Rivers District
Applications to use state-owned aquatic lands - RIVERS DISTRICT
The Rivers District includes the following counties:
- All of eastern Washington and the following western Washington counties
- Benton
- Chelan
- Clark
- Cowlitz
- Garfield
- Grays Harbor
- Kittitas
- Lewis
- Pacific
- Pend Oreille
- Skamania
- Thurston
- Wahkiakum
- Yakima
Thurston County marine water lease applications are posted on the SHORELINE DISTRICT page.
DNR's aquatic lands managers work with lessees and those with other kinds of use authorizations to use these public aquatic lands with care—protecting habitat and whenever possible, including public access points in their lease.
| County | Waterbody | Applicant Name | Type of Use |
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Adams
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Palouse River
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51-096661
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Easement - One HDD Fiber Optic Cable
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Asotin
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Snake River
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51-086252
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Easement - Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall
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Snake River
|
20-100384
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Lease - Private Dock
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Snake River
|
20-A84392
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Lease - Public Use and Access
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Benton
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Yakima River
|
51-096241
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Easement - Three Fiber Optic Cables
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Yakima River
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51-096242
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Easement - Three Watermains and One Pipe Storage
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Columbia River
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51-080823
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Easement - Wastewater Outfall
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Columbia River
|
20-095879
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Lease - Commercial Marine Moorage Area
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Columbia River
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51-095880
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Outfall Easement - Cooling Water Outfall
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Columbia River
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20-095878
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Outfall Easement - Cooling Water Intake & Outfall
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Columbia River
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20-095876
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Lease - Commercial Marine Dock
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Columbia River
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20-099832
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Lease - Existing Spud Barges & Transient Barge Moorage Area
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Columbia River
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20-100956
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Lease - Existing Spud Barges & Transient Barge Moorage Area
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Columbia River
|
23-B91879
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Right of Entry - Scientific Monitoring
|
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Chelan
|
Columbia River
|
Number Pending
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Easement - Irrigation Intake Pipe
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Wenatchee River
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51-089451
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Easement - Intake for Irrigation Water System
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Entiat River
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23-091166
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Right of Entry - Habitat Restoration
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Wenatchee River
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51-096571
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Easement - One Fiber Optic Cable
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Wenatchee River
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51-096582
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Easement - Replacement of One Motor Vehicle Bridge
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Columbia River
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51-074762
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Easement - One Wastewater Outfall Pipe
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Wenatchee River
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23-096682
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License - Replacement of Motor Vehicle Bridge
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Columbia River
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51-A74542
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Easement - Wastewater Outfall
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Lake Chelan
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20-A81237
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Lease - Agency Dock
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Wenatchee River
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51-100489
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Easement - Pedestrian Bridge
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Wenatchee River
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51-100670
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable
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Wenatchee River
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23-101475
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Right of Entry - Bank Armor Removal and Bio-Stabilization
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Lake Chelan
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23-099843
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License - No-Wake Buoys
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Lake Chelan
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23-102760
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
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Chelan and Douglas
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Columbia River
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51-096570
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Easement - One Fiber Optic Cable
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Columbia River
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51-096572
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Easement - One Fiber Optic Cable
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Clark
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Lake River
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23-085263
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Right of Entry - Environmental Sampling
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Columbia River
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51-088557
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Easement - Transportation
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Post Office Lake
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51-090104
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Easement - Tidal Estuary Restoration
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Columbia River
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20-080008
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Amendment to Port Management Agreement
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Lake River
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51-091559
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Easement - Remediation
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Columbia River
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Number pending
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Right of Entry - Sediment Re-Entry
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Columbia River
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23-096818
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Right of Entry - Channel Maintenance Dredging
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Camas Slough
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51-097330
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Easement - One Water Intake Pipeline
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Washougal River
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51-098125
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Easement - Existing Motor Vehicle Bridge
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Lewis River
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51-098400
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Easement - One Water Intake Pipe
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Columbia River
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20-A81284
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Lease - Commercial Moorage
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Columbia River
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51-099511
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Easement - Water & Sewer Transmission Lines
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Columbia River
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20-B13450
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Lease - Barge and Tug Moorage
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Columbia River
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20-093874
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Lease - Commercial Dock, Barge, Tug and Spud Moorage
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Washougal River
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51-099672
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Easement - Waterline
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Salmon Creek, Lake River, Columbia River
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51-100008
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Easement - Waste Water Outfall and associated pipeline
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Columbia River
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51-099475
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Easement - HDD Water Line
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Columbia River
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23-100142
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Right of Entry - Access to Bachelor Island
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Lake River
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51-100247
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable
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Columbia River
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22-A01838
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Lease - Dock and Moorage Dolphins
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Camas Slough & Columbia River
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23-101785
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Right of Entry - Sediment Sampling
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Columbia River
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31-E50305
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Sand & Gravel Removal/Sale
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Columbia River
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23-101691
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Right of Entry - Temporary work area for construction for outfall
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Camas Slough
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20-09733
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Lease - One Water Intake Pipleline
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Columbia
