Regulations & Permits

Use this portal to filter and search for all of our regulatory information.

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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TransAlta Power Plant

The TransAlta agreement lowers harmful air pollutants from Washington's only coal-fired power plant.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/compliance-enforcement/transalta

VW settlement funds distribution

An image showing how the VW settlement funds will be distributed

https://ecology.wa.gov/20190205vwsettlementfundsdistribution-alt

VW Final Executed Trust Agreements, October 2017

United States' notice of final trust agreement for VW federal settlement.

https://ecology.wa.gov/vwfinalexecutedtrust-agreements

2017 VW affected vehicles registered in Washington.

The text version for the map showing where, by percentage, the affected cars are registered in Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2017affectedvwcars-alt

2017 VW Diesel NOx By Census

An Excel file that shows 2017 Diesel NOx pollution by census tract.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2017vwdieselnoxbycensus

20231103ColvilleBurnBan

This is November 3, 2023 burn ban for the Colville Reservation.

https://ecology.wa.gov/20231103colvilleburnban

Overview of compliance & enforcement at Ecology

View the compliance and enforcement authority we have, and what actions we have recently taken.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/compliance-enforcement/overview-of-compliance-enforcement

Industrial Section Permits

Links to all permits issued by Ecology's Industrial Section for air, water and waste at paper mills, refineries and chemical plants.

https://ecology.wa.gov/industrial-permits

Cosmo Specialty Fibers

We regulate air, water, and hazardous waste at Cosmo Specialty Fibers in Cosmopolis.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/cosmo-specialty-fibers

Georgia Pacific, Camas

We regulate water, hazardous waste, and cleanup actions at the Georgia Pacific mill in Camas.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/georgia-pacific-camas

Nippon Dynawave, Longview

We regulate the air, water, and hazardous waste activities at the Nippon Dynawave mill in Longview.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/nippon-dynawave-longview

Packaging Corp. of America, Wallula

We regulate air, water, hazardous waste, and compost at the PCA mill in Wallula.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/pca-wallula

Port Townsend Paper

We regulate air, water, and hazardous waste at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. pulp and paper mill

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/port-townsend-paper

WestRock, Longview

We regulate air, water, and hazardous waste at the WestRock mill in Longview.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/westrock-longview

Weyerhaeuser Lumber Mill, Longview

We regulate the water and hazardous waste activities at Weyerhaeuser's lumber mill in Longview.

https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/industrial-facilities-permits/weyerhaeuser-lumber

TransAlta Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) order, second revision, 7/29/20

This is the second revised TransAlta Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) order, 7/29/20.

https://ecology.wa.gov/20200729transaltabartorderrevised

2022FinalRegistrationBudget

Final 2022-2023 Budget for Air Quality Registration

https://ecology.wa.gov/2022finalregistrationbudget

2022 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Fee Schedule

Reporting fee schedule for greenhouse gases

https://ecology.wa.gov/20221026-ghgreportingfeeschedule

Air Operating Permit Report for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, updated November 2021

This is the workload analysis and budget report for the Air Operating Permit Program for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, updated November 2021.

https://ecology.wa.gov/202111airoperatingpermitreportfy22

Technical Support Document for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) order second revision, TransAlta, 7/20

This is the technical support document for the second revision of the Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) order for TransAlta, 7/20.

https://ecology.wa.gov/202007transaltabart2tsd