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Water Quality stories are grouped according to the Water Quality Program's
Five
Program Activities.
Some Stories may fall under more than one category, and are referenced
accordingly.
- Prevent Point Source Pollution
(excluding water cleanup, stormwater, and financial assistance)
- More of Washington's Wastewater Treatment
Plants Achieve Perfection!
In 2006, Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) gave
special recognition to 56 of the state's 321 wastewater treatment plants –
about one fifth of them – for "perfect performances" to keep Washington's
waters clean.
- Orange Book Becomes Living Document:
Ecology's Internal Update Process a Success
Water Quality Program management assembled a team, known as the Orange
Book Work Group, (OBWG), which developed a process to make the Orange Book a
“living document”. Their process provides an efficient way to get and keep
the Book up-to-date.
- Putting Pipes on a
Fat-Free Diet
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) can cause problems when poured down a drain,
rather than into special grease traps or other equipment used to capture FOG
for later disposal. This project seeks to inform and education local
governments, businesses, and citizens about the problems caused by FOG and
how to address them.
- Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution
(excluding water cleanup, stormwater, and financial assistance)
- Control Stormwater Pollution
- Contractors Trained to Protect Water Quality:
Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Training Programs
Ecology developed a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Training
program to ensure that Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Leads (CESLs)
have adequate skills and training to prevent erosion and protect water
quality, in the principles of erosion and sediment control best management
practices and using inspections and water quality sampling to recognize
potential and actual water quality impacts.
- Chitosan and the CTAPE Process:
Overcoming Bias with Science
This story
highlights how one company worked with the Chemical Technology Assessment
Protocol – Ecology (CTAPE) review process to ensure that its flocculant, a
chitosan product, is safe when used as directed and also receive a
Conditional use level designation (CULD).
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Putting the Reins on Stormwater:
Improving Stormwater Management at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds
Local fairgrounds are an important part of many agricultural
communities. The Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington, covers 185
acres. Snohomish County Staff noticed that the fairground’s stormwater
treatment plan needed improvement. They worked with the state Department
of Ecology to improve stormwater treatment by utilizing low impact
development (LID) techniques.
- Provide Financial Assistance
- Cleanup Polluted Waters
- Putting Pipes
on a Fat-Free Diet
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) can cause problems when poured down a
drain, rather than into special grease traps or other equipment used to
capture FOG for later disposal. This project seeks to inform and
education local governments, businesses, and citizens about the problems
caused by FOG and how to address them.
- Controlling Pet
Waste in Suburban Areas: where to look - and what to say to the public
(also under Reduce Nonpoint Pollution)
Snohomish County used a scientific approach to their pet waste challenge
and created a program to help local governments change public knowledge and
behaviors to help keep pet waste out of local streams.
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