Regulations & Permits

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We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water.

See our laws, rules, & rulemaking page for more information about our current rules and rulemaking.

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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.

Technical manuals

Requirements for technical manuals for vessels with contingency plans.

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

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

Our plans and rules to improve air quality and meet national air quality standards.

View current plans to improve air quality and meet national air quality standards.

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

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

This indicator tracks the amount of hazardous waste generated by facilities in Washington.

This indicator compares the amount of hazardous waste generated to the manufacturing sector GDP.

This indicator tracks progress on diverting organic materials from the landfill.

This indicator tracks the relative risks to humans from toxic releases from industrial activities.

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