With help from knowledgeable staff and online tools, ORIA can guide you through the environmental permitting process. Start-Open-New Business Visit ORIA’s online Small Business Guide where you'll find tools to help you plan, start, or grow your business in Washington state.

To prepare reports, ORIA gathered information from agencies and solicited comments from business, environmental and labor organizations as well as from the Association of Washington Cities and the Washington State Association of Counties. State agencies required to report on significant legislative rules are: Department of Ecology

ORIA provides this Online Permitting Assistance System as a tool to help searchers find information about the approvals, permits, and licenses a project may need in the State of Washington.

ORIA's permit process schematics illustrate the application, review, and appeal phases for specific permits. They show you step-by-step how various permit processes work.

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ORIA acts as facilitator for monthly SBLT meetings. Subgroups develop outreach programs, solicit ideas for regulatory improvement and develop new business tools. Major accomplishments

For more detailed information about ORIA’s performance during the last biennium, you can refer to the Performance Report 2022 - 2023. The report highlights various aspects of ORIA’s work, including assisting customers, improving systems, and technology services.

To streamline the environmental permitting process, multiple regulatory agencies joined forces to create one application that people can use to apply for more than one permit at a time.

We are always looking for new ideas to help improve the regulatory environment in Washington state. If you have an idea, please complete the survey to tell us more. We will pass your suggestion on to the appropriate agencies and hopefully your thoughtful suggestion will make a …

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