Washington State Department of Ecology4 天
Join us to talk temperature on the Columbia and Lower Snake rivers
Join us virtually on March 17, 2025, to learn more about our agency’s efforts in developing a strategy to achieve healthy ...
Washington State Department of Ecology2 天
Yakima Basin water supply update
The Yakima Basin has had back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024. Heading into irrigation season, we are getting a better idea ...
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Yakima Basin Integrated Plan workgroup
The Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Workgroup, a stakeholder group co-chaired by us and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, provides policy and project development advice on implementing the ...
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$30,000 penalty to plastics producer for failing to register products under 2021 law
The Washington Department of Ecology fined plastic trash bag-maker Napco Bag and Film $30,000 for violating the annual registration and reporting requirements of a 2021 recycled content law. Napco’s ...
Washington State Department of Ecology5 天
PFAS contamination at Joint Base Lewis McChord and surrounding communities
Ecology monitors multiple cleanup sites at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This page focuses on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater. JBLM is in Pierce County, ...
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State agency greenhouse gas reporting
In 2020, the Legislature and Governor updated the State Agency Climate Leadership Act codified in Chapter 70A.45 RCW. The Act directs state agencies, including universities, colleges, and community ...
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Yard Program progress
We continue to sample and identify properties (yards) that qualify for state-funded soil replacement though the Yard Program. Since 2013, we have found 1,201 yards eligible for soil replacement within ...