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Contamination cleanup helps restore habitat for wildlife, provides new opportunities for recreation, and protects people’s health by removing toxic chemicals from the environment.
Contamination cleanup helps restore habitat for wildlife, provides new opportunities for recreation, and protects people’s health by removing toxic chemicals from the environment.

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No Discharge Zone continues to protect Puget Sound
We have good news for Puget Sound as EPA reaffirms the No Discharge Zone.
What We Do
Restoring the environment after toxic contamination
The Natural Resources Damage Assessment and restoration process uses money from polluters to rebuild habitats.
What We Do
Fecal Matters: 10 beaches in Puget Sound under no-contact advisory
A large number of beaches in the Puget Sound region have high levels of fecal bacteria causing the water to be unsafe for swimming.
Alerts
Wastewater treatment plant operators protect water during pandemic
126 wastewater treatment plants, nearly 40% of Washington’s treatment systems, earned the top-performing status this year.
What We Do
World Wetlands Day 2022

For World Wetlands Day, we are highlighting some of the efforts to help manage, value, restore, and love Washington wetlands.

What You Can Do
New report details pollutant sources for Hangman (Latah) Creek Watershed
To further understand water quality issues in the Hangman Creek Watershed, we performed a pollutant source assessment in 2018. The results of the study are now available.
Science
New videos highlight the need to keep Skagit Valley streams wild and cool
Cold streams are crucial to protecting salmon and the wildlife that depend on them, including orcas. To help raise awareness of Skagit Valley’s warming waters, we’ve created four educational videos.
What You Can Do
If the spirit moves (mud): The burrowing ghost shrimp
Fall’s chill is in the air and decorations are going up all over town. Meanwhile, under the mud of Puget Sound, there’s a critter that stays in its costume all year long – the burrowing ghost shrimp.
Science
We want your input: investigating contamination at the Anderson Landfill in Yakima
We're investigating contamination at the Anderson Landfill. Your feedback is a critical part of the process. Comment on our investigation by March 30, or attend our virtual public meeting on March 15.
What You Can Do
West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit up for review
We're updating the West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit with new requirements to better protect Puget Sound.
What We Do

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