Northwest Region

Ecology has four regional offices. The Northwest region includes Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties.
Ecology has four regional offices. The Northwest region includes Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties.

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Ecology proposes nutrient control requirements for three large wastewater treatment facilities

We invite you to comment on nutrient contol updates to wastewater treatment permits for King County’s West Point, the City of Everett, and the City of Bellingham.

The last piece of the Georgia-Pacific West site is one step closer to cleanup

We invite you to comment on the legal agreement for cleaning up the final portion of the Georgia-Pacific West site in Bellingham.

What’s in your backyard? Public invited to test soil samples for toxics

Three upcoming soil testing events co-hosted by Ecology will allow residents to check whether soils in their yards have traces of historic chemical contamination.

Three comment periods for the Lower Duwamish Waterway begin in March

We invite you to comment on two cleanup sites in the Lower Duwamish Waterway as well as a consent decree settling who will pay for sediment cleanup in the river.

Bellingham’s Salish Landing Park closer to reality as cleanup construction begins

We're cleaning up contamination in Bellingham Bay in preparation for the new Salish Landing Park.

Preparing for cleanup at Eastside Fire & Rescue in Issaquah

Tell us what you think about early actions to clean up PFAS at the Issaquah headquarters of Eastside Fire & Rescue.

Collaborating across borders

A transboundary workgroup is collaborating to improve water quality in the Nooksack River watershed. Due to those efforts, Portage Bay shellfish beds are open more often to harvesting.

Fact or fiction

We're dispelling rumors and sharing critical truths about adjudication for Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA), also known as the Nooksack watershed.

Streamflow restoration projects to receive $40 million in funding

Ecology will begin accepting applications in January for streamflow restoration competitive grants.

Soos Creek's journey from decline to recovery

Ecology’s draft Soos Creek Fine Sediment TMDL aims to cut fine sediment in Soos Creek by improving stormwater management and restoring stream habitat to protect salmon, wildlife, and water quality.