry Hydrant Water Intake
|
|
|
Bellingham Bay
|
20-B10235
|
Lease - Private Recreational Dock
|
|
|
Nooksack River
|
20-096357
|
Lease - Public Boat Launch
|
|
|
Middle Fork Nooksack River
|
23-096464
|
Right of Entry - Large Wood Material
|
|
|
Hale Passage
|
23-097043
|
License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
|
|
|
South Fork Nooksack River
|
23-097280
|
Right of Entry - Engineered Log Jam
|
|
|
California Creek, Drayton Harbor
|
23-097828
|
Right of Entry - Oyster Habitat Restoration
|
|
|
Middle Fork Nooksack River
|
20-097829
|
Lease - Dam Removal, Intake, Outfall, Bridge
|
|
|
Semiahmoo Bay, Drayton Harbor
|
22-A77340
|
Lease, Aquaculture
|
|
Various
|
Various
|
51-A49156
|
Easement - Fiber Optic Cable Crossings
|
Approved use authorization applications - ORCA-STRAITS DISTRICT
DNR has approved the following applications for leases or other land-use authorizations for state-owned aquatic lands in the Orca-Straits District, which includes the following counties:
-
Clallam
-
Island
-
Jefferson
-
Kitsap (North of Keyport and Bainbridge Island; Southern Kitsap County is in the Shoreline District_
-
San Juan
-
Skagit
-
Shohomish
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Whatcom
Decision notices are posted on this page for one year from the decision date.
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County
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Waterbody
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Applicant Name
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Type of Use and Decision Date
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Clallam
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Clallam
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Dungeness Bay
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23-097360
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Right of Entry - Benthic Mapping and Sampling
Signed 7/13/2018
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Bogachiel River
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51-096877
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Easement - Communication Lines
Signed 1/3/2019
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Island
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Penn Cove
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20-B11238
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Lease - Commercial Recreation Dock
Signed 4/27/2018
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Jefferson
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Port Townsend Bay
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22-B10898
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Lease - Buoy Field
Signed 1/18/2018
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Dabob Bay
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20-A74659
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Lease - Tram Anchors
Signed 3/30/2018
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Port Townsend Bay
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22-B02216
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Lease-Warehouse Dock
Signed 9/10/2018
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Portage Canal
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51-097206
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Easement - Communication/Fiber Optic Cable
Signed 09/19/2018
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Discovery Bay
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23-097627
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Right of Entry - Olympia Oyster Habitat Restoration Work
SIgned 9/27/2018
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Dabob Bay
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20-C12355
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Lease - Clam and Oyster Aquaculture
Signed 12/13/2018
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Hood Canal, Dabob Bay
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51-A75751
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Easement - Intake Pipe
SIgned 12/28/2018
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Kitsap
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Port Madison
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23-094234
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 2/1/2018
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Port Madison Bay
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20-095039
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Lease - Marina
Signed 3/14/2018
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Madison Bay
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23-096546
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 5/31/2018
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San Juan
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Fisherman Bay, Lopez Island
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23-094293
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 1/4/2018
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Shoal Bight
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23-095249 & 23-095250
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Licenses - Recreational Mooring Buoys
SIgned 3/6/2018
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Davis Bay
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23-094614
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 3/13/2018
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Fisherman Bay
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23-096373
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 5/21/2018
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Reads Bay
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23-097386
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
Signed 7/9/2018
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Skagit
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Snohomish
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Whatcom
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Middle Fork Nooksack River
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23-097387
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12 Engineered Log Jams
Signed 9/18/2018
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Lake Whatcom
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23-097965
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Right of Entry - Soft Armoring
Signed 1/14/2019
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North Fork Nooksack River
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23-092739
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Right of Entry - Bank Stabilization
SIgned 9/12/2018
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