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Snake River
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51-085148
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Easement - Railroad Bridge
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Cowlitz
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North Fork Lewis River
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23-093717
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Right of Entry – Net Pens
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Cowlitz River
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51-032106
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Easement Assignment - Fiber Optic Cable
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Cowlitz River
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51-087338
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Easement - Water Main
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Cowlitz River
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51-A72781
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Easement - Stormwater Outfall
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Lewis River
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51-089625
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Easement - Truss Bridge and Water Line
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Lewis River
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51-089931
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Easement - Water Intake Line
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Columbia River
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23-092041
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Right of Entry - Navigational Dredging
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Cowlitz River
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51-093041
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Easement - Railroad Bridge
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Old Cowlitz River Channel
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23-096672
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Right of Entry - Dredging and Pile Removal
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Fisher Slough
Columbia River
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20-094422
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Lease - Established Float House
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Columbia River
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20-101220
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Lease - Recreational Dock
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Cowlitz River
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20-A79679
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Lease - Public Boat Launch
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Columbia River
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23-0993265
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Right of Entry - Replacement of Fire Suppression Pipelines Under the Salt Dock
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Columbia River
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23-101470
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Right of Entry - Vegetation Planting
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Kalama River
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51-101469
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable
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Kalama River
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51-101499
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Easement - Irrigation Waterline
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Columbia River
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20-102104
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Lease - Private Dock
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Kalama River
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23-A93892
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Right of Entry - Fish Weir
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Lewis River
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20-100039
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Lease - Float House
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Columbia River
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20-A78580
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Lease - portion of a residence, dock, and heat pump
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Columbia River
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23-102994
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License - Pile Dike & Enrockment Repair
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Douglas
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Ferry
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Franklin
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Snake River
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23-100871
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Right of Entry - Scientific Monitoring
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Snake River
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51-102154
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Easement - Petroleum Pipeline
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Snake River
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51-102155
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Easement - Petroleum Pipeline
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Garfield
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Snake River
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23-102302
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Right of Entry - Temporary Spud Barge
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Grant
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Moses Lake
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51-011706
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Easement - Water Intake and Structure
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Soap Lake
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23-A95560
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Right of Entry - Boat Races
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Moses Lake
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23-098464
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License - Dredging
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Columibia River
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51-100873
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Easement - Water Quality Monitoring Station
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Grays Harbor
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Grays Harbor
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Number Pending
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Right of Entry - Pier Repair
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Chehalis River
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51-087147
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Easement - Outfall
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Upper Quinault River
|
Number Pending
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Logjam
|
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Grays Harbor
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51-089452
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Easement - Wastewater Outfall
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Grays Harbor
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51-A72893
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Easement - Industrial Waterline, Sewer ine and Railroad Trestle
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East Fork, Hoquiam River
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51-092842
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Easement - Stormwater Outfall
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Humptulips River
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51-A73041
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Easement - Aerial Fiber Optic Cable
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|
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Chehalis River
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23-096317
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Right of Entry - Outfall and Diffuser Repairs
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|
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Moclips River
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51-096876
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Easement - One Fiber Optic, Two Coaxial Cable Crossing
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Chehalis River
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51-A72894
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Easement Reauthorization - Natural Gas Pipeline
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Chehalis River, Elliot Slough
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51-A74411
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Easement - Natural Gas Pipeline
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Moclips River
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51-098140
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable & Conduit
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Satsop River
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23-099473
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License - Revetment Removal
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Elliot Slough
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51-100246
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Easement - Water Pipeline
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Grass Creek
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20-A73365
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Lease - Commercial Dock and Moorage
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Grays Harbor
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22-080015
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Port Management Agreement Amendment
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Satsop River
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23-100742
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Right of Entry - Keys Road Flood Protection
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Wynoochee
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23-102062
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License - ELJ & LWD placement
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East Fork Satsop
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23-102063
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License - ELJ & LWD placement
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Middle Fork Hoquiam River
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23-101711
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License - Pile Removal /Culvert / Berm
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Kittitas
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Yakima River
|
23-097162
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Right of Entry - Irrigation Diversion & Bank Reconfiguration
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Yakima River
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51-097711
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Easement - Motor Vehicle Bridge and Bank Stabilization
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Yakima River
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23-098353
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Right of Entry - Side Channel Reconnection
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Yakima River
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51-100891
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Easement - Electrical System Crossing and Fiber Optic Cable
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Klickitat
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Columbia River
|
23-099883
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Right of Entry - Geotechnical Exploation Borings
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Lewis
|
Chehalis River
|
51-085104
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Easement - Powerline Crossing
