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<keyword>National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System</keyword>
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<idPurp>Skagit County is the holder of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit for the management of municipal surface water runoff and protection of regional water quality. This permit is a requirement under the Federal Clean Water Act that Washington Department of Ecology administers. Generally, the NPDES permit area represents Census defined Urbanized Areas and Skagit County Urban Growth Areas. The Skagit County NPDES permit area represents the current approved boundary by the Department of Ecology. Anything within the boundary is considered to be in the NPDES Permit area.</idPurp>
<idAbs>&lt;div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Title:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; NPDES Permit Area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abstract:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Skagit County is the holder of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit for the management of municipal surface water runoff and protection of regional water quality. This permit is a requirement under the Federal Clean Water Act that Washington Department of Ecology administers. Generally, the NPDES permit area represents Census defined Urbanized Areas and Skagit County Urban Growth Areas. The Skagit County NPDES permit area represents the current approved boundary by the Department of Ecology. Anything within the boundary is considered to be in the NPDES Permit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Update Cycle:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; As-Needed. Updates occur when permit requirements change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Adjusted to fit parcels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Compatibility:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; This layer is a parcel based layer and is intended to overlay other parcel based layers. It is not intended to overlay aerial imagery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contact Information:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about this data, please contact the Skagit County GIS Department:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;gis@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Problems?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please report any data issues to Skagit County Geographic Information Services:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;gis@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;img alt='Skagit County' src='https://skagitcounty.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/5cc7eaf86400420f83b817bfacd9b041/data' style='max-width:100%; height:auto; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif;' /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs>
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<useLimit>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy Warning:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County maps and data are created from public records and existing data sources. Records and data have been adjusted to achieve a "best fit" registration to create Skagit County maps. While great care is taken in this process, records and data from different sources rarely agree as to the precise location of geographic features. The relative positioning of map and data features to one another results from combining different sources without ground truthing. Maps and data are approximate and are not designed to be accurate to surveying or engineering standards. Spatial accuracy errors do exist as a result.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data are for informational purposes only. They do not purport to represent a property boundary survey of any parcels shown and shall not be used for conveyances or the establishment of property.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data shall be used as a resource only, and any such use of these products with respect to accuracy and precision shall be the sole responsibility of the user.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' target='Maps' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</useLimit>
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