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Ecology provides the high-quality science that is the foundation of Washington state environmental policy. Our monitoring, assessment, and modeling services provide a data-rich understanding of our state’s land, air, and water. We provide access to that data through reports, databases, maps and user-friendly online tools.

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Draft 2021-2025 Section 309 Assessment & Strategy

Every five years, states and territories are encouraged to conduct self-assessments of their coastal management programs to determine problems and enhancement opportunities within each of the nine enhancement areas—and to assess the effectiveness of existing management efforts to address identified problems.

https://ecology.wa.gov/washington-coastal-zone-management-section-309-ass

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-166) 04/11/18

This is adopted rule language for WAC 173-166 Emergency Drought Relief

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-166-04-11-18

Adopted rule language (WAC 173-167) -7/28/2021

This is adopted rule language for WAC 173-167 Emergency Drought Funding

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-07-28-2021

Water Quality Combined Funding SFY 2021 Final Offer List (in Excel format)

For the State Fiscal Year 2021 funding cycle of the Water Quality Combined Funding Program, this is the Final Offer List information made available in an Excel format.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sfy-2021-final-offer-list-excel-version-wqc

Adopted emergency rule language (WAC 173-167) 06/04/2019

This is an emergency adopted rule language for WAC 173-167 Emergency Drought Funding

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-06-04-19-1

Water Quality Combined Funding SFY 2022 Final Offer List (in Excel format)

For the State Fiscal Year 2022 funding cycle of the Water Quality Combined Funding Program, this is the Final Offer List information made available in an Excel format.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sfy-2022-final-offer-list-excel-version-wqc

2012 Instream Flow Recommendations for the Spokane River (WAC 173-557; 173-555) 01/27/15

2012 Instream Flow Recommendations for the Spokane River - Hal Beecher, WDFW Instream Flow Biologist May 31, 2012 WAC 173-557; 173-555 Water Resources Management Program (WRMP) for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer and amendment to WAC 173-555-010.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2012-instream-flow-recommendations-for-the-spokane

2018WAG993011AnnualRpt

2018 Z. Japonica Coast Seafood Annual Report

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018wag993011annualrpt

Chapter 173-167 WAC: Emergency Drought Funding

Adopted rule language for Chapter 173-167 WAC: Emergency Drought Funding

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-07-24-2023

2024 CR-103 Emergency Adopted rule

Emergency Drought declaration Adopted rule for 2024

https://ecology.wa.gov/rulemaking-emergency-adoption-notice-wac-173-167-07-24-2024

2024 Drought Rule Language

Rule language for the 2024 Emergency Drought Declaration, to accompany the CR-103 adopted rule

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-04-16-2024

Adopted emergency rule language (WAC 173-167) 08/14/24

This is an emergency adopted rule language for WAC 173-167

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-emergency-rule-language-wac-173-167-08-14-24

Adopted Rule Language (WAC 173-167) 12/11/24

This is the adopted rule language for Chapter 173-167 WAC (AO 24-04)

https://ecology.wa.gov/adopted-rule-language-wac-173-167-12-11-24

Contaminants in lake sediment cores

We age-date sediment cores from three lakes per year to assess contaminant deposition trends.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/toxics-monitoring/contaminants-in-sediment-cores

River & stream data quality assurance

See river and monitoring quality assurance plans, documents, and methods.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/river-stream-monitoring/water-quality-monitoring/river-stream-data-quality-assurance

Estimating nitrate groundwater impacts

We developed a method to estimate groundwater nitrate impacts from nutrients and fertilizers.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/groundwater-quality-assessment/active-studies-index/nitrates-and-groundwater-quality-tool

Sumas-Blaine surficial aquifer long-term ambient groundwater monitoring

We sample 25 wells in the Sumas-Blaine aquifer annually for nitrate, chloride, and bromide.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/groundwater-quality-assessment/active-studies-index/sumas-blaine

Watershed health sampling schedules

See when our crews will be collecting data on the health of watersheds at sites across the state.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/river-stream-monitoring/habitat-monitoring/watershed-health/sampling-schedules

Watershed health monitoring

We monitor the regional health of rivers and streams in watersheds throughout the state.

https://ecology.wa.gov/research-data/monitoring-assessment/river-stream-monitoring/habitat-monitoring/watershed-health