# WAC 222-30-030: WAC 222-30-030. Stream bank integrity

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_030

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 222-30-030
- **Heading:** WAC 222-30-030. Stream bank integrity
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 222 / Chapter 222-30 / Section 222-30-030

## Text

*In the RMZ core zone for Type S and F Waters and RMZs for Type Np Waters, the operator shall:
(1) Avoid disturbing brush and similar understory vegetation;
(2) Avoid disturbing stumps and root systems and any logs embedded in the bank;
(3) Leave high stumps where necessary to prevent felled and bucked timber from entering the water;
(4) Leave trees which display large root systems embedded in the bank.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 222-30-010 WAC 222-30-010. Policy—Timber harvesting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_010.md)
- [WAC 222-30-020 WAC 222-30-020. *Harvest unit planning and design](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_020.md)
- [WAC 222-30-021 WAC 222-30-021. *Western Washington riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_021.md)
- [WAC 222-30-022 WAC 222-30-022. *Eastern Washington riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_022.md)
- [WAC 222-30-023 WAC 222-30-023. Riparian management zones for exempt 20-acre parcels](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_023.md)
- [WAC 222-30-025 WAC 222-30-025. Even-aged harvest—Size and timing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_025.md)
- [WAC 222-30-030 WAC 222-30-030. Stream bank integrity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_030.md)
- [WAC 222-30-040 WAC 222-30-040. Shade requirements to maintain water temperature](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_040.md)
- [WAC 222-30-045 WAC 222-30-045. Salvage logging within riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_045.md)
- [WAC 222-30-050 WAC 222-30-050. Felling and bucking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_050.md)
- [WAC 222-30-060 WAC 222-30-060. Cable yarding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_060.md)
- [WAC 222-30-062 WAC 222-30-062. *Large woody debris removal or repositioning](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_062.md)
- [WAC 222-30-065 WAC 222-30-065. Helicopter yarding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_065.md)
- [WAC 222-30-070 WAC 222-30-070. Ground-based logging systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_070.md)

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