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Water

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Protecting our Water Supplies

MANAGING WATER SUPPLIES

Water Supply Information | Instream Flows | Metering Water Use | Water Rights | Water Market | Wells | Irrigation Guide | Reclaimed Water | Water Conservation | Wastewater & Water Treatment Plants

WATERSHEDS AND BASINS

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

GROUNDWATER

FRESHWATER, LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS AND WETLANDS

Freshwater Assessment | Aquatic Plants, Algae and Lakes | Aquatic Invasive Species | Lake Water Quality | Wetlands | Flooding & 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 | Elwha Dam Removal | Condit Dam Removal

WATER POLLUTION

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

MONITORING WATER

Instream Flows | Beach 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) | Water Quality Success Stories | Watersheds | Wetlands

Lake Whatcom Reservoir

DUNGENESS WATER MANAGEMENT NEW - 2/6/2012

Water management rule update, setting instream flows

Spotlight

REDUCING TOXICS IN FISH, SEDIMENTS AND WATER

Fish consumption rates as a basis for environmental cleanup and pollution control

MUNICIPAL STORMWATER GENERAL PERMIT

Proposed changes to stormwater requirements for cities and counties

SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAMS

Local Shoreline Master Programs apply the Shoreline Management Act at the community level.

WELL LOG REPORT

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

REPORT A SPILL

WATER RESOURCES EXPLORER

Online mapping tool to access water right information

STORMWATER PERMITS

Information for Construction, Industrial and Municipal Permits

WATER QUALITY PERMIT DATABASE

Electronic discharge monitoring reports (WAWebDMR)

FOCUS ON CLEAN WATER (pdf)

WATER MARKETS

WATER SUPPLY INFORMATION

WATERS OF CONCERN

WASHINGTON WATERS - OURS TO PROTECT