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We're updating requirements for protecting water quality when washing and maintaining bridges and ferry terminals. 

We are starting two rulemakings to update Washington’s water quality standards to help address freshwater nutrient pollution and the harmful, toxic algal blooms that can result from it.

The final chapters of the Voluntary Clean Water Guidance for Agriculture are open for public comment - a key milestone in our effort to support landowners and clean water. 

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.

On the morning of July 18, a dual-tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline and diesel left the roadway on U.S. Highway 101 and overturned into Indian Creek. 

Ecology is working with other state and local government agencies to reduce nitrate contamination so everyone in the Lower Yakima Valley has clean, safe drinking water. 

The City of Tacoma recently completed water quality improvement projects in the Larchmont neighborhood and the Madison District with more than $6 million in Ecology funding for each project. 

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.

Today we are focused on affordable options to repair or replace your septic system. Check out our blog on septic system basics if you are new to this topic.

SepticSmart Week serves as a great reminder for homeowners to check their on-site septic systems. In Washington, about one-third of households rely on septic. That's close to one million homes!