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| Title | Focus on Clean Water | |
| Month-Year Published | March 2006 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
This focus sheet provides an overview of ways to improve water quality in Washington State. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 06-10-009 | |
| Author(s) | Ann Butler and Mike Herold | |
| Print Availability |
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| Number of pages | 6 | |
| Keywords | assessment, cleanup, water quality standards | |
| Related Web Content | Water Quality Assessments and TMDLs for Washington Waters | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
This focus sheet provides an overview of ways to improve water quality in Washington State. Clean water is vital for our quality of life – for both economic development and a healthy environment. Unfortunately, some water bodies are so badly polluted they need extra help. One of the primary tasks of the Department of Ecology′s water quality program is to identify and improve the quality of Washington′s polluted streams, rivers, lakes, and marine waters. Ecology uses a system of rules and policy developed in compliance with federal and state law to help guide improvements to water quality. Washington′s citizens help with this in many ways – by observing and measuring conditions in local streams, by participating on local groups that develop and implement water quality improvement plans or total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), and by changing their daily activities to produce less water pollution. |
Copyright © Washington State Department of Ecology. See http://www.ecy.wa.gov/copyright.html.
