Stormwater Capacity Grants are non-competitive and awarded to Phase I and Phase II National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal permittees for activities and equipment necessary ...

Our operating budget for the 2021-23 Biennium includes significant new investments that will: Our 2021-23 capital budget will work to protect the environment and public health and support economic ...

The Municipal Water Law (MWL) was passed in 2003. Ecology and the Department of Health (DOH) have different roles and responsibilities when it comes to implementing the MWL. Department of Health ...

From 1945 until 1987, the U.S. had an insatiable need for plutonium to fuel the country's nuclear arsenal. In the quest to maintain nuclear superiority during the Cold War, the federal government ...

We improve and protect water quality, manage and conserve water resources, and effectively manage coastal and inland shorelines to assure our state has sufficient supplies of clean water for ...

We work to safely manage solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste and reduce toxic chemicals in the products you use. We regulate the threats found in everyday household products and help businesses ...

We prevent and clean up toxic leaks and spills across the state. We respond to spills, inspect chemical storage and transport facilities, and clean up complex contaminated sites that threaten the ...

Clean air is vital for everyone. We manage smoke, vehicle pollution, industrial emissions, and other pollutants so communities have healthy air to breathe. We do this through permits, regulations, and ...

We also provide educational resources to property owners who want to drill a new well, maintain a well, or close down (decommission) an unused well. Well drillers and property owners have the ...

Our GIS staff build and maintain spatial datasets and applications, conduct GIS projects, and publish GIS maps in support of the agency's mission of protecting the land, air, and waters of the state.

The Water Right Application Portal is here! We created a user-friendly application portal to fill out, pay, sign, and submit your application for a new water right online. Learn more on our recent ...

Stormwater washes pollutants into aquatic ecosystems degrading water quality, impacting aquatic life, and threatening human health. In 1987, the U.S. Congress established the National Estuary Program ...