Conservation District Resources

A SecureAccess Washington (SAW) account is required to access the Conservation Practice Database System (CPDS).

Find out more about how to set up a SAW account below.

What is SecureAccess Washington (SAW)?

SecureAccess Washington (SAW) provides self-administered single sign-on access to multiple agency applications, shields online services from harmful activity, and allows access only to known users. Accounts can access online services from state agencies with one username and password.

Why

Secure sign-in is required under Washington State Department of Information Services (WaTech) policy for all state-owned or operated applications. CPDS falls under these requirements. As part of SCC’s annual reporting to WaTech, we ensure compliance and security of state-managed software systems. During this process, a gap was identified, and the CPDS software has since been updated to integrate with SecureAccess Washington (SAW) for Single Sign-On (SSO) access.

Instructions

1. Check to see if you have a SAW account.
2. ‍Need to set up a SAW account? Use this how to guide or watch this video.
3. Contact Courtney Woods or Brandon Bourgette to set up an account in CPDS.
4. How do I access CPDS in SAW? Watch this video and view the Sign In Guide

Helpful Tools

• CPDS Fact Sheet – Use this one-page fact sheet when entering projects and requesting cost-share funds for both shellfish and non-shellfish projects. All listed steps must be completed for the project to appear on the Prioritized Funding Report.
• Quick Reference guide – Provides a list of required data fields to complete in CPDS when requesting cost-share funds.

• CPDS Participant Field Form – May be completed electronically or as a hard copy to collect required CPDS participant and property information during meetings or site visits.

• Best Management Practices and Resource Concerns Cheat Sheet – Includes engineering standards and expected design life for commonly used best management practices (BMPs).
• CPDS Webinar | Recorded May 2018 – Watch this recorded training session for an overview of CPDS project entry and reporting.

Contact

Brian Cochrane, Habitat and Monitoring Coordinator

bcochrane@scc.wa.gov | (360) 701-5749