Regulations & Permits

Ecology determines whether areas in Washington meet national air quality standards.

The State Implementation Plan is an overarching plan to keep air clean.

We require Class 2 mobile oil-handling facilities in Washington to have a spill response plan.

Oil-handling operations must have contingency plans describing how they would respond to oil spills.

GRPs, a Northwest Area Contingency Plan tool, guide early, localized actions when oil spills happen.

Operations manuals help prevent spills during the transfer, storage, and handling of oil.

Safe and effective reports establish conditions for protecting open water with oil containment boom.

Oil spill prevention plans reduce the risk of oil spills at large refineries and marine terminals.

Washington state’s management plan for solid waste and toxic materials.

Requirements for technical manuals for vessels with contingency plans.

Learn what went into updating the State Solid and Hazardous Waste Plan.

The progress report is a series of indicators that track progress toward the state plan goals.

Learn about Washington's plans to ensure communities meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

View current plans to improve air quality and meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Find out how we make sure transportation investments are consistent with air quality goals.

This indicator tracks the progress toward completing corrective actions at dangerous facilities.

This indicator measures the output of greenhouse gases related to product life cycles.

This indicator tracks the amount of construction and demolition debris recycled annually.

This indicator tracks purchases and measures the ecosystem toxicity tied to product life cycles.

This indicator tracks the amount of electronic products being recycled annually in Washington.