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Washington’s organics management law ramps up business requirements for 2025

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, many Washington businesses producing at least four cubic yards of organic waste per week must divert it from curbside garbage bins and into curbside organics bins. 

Fecal Matters: Alki Beach Park is open to water recreation, King County
Alki Beach is open for water recreation, King County.
La Niña winter final roundup

Continued cold, snowy weather during late winter brought the good news we needed for this summer’s water supply

Fecal Matters: Saltwater State Park in King County is closed due to a sewage spill
Public Health - Seattle and King County issued a closure to water contact at Saltwater State Park due to a sewage spill upstream from the beach.
We can't effectively regulate Hanford cleanup without access to key information from U.S. Department of Energy

We've issued a Director's Determination, giving the U.S. Department of Energy 30 days to meet our information requirements.

Fecal Matters: The Mukilteo Lighthouse Park is open for water recreation, Snohomish County
No-contact advisory lifted. Water is safe for swimming and recreation.
North Beach County Park is now open for water recreation, Jefferson County
Jefferson County Public Health lifted a no-contact advisory at North Beach County Park.
Join us for Let's Talk About Hanford!
For our first topic in the series, we’re going to look at the history of the Hanford Site, starting before the government chose the area for plutonium production, through the end of World War II.
Fecal Matters:
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has lifted the no water contact advisory near Les Davis Pier along Ruston Way.
There's smoke but don't blame the (California) fires

The news has been filled with stories about the devastating wildfires in California.