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Chehalis River
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51-A88902
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Easement - Amendment, Bank Stabilization and Habitat Mitigation
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Chehalis River
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51-095944
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Easement - One Aerial Fiber Optic Cable
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Okanogan
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Methow River
|
51-093167
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Easement - Irrigation Intake
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Okanogan and Similkameen Rivers
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23-095159
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Right of Entry - Collecting Bulk Sediment Samples
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Okanogan River
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51-097022
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Easement - Two Fiber Optic Cables
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Okanogan River
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51-098199
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Easement - Irrigation Intake and Bank
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Lake Osoyoos
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20-A80597
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Lease - Private Recrational Marina, Swim Area and Boat Launch
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Chewuch River
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51-100120
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Easement - Highway Bridge
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Similkameen River
|
230100281
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Right of Entry - Project Dewatering Work Area
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Methow River
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23-100872
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Right of Entry - Restoration
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Okanogan River
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51-098990
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Easement - Copper cable
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Okanogan River
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23-102311
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Conservation License - Habitat Enhancement
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Chewuch River
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23-102102
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Conservation License - Habitat Enhancement
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Methow River
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23-101971
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Conservation License - Habitat Enhancement
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Methow River
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23-101972
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Conservation License - Habitat Enhancement
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Blue Lake
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20-102118
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Lease - Public Use & Access Boat Ramp
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Pacific
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Willapa Bay
|
Number Pending
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Right of Entry - Marina Dredging
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Columbia River
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51-012624
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Easement - Waste Water Outfall
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Willapa River
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51-095706
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Easement - One Waste Water Outfall and One Water Intake
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Niawiakum River
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51-097361
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Easement - One Water Intake, Two Waste Water Outfalls
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Willapa Bay
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20-B09450
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B09534
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B12374
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B12375
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B12381
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B12546
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-B12709
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Lease - Oyster Aquaculture
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Niawiakum River
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20-B12067
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Lease - Shellfish Processing Facility & Moorage
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Willapa Bay
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23-099072
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Right of Entry - Commercial Burrowing Shrimp Harvest
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Willapa Bay
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23-099224
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Right of Entry - Scientific Studies
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Willapa Bay
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23-099223
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Right of Entry - Scientific Studies
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Willapa Bay
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23-099222
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Right of Entry - Scientific Studies
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Willapa Bay
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23-090278
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Right of Entry - Scientific Studies
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South Fork Willapa Bay
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20-A13410
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Lease - Public Pier and Dock |
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Willapa River
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51-100185
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Easement - Bridge
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Willapa River
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51-100184
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Easement - Bridge
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Willapa Bay
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23-100441
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Right of Entry - Commercial Sand Shrimp Harvesting
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Willapa River
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51-101457
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable
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Willapa River
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20-A13270, 20-B12056, 20-B12806, 20-B12914, 20-B13354, 20-A13269, 20-C9998, 20-C12807
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Aquaculture
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Willapa Bay
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20-A77332
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Aquaculture Lease
|
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Willapa Bay
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20-B10013
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Aquaculture Lease
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Willapa Bay
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20-097560
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Lease Application - Aquaculture Oysters
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Pend Oreille
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Pend Oreille River
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51-A70809
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Easement - Water Intake and Outfall
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Pend Oreille River
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20-100375
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Lease - Public Access
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Pend Oreille River
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20-A80688
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Lease - Private Marina
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Bead Lake
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20-102752
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Lease - Private Community Dock
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Davis Lake
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20-102691
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Lease - Private Resort
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Skamania
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Woodard Creek
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51-087509
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Right of Entry - Restoration
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Wind River
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23-096710
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Right of Entry - Temporary Work Area for Bridge Replacement
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Spokane
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Spokane River
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51-079687
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Easement - Sediment Remediation Cap
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Spokane River
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51-086587
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Easement - Rail Bridge, Public Access
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Spokane River
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51-092916
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Easement - Petroleum Pipeline
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Spokane River
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51-095946
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Easement - One Aerial Fiber Optic Cable |
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Spokane River |
51-095947
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Easement - One Aerial Fiber Optic Cable |
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Spokane River
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23-096456
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License - Petroleum Pipe Anomaly Excavation
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Spokane River
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51-098114
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Easement - Fiber Optic Telecommunications Cable
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Spokane River
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51-099713
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Easement - Greene St/SR 395 Bridge Replacement
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Newman Lake
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Lease - Alu Injection System
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Liberty Lake
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20-101192
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Lease - Community Dock
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Spokane River
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51-101837
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Easement - Outfall
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Liberty Lake
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20-096808
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Lease - Community Dock
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Spokane River
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20-101725
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Lease - Pedestrian trail
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Spokane River
