Research & Data

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

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.

See more about this collection...

Forms: Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (JARPA)

The Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA) is a single permit application that streamlines the environmental permitting process of multiple regulatory agencies, including aquaculture, wetlands and 401 water quality certification.

https://ecology.wa.gov/joint-aquatic-resource-permit-application-jarpa

Publication index: State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) documents

List of links to all Ecology publications related to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-publications

Saltwater studies - Marine water column data prior to 1989

Zipped Excel spreadsheet explaining the methods, quality, and data before 1989.

https://ecology.wa.gov/historicalwatercolumndata-zip

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

Cleanup site: Boeing Auburn

Cleanup at the site of the Boeing fabrication facility in Auburn. Includes groundwater contaminated with a class of chemicals called “volatile organic compounds” (VOCs).

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-boeing-auburn

Hanford Facility Dangerous Waste Permit (Site-Wide Permit)

See a listing of all the federal facility permits that direct our work on the treatment, storage and disposal of dangerous and mixed wastes.

https://ecology.wa.gov/hanford-federal-facility-permits-hdwp

Online tool: Washington State Coastal Atlas - Find a lake, public beach, and beach closures

Information about Washington's marine shorelines and the land areas near Puget Sound, the outer coast, and the estuarine portion of the Columbia River, including public access, beach closures and flood hazard maps.

https://ecology.wa.gov/washington-state-coastal-atlas-shorelines-beach

Map: Oil transfers over water

Interactive map and downloadable data for regulated oil transfers in Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/oil-transfers-over-water

Map: Pipeline locations in Washington

Interactive map of pipeline locations statewide

https://ecology.wa.gov/pipeline-locations-in-washington

Online tool: Washington State Coastal Atlas - Find a public beach

Maps and information about public beaches in Washington state

https://ecology.wa.gov/washington-state-coastal-atlas-shorelines-bea-1

Hanford Facility Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit

See a listing of all the federal facility permits that direct our work on the treatment, storage and disposal of dangerous and mixed wastes.

https://ecology.wa.gov/hanford-federal-facility-permits-hdwp-rev-8c

Manning's n calculator

An Excel/VBA program to calculate Manning's n (or depth) from cross-section data for trapezoidal or rectangular channels based on equation 14.32 in Chapra's Surface water quality modeling textbook.

https://ecology.wa.gov/manning-s-n-calculator-zip

Consolidated rock llst

A comprehensive description of rock types found when drilling wells.

https://ecology.wa.gov/consolidated-rock-list

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Register

Searchable register of all SEPA and NEPA documents posted by Ecology since 2000.

https://ecology.wa.gov/sepa-register

Ecology Administration of Grants and Loans (EAGL) public map

Map displays information about environmental projects funded by grants and loans (2014 - current)

https://ecology.wa.gov/eagl-public-map

Forms: Sand and Gravel permit

List of forms related to permits for sand and gravel operations.

https://ecology.wa.gov/forms-sand-and-gravel-permit

Cleanup site: Yakima Training Center

The Yakima Training Center (YTC) is a sub-installation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), which contains a dangerous waste management facility.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-yakima-training-center

Online tool: Electronics recycling services (E-cycle Washington)

Find an E-Cycle location by entering your address, city, or zip code.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-electronics-recycling-services-e-cycle

Cleanup site: Boeing Auburn - documents

Documents for the Boeing cleanup site in Auburn, including general information, legal docs and maps.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-boeing-auburn-documents

Dirt Alert map: Former orchards

See whether a property falls within area that might have been used as an orchard lands. Until 1940, orchards were often sprayed with lead-arsenate pesticide.

https://ecology.wa.gov/dirt-alert-former-orchards