Ecology has a role in protecting water quality at forestry sites, and our analysis of the draft Forest Practices Board rule ...

The state Water Supply Availability Committee (WSAC) monitors water supply conditions throughout the state to identify possible drought conditions as early as possible. If they determine current or ...

We estimate there are thousands of abandoned wells in Washington. If you find an abandoned well on your property, you are required to work with a licensed well driller to properly close it up, a ...

The Weldcraft Steel & Marine site is one of 12 Bellingham Bay cleanup sites coordinated through the Bellingham Bay Action ...

Building on the success of the earlier Chehalis Basin Work Group, the 2016 Washington Legislature created the Office of Chehalis Basin within Ecology and established the Chehalis Basin Board. Our ...

We use funds from the Volkswagen settlement to reduce air pollution in communities affected by harmful diesel exhaust. Washington will receive $141 million from Volkswagen to settle violations of the ...

The following templates are based on applicable SEPA rule sections and other guidance materials. Lead agencies are encouraged to modify these templates for their own use and add information for ...

Cleanup Levels and Risk Calculation (CLARC) is a compendium of technical information related to calculating cleanup levels under Washington's Cleanup Rule, the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) ...

Find a moderate risk waste disposal site in your county. Accepts: Household hazardous waste. Does not accept wastes from business unless it is a scheduled small business collection event. Check with ...

Rulemaking that has been officially filed with the Washington State Legislature’s Code Reviser’s Office (filed a CR-101 form) and are sorted by topic. Recently closed rulemakings. (closed rulemaking ...

Projects funded by a Water Quality Program grant or loan require a review for potential impacts to environmental or cultural resources. We must consider social, cultural, economic, and environmental ...

Water availability is directly related to how much annual precipitation the state receives. We monitor current water and snowpack supplies and future weather conditions so we can inform the public and ...