Notice: Ecology will not accept new applications for Emerging Technologies until further notice. Technologies already submitted will be reviewed, but expect delays.

During recent years, new technologies have been under development to meet the needs of urban stormwater pollutant control. However, because no standardized statewide procedure for evaluating these technologies was available, local jurisdictions and commercial establishments have had to individually decide on their use. This resulted in differences in the criteria for accepting new and unproven technologies.

As a result, many participants at Ecology's public workshops on the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington suggested that the Department of Ecology (Ecology) develop a program for evaluating unproven technologies and be a clearinghouse for information and decisions on their use.

• How Ecology Evaluates Stormwater Technologies

• Types of Technologies

For more information, please contact Foroozan Labib at 360-407-6439