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Boots on the ground: Home from U.S. Virgin Islands with memento and more
A WCC AmeriCorps member shares a memorable story from serving in the U.S. Virgin Islands, assisting communities after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Ecology denies petition to begin rulemaking to establish nutrient wasteload allocations for a Puget Sound TMDL
Ecology received a rule petition from Northwest Environmental Advocates for us to engage in rulemaking to place wasteload allocations in a rule for an official water cleanup plan.
New website makes it easier to find state and federal funding
The new FundFinder.wa.gov is a clearing house for water quality and salmon project funding.
Protecting the great Columbia River
We recently completed a report on Columbia River vessel traffic that will help us respond to spills on the Columbia alongside our partners.
Innovative Regional Septic Loan Program partnership wins EPA and local awards
Our program was incredibly successful in its first year. It prevented 36 million gallons, equal to 55 Olympic-sized swimming pools, of wastewater from flowing into Puget Sound watershed.
Give your input on Washington’s first statewide water quality permit for wineries
We are proposing a new statewide water quality permit for wineries.
Latest Sumas-Blaine aquifer nitrate study sets the stage for large study in 2018
Nitrate in groundwater is a concern because of the risk of methemoglobinemia, or “blue-baby syndrome."
Cu L8r, copper and zinc
Copper and zinc are among the most common pollutants found in Puget Sound. So, while no one is proposing getting rid of them completely, reducing their use where we can seems like a smart move.
Cleaning up: Over half of Everett Smelter Site residential yard cleanups done!
We're making progress cleaning up contamination left behind by the former Asarco smelter in northeast Everett.
Boots on the Ground: Staying mentally healthy during disaster deployment
In the midst of multiple disaster response deployments, WCC AmeriCorps member Alex Wunder shares about how to stay mentally healthy on assignment.