Water quality

Ecology is responsible for keeping Washington waters clean and helping polluted waters recover.
Ecology is responsible for keeping Washington waters clean and helping polluted waters recover.

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Calling all lovers of the Puget Sound!

We are hosting a Puget Sound Nutrient Dialog - an all day meeting to discuss and learn. 

$183 million proposed for clean water projects across the state

We are proposing to award more than $183 million in financial assistance for 107 high-priority clean water projects across the state.

Even on the 'dry side' we can have healthy streamsides
Riparian restoration experts face many challenges including poor seedling survival, slow tree growth, disconnected floodplains, livestock damage, and competition from noxious weeds.
Reflections on first Puget Sound Nutrient Forum

On April 25, key decision makers, scientists, and practitioners met at the first Puget Sound Nutrient Forum to form an advisory workgroup.

5 tips for homeowners to prevent stormwater pollution
Here in the Puget Sound, we are exceptionally sensitive to stormwater pollution. But before we get overwhelmed, let's focus on what we do.
$165 million awarded for clean water projects in the northwest region
We're offering financial assistance for 33 high-priority projects.
$332,000 Cooke Aquaculture penalty supports habitat restoration in Skagit County and statewide
Salmon will have better habitat in Skagit county with help from a $332,000 penalty settlement with Cooke Aquaculture after the collapse of its floating pen near Cypress Island in 2017.
$282 million proposed for clean water projects across the state
Ecology is proposing to award $282 million in grants and loans for 108 high-priority clean water projects across the state.
New science sheds light on Puget Sound dissolved oxygen

Two new reports evaluate the influence of people, climate, and the Pacific Ocean on oxygen levels in South and Central Puget Sound, as well as the larger Salish Sea.

Clean water on agricultural lands: The facts about Ecology’s watershed evaluation program
An important part of our work is to find and control sources of pollution that don't come out of an industrial pipe.