The expansion of the Pasco Process Water Reuse Facility has been an example of how working together can lead to successful ...

Burn bans are called in the winter when smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces increase fine particle pollution. Always check ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, our Safer Products for Washington program implemented new regulations to reduce harmful chemicals in ...

Spill management teams (SMTs) are representatives and assigned personnel trained to integrate into an incident command system or unified command system and manage an oil spill. Spill management teams ...

We review and approve oil spill contingency plans for: ...

Taking detailed field notes on a lake. The Environmental Assessment Program is the science arm of Ecology. Our scientists measure and analyze environmental conditions. Quality data is our highest ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...

We invite comments on draft NPDES permit no. WA0991001 being reissued to the Boeing Everett Cleanup Site. The permit authorizes the discharge of treated groundwater to Powder Mill Creek and to ...

We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on permanent significant changes to approved oil spill contingency plans. Washington Administrative Code ...

Computer models are used extensively for water quality management and Total Maximum Daily Load studies. Models are tools used to predict how a water body will respond to changes in the amount of ...