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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Grant to help build coastal climate resilience

We received an $850,000 grant to support an innovative partnership to build climate resiliency in Washington's coastal areas.

Questions about the Nooksack adjudication?

Ecology is hosting a Jan. 31 webinar to answer questions about the Nooksack water rights adjudication.

Cleaning up: Range of cleanup options considered for Lower Duwamish Waterway site

Tell us what you think of the cleanup options for the Boeing Isaacson Thompson site in the Lower Duwamish Waterway

Everett wastewater treatment plant’s water quality permit up for review

We’re inviting the public to comment on the draft water quality permit for the Everett wastewater treatment plant.

Washington aerospace business earns EPA Region 10 2023 Pollution Prevention Recognition Award

Innovative alternatives to toxic chemicals protect employees, budgets, and the environment.

Cleaning up: Fieldwork continues on Bellingham’s working waterfront

The Central Waterfront site of the Bellingham Bay cleanup is on course for cleanup construction to begin in 2026. This month, we begin a round of fieldwork to fill out the details of the cleanup.

Lower Duwamish Waterway reaches cleanup milestone

We’ve made solid progress on controlling sources of pollution in one reach of the Lower Duwamish Waterway. Ecology is recommending EPA proceed with cleanup at all but one sediment area.

Cleaning up: Early cleanup work continues at historic hospital site in Sedro-Woolley

We’re revising one of the early cleanup actions at the Northern State Hospital site in Sedro-Woolley, and we’d like your input.

Looking for water right documents?

We've streamlined how we post water right documents and decisions. Our new online portal has most documents in one location for each of our four regions  

Cleaning up: Cleanup of shoreline and sediment moving forward for Seattle’s Gas Works Park

We're holding a public meeting about a cleanup action plan for the sediments around Gas Works Park in Seattle.