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23-102116
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Right of Entry - Outfall Construction
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Stevens
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Thurston
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Black Lake
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20-085249
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Lease - Commercial Docks
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Chehalis River
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20-013592
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Lease Renewal - Wastewater Outfall
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Chambers Lake
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51-094186
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Easement - Stornwater Outfall
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Chehalis River
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51-095945
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Easement - One Aerial Fiber Optic Cable
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Nisqually River
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23-096704
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Right of Entry - Dredging
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Budd Inlet
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51-0A49439
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Re-authorization - Electrical Line
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Deschutes River
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51-101724
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Easement - Electrical Distribution Line |
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Wahkiakum
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Columbia River
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51-081429
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Easement - Material Placement
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Columbia River
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51-089438
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Easement - Wastewater Outfall
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Grays River
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23-090399
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Right of Entry - Habitat Restoration
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Elochoman River
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23-092603
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Right of Entry - Floodplain Enhancement
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Columbia River
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23-095798
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Right of Entry - Channel Dredging
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Columbia River
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23-097205
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Right of Entry - PIT Tag Antenna Barge
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Columbia River
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31-100476
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License - Sale of Dredged Material
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Grays River
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23-A92764
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License - Fish Trap and Weir
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Grays River
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23-102033
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Conservation License - Fish Habitat Enhancement
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Columbia River
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23-102821
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License - Research Use Pond Net Fish Trap
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Walla Walla
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Snake River
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51-A84101
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Easement - Irrigation Intake
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Snake River
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51-102247
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Easement - Irrigation Water Intake
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Whitman
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Snake River
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51-076792
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Easement Amendment - Public Utility Line
|
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Yakima
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Yakima River
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51-100497
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Easement - Bridge
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Naches River
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51-101709
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Easement - Water Intake Control
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Naches River
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23-101798
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Right of Entry - Side Channel & Fish Passage Construction
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Various
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Various
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51-A48881
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Easement - Aerial Fiber Optic Cables
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Columbia and Snake Rivers
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23-096680
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Right of Entry - Telemetry Receivers
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Benton, Grant, Yakima
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Columbia and Yakima Rivers
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51-A50268
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Easement - Fiber Optic Cable
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Garfield, Whitman, Columbia, Franklin, & Walla Walla
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Snake River
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23-102993
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Right of Entry - Telemetry Receivers
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Approved use authorization applications - RIVERS DISTRICT
DNR has approved the following applications for leases or other land-use authorizations for state-owned aquatic lands in the Rivers District, which includes the following counties:
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All of eastern Washington and the following western Washington counties:
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Clark
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Cowlitz
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Grays Harbor
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Lewis
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Pacific
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Skamania
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Thurston
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Wahkiakum
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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Adams
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Asotin
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Asotin/Garfield
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Snake River
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23-099527
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Right of Entry - White Sturgeon Study
Signed 11/15/2019
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| Benton | |||
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Chelan
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Lake Chelan
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20-098147
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Lease - Wave Attenuator
Signed 11/14/2019
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Lake Chelan
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23-102146
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License - Recreational Mooring Buoy
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Clark
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Clark and Cowlitz
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Columbia River
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31-E53235
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Right of Entry - Removal and Sale of Valuable Materials
Signed 12/23/2019
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Cowlitz
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Kalama River
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23-102518
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Conservation License - Bank Stabilization to Improve Salmonid Habitat
Signed 08/06/2021
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Douglas
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Columbia River
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51-099895
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Easement - Transmission Line
Signed 12/30/2019
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Ferry
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Franklin
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Grant
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Blue Lake
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20-099637
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Lease - Public Use and Access
Signed 11/18/19
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Grays Harbor
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Grays Harbor Bay
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23-100219
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Right of Entry - Sand Shrimp Harvest
Signed 1/23/2020
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Hoquiam River
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City of Hoquiam
20-A91050
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Waterway Permit - Public Dock and Boat Launch
Signed 1/9/2020
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Kittitas
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Klickitat
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Lewis
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Okanogan
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Okanogan River
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23-099147
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Conservation License - Side Channel Connection
Signed 1/23/2020
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Okanogan River
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23-096576
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Right of Entry - Temporary FIsh Weir
Signed 1/21/2020
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Pacific
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Columbia River
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23-A91938
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License - Scientific Monitoring
Signed 12/12/2019
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Pend Oreille
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Skamania
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Spokane
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Spokane River
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51-098382
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Easement - SR 290 E Trent Bridge
Signed 12/2/2019
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Eloika Lake, Newman Lake, Liberty Lake, West Medical Lake, Clear Lake, Badger Lake, Williams Lake
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20-A81530
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Lease - Public Use and Access
Signed 11/4/2019
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Thurston
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Wahkiakum
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Walla Walla
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Whitman
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Yakima
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