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Department of Ecology News Release - July 14, 2008
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YAKIMA – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has opened a field office at 303 S. Mission St. in Wenatchee.
“Our Wenatchee field office will enable Ecology to better serve and be more responsive to our North Central Washington communities,” said Ecology Director Jay Manning. “Not only will our staff be closer to their work, people will have greater access to our services.”
The Wenatchee office is a satellite of Ecology’s Central Regional Office in Yakima. Currently the office is staffed with a receptionist as well as field personnel from the Water Resources, Solid Waste, and Environmental Assessment programs.
The office will be open to the public on Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., closed from 11 to 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed from 11 a.m. to noon. For the time being, the office will be closed to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The office phone number is (509) 662-0500. Staff and hours of operation are expected to expand over time.
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Media Contact: Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610; jred461@ecy.wa.gov
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