Regulations & Permits

We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water. Rules and regulations that direct state agencies, local governments, businesses, and others on how to comply with relevant laws are compiled in the Washington Administrative Code. See our laws, rules, & rulemaking page for more information about our current rules and rulemaking.

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Environmental Information Management System (EIM) - search data

Access to discrete and time-series environmental data for air, water, soil, sediment, aquatic animals, and plants.

QA Project Plan checklist

The QA Project Plan checklist provides a list of all the required elements for the plan.

Environmental Assessment Program

Learn about Ecology's scientific research and services.

Public input and events listing

Information on Ecology's public hearings, meetings, workshops, open houses, and open comment periods.

Scientific services

We offer scientific services to support environmental work and inquiry for projects funded through public dollars. We provide accurate, credible, and defensible analyses using the latest accredited methods.

Rulemaking at Ecology

Ecology has delegated federal and state authority to implement and enforce various environmental laws and rules. We accomplish this through our open and public rulemaking process.

Online tools & databases

This is the gateway to Ecology's many web-accessible databases and tools.

Ecology subject referral directory

Look-up contact information for Ecology staff, by subject topic. Includes e-mail, phone, fax and location.

Industrial Permits - look-up tool

Look up industrial section permits with hyperlinks to all documents currently available electronically. You can view active or proposed permits and associated documents:

Ecology's Administration of Grants & Loans (EAGL)

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Ecology staff directory

Look-up contact information for Ecology staff, by last name. Includes e-mail, phone, fax and location.

EcoEPay online payments

Make an online payment - Ecology now accepts online payments for some permits and fees.

SEPA - Environmental review

We provide information about the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Facility/Site database

Look up information on facilities and sites of interest to the Department of Ecology.

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Register

A list of SEPA records received by Ecology since 2000.

Raingarden and bioretention assessment protocol

Stormwater Action Monitoring effectiveness study: Raingarden and bioretention assessment protocol.

Regional stormwater facility study in Federal Way

Stormwater Action Monitoring effectiveness study: Regional stormwater detention facility retrofit.

January 15, 2013: Final fish consumption rates technical support document

Former Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant's 2013 transmittal letter announcing release of final fish consumption rates technical support document (version 2.0).

November 5, 2012: Fish Consumption Technical Review Meeting

Meeting summary from Nov. 5, 2012, technical review panel meeting to discuss the revised version of the Fish Consumption Technical Report V.2, hosted by Washington State Department of Ecology.

August 30, 2012: Fish consumption rates technical support document [draft Version 2]

Former Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant's 2012 transmittal letter announcing release of fish consumption rates technical support document [draft Version 2.0].