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

Browse by week Open the dates below to see all Ecology public comment periods and events during one week. These tools will help you filter to find what you're looking for: Use the "Search this week" ...

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

Rainwater collection, including the use of rain barrels, has become more popular as a supplemental source of water. In 2009, we issued a rainwater use interpretive policy, which clarifies that you may ...

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) ...

The Shoreline Management Act (SMA) requires all counties and most towns and cities with shorelines to develop and implement Shoreline Master Programs. The law also defines our role in reviewing and ...

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 ...

Working for Ecology offers great benefits — health care, retirement, vacation. But the biggest benefit of all is knowing that your work is helping create a cleaner, healthier, more beautiful state for ...

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 ...

Our scientists coordinate algae and invasive-plant monitoring in Washington lakes and monitor some each year for toxic metals and other chemicals. However, most lake water quality monitoring is ...

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 ...

Public comments are accepted over a 30-, 45-, or 60-day period. During that time, you can share your input with us about specific changes in the permits we regulate. We review all comments and then ...