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Water

Protecting our Water

MANAGING WATER SUPPLIES

Water Supply Information | Instream Flows | Measuring Water Use | Water Rights | Wells | Irrigation Guide | Reclaimed Water | Rainwater Collection | Water Conservation | Wastewater & Water Treatment Plants

WATERSHEDS AND BASINS

River Basins: Columbia, Spokane and more | Watershed Planning | Updates By Watershed (WRIA)

GROUND WATER

Groundwater Assessment | Ground Water Quality | Hanford Groundwater

FRESHWATER, LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS AND WETLANDS

Freshwater Assessment | Aquatic Plants, Algae and Lakes | Lake Water Quality Monitoring | Wetlands | Floodplain Management |

SHORELANDS MANAGEMENT

Coastal Zone Management (CZM) | Shoreline Management (SMA) | Coastal Atlas | Puget Sound Shorelines

MARINE AND COASTAL WATERS

Coastal Assessment | BEACH Program | Geoduck Aquaculture | Ocean Resources

DAMS

Dam Safety | 401 Certification for Hydropower |

WATER POLLUTION

Surface Water Quality Standards | Quality Assessment (303[d]) & Improvement Projects (TMDLs) | Stormwater and Runoff | Nonpoint Pollution | Point Source Pollution | Spills Response

MONITORING WATER

Instream Flows | Lake Water Quality | Marine Water Quality | River and Stream Flow Data | River and Stream Water Quality | Water Data Quality Assurance |


RULES, REGULATIONS & ENFORCEMENT

Water Quality | Water Resources | Shorelands | Spills | Water Quality Field Tickets

PERMITS

Environmental Permitting Assistance (ORA) | Water Quality Permits | Joint Aquatic Resource Permits Application (JARPA)

FORMS

Water Claims | Water Rights | Well Construction | Dam Safety | Wastewater Discharge

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Water Quality Funding | Non-Point Pollution Projects | Flood Control Grants | Shoreline Master Program Grants

PUBLICATIONS

Estuaries | Groundwater | Instream Flows | Lakes | Puget Sound | Water Cleanup Plans (TMDLs) | Watersheds | Wetlands

Lake Whatcom Reservoir

BEACH PROGRAM

Be sure to check the monitoring data and beach status before heading to the beach!
| beach list | map |

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ECOLOGY PRIORITIES

WATERS OF CONCERN

REPORT A SPILL

WELL LOG REPORT

Look up the location, ownership, construction details and lithology of a completed well.

WASHINGTON WATERS - OURS TO PROTECT

Clean water campaign to help people change behaviors that pollute Washington's lakes, rivers, wetlands and marine waters.

MANAGING OUR WATER

Protecting and enhancing the quantity and quality of our water resources even in challenging economic times.

SUCCESS STORIES

Examples of water quality improvement and protection projects.