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Title (link to summary) Number      Date (released or updated)
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Analyzing Chlorinated Pesticide Residues in Fish from Washington Background Lakes: Analysis of Supplemental PBTs in Non-Background Waterbodies11-03-108-Addendum-1December 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Dioxin in Surface Water Sources to Oakland Bay11-03-118December 2011
Video tutorial: Batch loading well and other groundwater-related locations into the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System

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11-03-039December 2011
Slides for the video tutorial: Batch loading well and other groundwater-related locations into the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System.11-03-039aDecember 2011
2012 Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: The Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program/Urban Waters Initiative: Sediment Monitoring in the San Juan Islands and Port Gardner/Everett Harbor09-03-121-Addendum3December 2011
Background Characterization for Metals and Organic Compounds in Northeast Washington Lakes, Part 2: Fish Tissue11-03-054December 2011
Focus on Fish Testing: Snake River Fish Tested for Chemicals11-03-067December 2011
PCB, Dioxin, and Chlorinated Pesticide Sources to Vancouver Lake11-03-063December 2011
Video tutorial - Loading continuous groundwater data (transducer data) into the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System.

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11-03-041December 2011
Slides for the video tutorial: Batch load continuous transducer data into Ecology′s Environmental Information Management System (EIM).11-03-041aDecember 2011
Video tutorial: Searching for groundwater information in the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System

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11-03-042December 2011
Slides for the video tutorial: Searching for groundwater information in the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System11-03-042aDecember 2011
Procedures for Evaluating the Department of Ecology′s Statewide Flow Gaging Network11-03-064December 2011
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmon-Bearing Streams: DH-81 and Grab Sample Comparison Study11-03-066December 2011
POSTER: Puget Sound Toxic Loading Analysis: Hazard Evaluation for Chemicals of Concern in the Puget Sound Basin - Methodology and Results11-03-068December 2011
Video Tutorial: Batch loading well-based depth-to-water measurements into the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System.

