A broad array of agricultural interests participate on our committee to support a healthy industry and protect clean water. The committee has open dialogue about issues affecting the industry and how ...

Reduce waste and recycle right Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Cut down on what you might waste or throw away. Follow the three "R's" to conserve natural resources and landfill space. Did you know you can ...

The WCC Crew Supervisor 1 is a full-time position within Ecology and has a salary range of $44,736 to $59,844* annually. Washington state offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the ...

Washingtonians will begin to see fewer plastic bags littering the state’s roadsides, parks, and streams beginning Oct. 1 when the statewide plastic bag ban goes into effect. The bag ban prohibits the ...

OLYMPIA – During Food Waste Prevention Week, April 10 - 16, people throughout Washington are encouraged to find ways to reduce food waste, which will benefit the environment and save them hundreds of ...

El Departamento de Ecología está proponiendo enmiendas al Capítulo 173-201A WAC, Normas de calidad del agua para aguas superficiales del estado de Washington (en inglés, Water Quality Standards for ...

Documents you can submit through TEDS 30 Day Notice (only for existing UST sites) Galvanic Cathodic Protection Evaluation Checklist Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Evaluation Checklist Leak ...

Please report anything that may be polluting land, air or water. When in doubt, contact us! The Environmental Report Tracking System (ERTS) is Ecology's initial intake database for environmental ...

Businesses that use aerosol cans need to handle these items correctly to protect their workers and the environment. Contents of aerosol cans are: Under pressure. Often toxic. Possibly flammable.

Equipment Our facility oil handling standards rule requires Class 4 facilities to keep enough spill response equipment on standby to clean up a spill of 25 gallons. Class 4 facilities are required to: ...

You can use an address to look up your watershed, also known as a Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA). We typically study and regulate water resources by WRIAs. There are 62 WRIAs in Washington.

COSMPOLIS – Water quality violations at the Cosmo Specialty Fibers (Cosmo) mill in Cosmopolis led to an $18,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology. Pollution above permitted levels can ...