About us. Our vision: Our partnerships protect and sustain healthy land, air, water, and climate in harmony with a strong economy. Our mission: To protect, preserve, and enhance Washington’s environment for current and future generations.

Our mission is to keep Washington waters clean. Use this site to find out if a lake, stream, or marine beach near you is healthy or polluted. Learn about water cleanup plans and how we’re addressing stormwater runoff, promoting good wastewater management, and protecting wetlands that are important ...

Contact information. Alli Kingfisher Organics and food center lead [email protected] 509-960-1290. Michelle Andrews Organics specialist [email protected]

We conduct projects that use Geographic Information System (GIS) produced maps as aids in accomplishing our mission. We build and maintain GIS maps to help our staff and the public understand the diverse natural and cultural environment. As a public service, we are making some of our maps available ...

The future of Ecology. Our 2019 - 2021 Strategic Plan outlines the challenges we're facing, and the steps we're taking to ensure that Washington’s environment is protected for generations to come. From responding to climate change, protecting air and water, reducing waste, protecting Puget Sound for orcas, and preventing and reducing …

Air & Climate. Everyone deserves clean air to breathe and a sustainable future that responds to challenges presented by climate change. To reach these goals, we regulate harmful emissions from vehicles, burning, and industrial activities to help protect air quality and reduce greenhouse gases that increase temperatures around the globe.

Who we are. Our agency is dedicated to preserving and protecting the environment in Washington. To learn how we preserve and protect Washington's land, air, and water for today and for future generations, read the message from our director and our strategic plan.

Water & Shorelines. We improve and protect water quality, manage and conserve water resources, and effectively manage coastal and inland shorelines to assure our state has sufficient supplies of clean water for communities and the natural environment.

Manchester Laboratory. Location — 7411 Beach Drive East, Port Orchard, WA 98366-8204 Phone — 360-871-8800. Laboratory Accreditation Unit. Mail — P.O. Box 488, Manchester, WA 98353-0488 Phone — 360-871-8840. Bellingham. Location — 913 Squalicum Way #101, Bellingham WA 98225-2078 Phone — 360-255-4400 Fax — 360-715-5225. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Clean air is vital for everyone. We manage smoke, vehicle pollution, industrial emissions, and other pollutants so communities have healthy air to breathe. We do this through permits, regulations, and reporting systems intended to keep air pollution at healthy levels ...

The Washington state well report (log) viewer allows you to search for and view detailed records of the construction and subsurface characteristics of individual wells. Well reports also contain information about location, owner name, driller name, and the quantity of water a well produces.

Jul 29, 2020 · Regulations & Permits. Use this portal to filter and search for all of our regulatory information.

Groundwater quality standards. The goal of the groundwater quality standards is to maintain the highest quality of groundwater by reducing and eliminating groundwater contamination. We work to protect groundwater from pollution so that it's drinkable and meets state standards. Surface water quality standards

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 use water collected from your rooftop without a water right permit.However, there are rules on using rainwater as a potable (drinkable) water source.

Water supply. We manage water resources to benefit all Washingtonians and to protect the natural environment for current and future generations. Our vision is that Washington State's water resources support thriving ecosystems and communities in the face of climate change - water availability is increasingly limited in Washington due to the pressures of warming temperatures on snowpack and ...

What is mitigation? Generally, mitigation means offsetting or countering the adverse environmental effects that developing the land can have on wetlands, rivers, streams, lakes, and other aquatic habitats. Wetland mitigation usually occurs in a sequence of steps or actions. Wetland compensatory mitigation is one of the last steps in the mitigation sequence where unavoidable impacts to wetland ...

Establishing water banks in Washington. To create a water bank, a would-be-banker meets with us to discuss the water banking process (as outlined in our policy and guidance).Then the prospective banker submits a Request to Establish or Modify a Water Bank form providing a water banking proposal showing how real water needs will be …

We represent Washington state on the West Coast Regional Planning Body and participate on a sub-regional planning team that builds off of Washington’s ocean planning efforts and involves the coastal treaty tribes and federal agencies.; We work with regional partners to improve access to data through the West Coast Ocean Data Portal.; We …

Wetlands. Washington's wetlands protect water quality, reduce flooding, provide aquifer recharge for drinking water and other uses, and provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife.

Ecology provides the high-quality science that is the foundation of Washington state environmental policy. Our monitoring, assessment, and modeling services provide a data-rich understanding of our state’s land, air, and water.