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Puget Sound Energy - Whitehorn Generating Station

We invite your comments on draft NPDES permit no. WA0030601. We invite your comments on draft NPDES permit being reissued to Puget Sound Energy – Whitehorn Generating Station. The permit authorizes ...
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Food processor saves production cost with Ecology pollution prevention grant

Above, left to right: Ifeanyi Isigwe, Ecology toxics reduction engineer, works with Systems Interface’s Steven Hill, project engineer, and Matt Baker, strategy manager, to review, evaluate, and assess ...
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Yakima River Basin water projects

The Yakima Basin is home to 400,000 people and a $4.5 billion agriculture industry. With warming winter temperatures threatening aquifers and snowpack, the Basin is facing the challenges of water ...
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Product Replacement Program

The Product Replacement Program provides financial support for small businesses and community organizations to help protect employees, customers, and the environment from toxic chemicals in everyday ...
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Meet our director

Casey Sixkiller was appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson as the 14th Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology. With more than two decades of experience in federal, Tribal, regional, and ...
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Monitoring ocean acidification

Ocean acidification threatens marine wildlife, people’s livelihoods, cultural traditions, and the state’s economy. We work with scientists, policymakers, and industry experts to respond to ocean ...
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Water rights and dam safety policies, procedures & guidance

These policies and procedures are used to guide and ensure consistency in the administration of laws and regulations. They are not formal administrative regulations that have been adopted through a ...
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Stormwater capacity grants program

Stormwater Capacity Grants are non-competitive and awarded to Phase I and Phase II National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal permittees for activities and equipment necessary ...
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Freshwater fish contaminant monitoring

We analyze tissues from fish caught at lakes and rivers around the state, testing the fish for levels of various toxic chemicals. We share fish-tissue data with our environmental and public-health ...
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Lead waste

Lead is a dangerous waste that shows up in many products and industries. Learn how to manage lead-containing waste properly according to the Dangerous Waste Regulations (Chapter 173-337 WAC). Common ...
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Proficiency testing requirements

Proficiency testing sample providers must comply with the most current proficiency standards to be recognized by our laboratory accreditation program. Six providers of Proficiency Testing (PT) samples ...
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Upland Finfish Hatching & Rearing General Permit

The Upland Finfish Hatching and Rearing permit regulates the discharge of wastewater from fish hatcheries in the state of Washington that raise salmon, trout, and other finfish species. These fish ...