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11-03-040December 2011
Slides for the video tutorial: Batch loading well-based depth-to-water measurements into the Ecology Environmental Information Management (EIM) System11-03-040aDecember 2011
POSTER: Seasonal Variations in Flushing Time for Quartermaster Harbor, an Enclosed Puget Sound Estuary11-03-062December 2011
Review and Critique of Current Microbial Source Tracking (MST) Techniques11-03-038November 2011
Pyrethroids in Freshwater Sediments of King County11-03-061November 2011
Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Model Nutrient Load Summary for 1999-200811-03-057November 2011
Lake Chelan Wapato Basin Total Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Effectiveness Monitoring Report11-03-049November 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Cherry and Ames Creeks (Snoqualmie River Tributaries) Dissolved Oxygen Study11-03-115November 2011
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Phase 3: Primary Sources of Selected Toxic Chemicals and Quantities Released in the Puget Sound Basin11-03-024November 2011
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Assessment of Selected Toxic Chemicals in the Puget Sound Basin, 2007-2011.11-03-055November 2011
Appendices D-10 through D-13. Hazard Evaluation - Sediment Guidelines, Tissue Residue Effects Data, Wildlife Effects Data, ECOTOX QA Summary11-03-055-AppD10-D13November 2011
Appendix D-2. Hazard Evaluation - Results of Prioritization11-03-055-AppD2November 2011
Appendices D-3 through D-7. Hazard Evaluation Figures (Plots)11-03-055-AppD3-D7November 2011
Appendix D-8. Hazard Evaluation - Summary Statistics for Environmental (Observed) Data11-03-055-AppD8November 2011
Appendix D-9. Hazard Evaluation - Water Effects Summary Data11-03-055-AppD9November 2011
Focus on Puget Sound: Puget Sound Toxics Assessment11-03-060November 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Asotin Creek Temperature Straight-to-Implementation Vegetation Study11-03-116November 2011
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Modeling Study Intermediate-scale Model Development0903110Addendum1October 2011
POSTER: Calibration of a three-dimensional model of water quality in South Puget Sound11-03-059October 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Sumas-Blaine Aquifer Nitrate Contamination Summary11-03-111October 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Performance Evaluation of Devices for Stormwater Particulate Sampling11-03-113October 2011
Addendum to Gibbons Creek Watershed Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan11-03-117October 2011
EDB and 1,2-DCP in Domestic Groundwater Supplies, Follow-Up Investigation: Bertrand Creek Area (Whatcom County)11-03-050October 2011
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2010 Sampling Results11-03-053October 2011
POSTER: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products and Perfluorinated Chemicals in Puget Sound Sediments11-03-051October 2011
POSTER: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) In Puget Sound Sediments – A Baseline Update (2004-2011)11-03-056October 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Analyzing Chlorinated Pesticide Residues in Fish from Washington Background Lakes11-03-108September 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Black Lake Grocery Groundwater Confirmational Monitoring11-03-114September 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Type N Experimental Buffer Treatment Study in Incompetent Lithologies: Riparian Inputs, Water Quality, and Exports to Fish-Bearing Waters11-03-109September 2011
Background Characterization for Metals and Organic Compounds in Northeast Washington Lakes, Part 1: Bottom Sediments11-03-035September 2011
Sumas-Blaine Aquifer Long-Term Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network, 2009 Annual Report11-03-015September 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Salmon Creek Watershed Low Dissolved Oxygen and pH Characterization Study11-03-110September 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Planning Area Assessment of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling11-03-112September 2011
White Salmon River Watershed Fecal Coliform Bacteria Attainment Monitoring Study11-03-046August 2011
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Aquatic Plant Monitoring in Washington Lakes and Rivers.11-03-106Addendum1August 2011
PBT Chemical Trends in Washington State Determined from Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores, 2010 Sampling Results11-03-045August 2011
Tidally averaged circulation in Puget Sound sub-basins: Comparison of historical data, analytical model, and numerical model. Article in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.11-03-048August 2011
Characteristics of small headwater wetlands in second-growth forests of Washington, USA. Article in the journal, Forest Ecology and Management.11-03-047August 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Aquatic Plant Monitoring in Washington Lakes and Rivers11-03-106July 2011
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound Phase 3: Characterization of Loadings via Surface Runoff11-03-107July 2011
Wenatchee Watershed Planning Area: Prediction of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling11-03-028July 2011
River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring Report, Water Year 201011-03-037July 2011
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans in Surface Sediments of Bellingham Bay, 201011-03-033June 2011
Relative Importance of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Non-point Sources of Perfluorinated Compounds to Washington State Rivers11-03-036June 2011
Nason Creek (Chelan County) Oxbow Reconnection Monitoring, 201011-03-032June 2011
Focus on Nutrients and Puget Sound: Nitrogen in surface water runoff to Puget Sound11-03-034June 2011
Deschutes River Continuous Nitrate Monitoring11-03-030June 2011
Addendum 2 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: A Trend Monitoring Component for Organic PBTs in the Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program.07-03-104Addendum2May 2011
Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Monitoring with SPMDs for PBTs in Washington Waters in 200911-03-029May 2011
POSTER: Nitrate Contamination in the Sumas-Blaine Aquifer, Whatcom County, Washington11-03-027May 2011
