Regulations & Permits

Use this portal to filter and search for all of our regulatory information.

We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water. See our laws, rules, & rulemaking page for more information about our current rules and rulemaking.

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Public Notices for Section 401 water quality certifications & CZM federal consistency

View current public notices for statewide projects seeking Section 401 water quality certification and Coastal Zone Management approval.

https://ecology.wa.gov/401-and-czm-public-notices

Complaint Procedure Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

This document details the process for submitting a complaint of discrimination under the ADA. This procedure applies to members of the public who are requesting accommodation for Ecology's services, activities, or programs.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ada-complaint-procedure

Publication index: Climate change publications and reports

List of links to all Ecology climate change publications, sorted by year.

https://ecology.wa.gov/climate-publications

Cleanup site: Columbia Gorge Aluminum

Located in Goldendale, next to the Columbia River, the Columbia Gorge Aluminum aluminum smelter closed in 2003. Since 1980, the site has been used for managing hazardous and solid waste.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-columbia-gorge-aluminum

Online tool: Facility/site database - interaction Interaction options

For help understanding the codes and terms used in the database, see these interaction options in the Facility/Site database.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-facility-site-database-interaction-int

Comment form: Water Right Documents (Ecology Central Region Office)

Use this comment form to submit comments on water right documents to Ecology's Central Region Office (CRO).

https://ecology.wa.gov/comment-form-water-right-documents-ecology-central

Comment form: Water Right Documents (Ecology Eastern Region Office)

Use this comment form to submit comments on water right documents to Ecology's Eastern Region Office (ERO).

https://ecology.wa.gov/comment-form-water-right-documents-ecology-eastern

Governor's Office of Regulatory Innovation and Assistance (ORIA)

Assistance page to guide you through Washington state's regulations

https://ecology.wa.gov/oria-office-of-reg-assistance

Form: Notice of Termination for Construction Stormwater

This form is needed to submit a Termination for an active Construction Stormwater General Permit.

https://ecology.wa.gov/notice-of-termination-for-construction-stormwater

Form: Request for Reasonable Accommodation

Form to request accommodation for Ecology program's or activities.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ada-form-to-request-reasonable-accommodation

Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE)

Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment. Bulk air-sea heat flux algorithm, version 3.0b (Excel/VBA translation of Fortran 77 program from Chris Fairall's FTP site at NOAA).

https://ecology.wa.gov/centroid-calculator-zip

Lewis County, WA, Shoreline Master Program - Appendix 1: Shoreline Environment Designations

Map showing Shoreline Environment Designations for Lewis County SMP (report figure 1)

https://ecology.wa.gov/lewiscountysmpapp1

Cleanup site: Bay Zinc Co Inc

Cleanup site in Yakima county is the former location of zinc micronutrient fertilizer manufacturer, removing hazardous substances from the soil and groundwater.

https://ecology.wa.gov/bay-zinc-co-inc

Hanford Waste Water Discharge Permits

See a listing of all the federal facility permits that direct our work on the treatment, storage and disposal of dangerous and mixed wastes.

https://ecology.wa.gov/hanford-federal-facility-permits-wwd

E-Cycle Washington - registered participants

View the list of registered manufacturers, collectors, transporters or processors in the E-Cycle Washington electronic products recycling program.

https://ecology.wa.gov/e-cycle-washington-registered-participants

Map: Oil facilities in Washington

Interactive map and downloadable data for oil facilities statewide.

https://ecology.wa.gov/oil-facilities-in-washington

Map: Oil trains in Washington

Interactive map and downloadable data for spill incidents.

https://ecology.wa.gov/oil-trains-in-washington

Online tool: Shoreline Aerial Photos (map)

A collection of over 70,000 oblique aerial photos of Washington's shorelines. The first set is from the 1970's and focused on Washington's 2,500 miles of marine shoreline; the most recent travels inland, covering the lakes and rivers of Eastern Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/shoreline-aerial-photos

Online tool: Electronic Product Recycling (E-Cycle) Collector Registration (login required)

To take part in the E-Cycle WA electronic product recycling program and be paid for what you collectr egister with us annually.

https://ecology.wa.gov/electronic-product-recycling-registration

Hanford Air Operating Permit (00-05-006 Renewal 2 - Revision B)

See a listing of all the federal facility permits that direct our work on the treatment, storage and disposal of dangerous and mixed wastes.

https://ecology.wa.gov/hanford-federal-facility-permits-aop