Lower Okanogan River Basin DDT and PCB Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Effectiveness Monitoring Report11-03-009May 2011
PBT Trend Monitoring: Measuring Lead in Suspended Particulate Matter from Washington State Rivers and Lakes, 2010 Results11-03-026May 2011
Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound: Phase 3 Data and Load Estimates11-03-010May 2011
Focus on Puget Sound: Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound11-03-025May 2011
Spokane River PCB Source Assessment, 2003-200711-03-013May 2011
Mercury and Copper Levels in Leach Creek (Pierce County) During 2009-201011-03-014May 2011
Addendum 4 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Washington State Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid Habitat for Two Index Watersheds.03-03-104ADD4April 2011
Assessment of Aquatic Toxicity in North Creek, Gig Harbor11-03-022April 2011
Appendix A. Detailed Maps of Monitoring Locations and Associated Drainage Basins1103010AppendixAApril 2011
Appendix B. Documentation for GIS Analyses Performed During the Monitoring Location Selection Process1103010AppendixBApril 2011
Appendix C. Sample Collection Times by Monitoring Location and Associated Hydrologic Conditions1103010AppendixCApril 2011
Appendix D. Figures Showing Sample Collection Times Relative to the Stream Hydrograph at Each Monitoring Location1103010AppendixDApril 2011
Appendix E. Target Parameters for the Phase 3 Study of Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound1103010AppendixEApril 2011
Appendix F. Measurement Procedures for the Phase 3 Study of Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound1103010AppendixFApril 2011
Appendix G. Alternative Method for Computing Watershed Scale Loading Estimates1103010AppendixGApril 2011
Appendix H. Storm Event Delineation Method Description1103010AppendixHApril 2011
Appendix I. Validation Reports for Laboratory Data -- available only on CD (85 MB)1103010AppendixIApril 2011
Appendix J. Validation Reports for Stream Gauging Data1103010AppendixJApril 2011
Appendix K. Detection Frequency Summary Tables for Individual Parameter by Flow Condition, Land Use, and Watershed1103010AppendixKApril 2011
Appendix L. Summary Statistics for Toxic Chemical Concentrations by Monitoring Location, Land Use, and Watershed1103010AppendixLApril 2011
Appendix M. Box Plots Comparing Toxic Chemical Concentrations between Monitoring Locations1103010AppendixMApril 2011
Appendix N. Subbasin Scale Unit-Area Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates1103010AppendixNApril 2011
Appendix O. Whisker Plots Comparing Unit-Area Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates between Monitoring Locations1103010AppendixOApril 2011
Appendix P. Watershed-Scale Total Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates1103010AppendixPApril 2011
Appendix Q. Puget Sound-Scale Total Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates1103010AppendixQApril 2011
Appendix R. Median Concentrations and Frequency of Detection by Storm Event1103010AppendixRApril 2011
Appendix S. Temporal Analysis1103010AppendixSApril 2011
Appendix A: Shoreline Classification Analysis Results1103023AppendixAApril 2011
Appendix B: Groundwater Discharge Analysis Results1103023AppendixBApril 2011
Appendix C: COC Concentration and Mass Flux Estimates - Non-detect substitution Method 1 (0.5RL)1103023AppendixCApril 2011
Appendix D: COC Concentration and Mass Flux Estimates - Non-detect substitution Method 2 (Lowest RL)1103023AppendixDApril 2011
Appendix E: COC Concentration Decision - Ambient Areas1103023AppendixEApril 2011
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Evaluation of Loading of Toxic Chemicals to Puget Sound by Direct Groundwater Discharge11-03-023April 2011
Phase 2: High Summer Bacteria Concentrations in South Puget Sound Streams11-03-019April 2011
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2010 Data Summary11-03-021April 2011
Appendices C-E: Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2010 Data Summary11-03-021AppendicesC-EApril 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Wenatchee Watershed Planning Area Assessment of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling11-03-104March 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Flame Retardants and Metals in Children′s Products and Consumer Goods11-03-105March 2011
Hangman Creek Watershed Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and Nutrients Total Maximum Daily Load Study: Data Summary Report11-03-020March 2011
Mercury Concentrations in Lake Ozette Sockeye11-03-017March 2011
Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Arsenic and Lead in the Tacoma Smelter Plume Footprint and Hanford Site Old Orchards11-03-006February 2011
American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: April and October, 201011-03-016February 2011
Lacamas Creek Fecal Coliform, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Study Design (Quality Assurance Project Plan)11-03-102February 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Analyzing Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Effluent and Groundwater at Three Reclaimed Water Facilities.11-03-103February 2011
Focus on Puget Sound: Update
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound
11-03-012February 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Pyrethroids in Freshwater Sediments of King County11-03-101February 2011
Walla Walla Watershed Planning Area: Prediction of Gaged Streamflows by Modeling11-03-002January 2011
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Characterization of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound and Major Tributaries, 2009-1011-03-008January 2011
Mercury Levels in Gold Mining Reaches on Seven Washington Rivers and Creeks11-03-003January 2011
Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2009 Data Summary11-03-004January 2011
Appendices C-G: Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams, 2009 Data Summary11-03-004-Appendices C-GJanuary 2011
Lakewood Plaza Cleaners Groundwater Monitoring Results, June and October 201011-03-011January 2011
South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study: Interim Nutrient Load Summary11-03-001January 2011
POSTER: South Puget Sound Nitrogen Loading: Magnitudes and Sources11-03-007January 2011

119 publications released or revised in 2011

Last updated May 21, 2012