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.

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Cleanup site: Boeing Kent Space Center

Cleanup at the site of Boeing research and development facility in Kent.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-kent-space-center

Online tool: Aquatic Noxious Weed NPDES Permit (login required)

This database is administered by the WA Department of Agriculture for permit coverages to control noxious weeds using chemicals when there might be an indirect discharge to nearby surface water.

https://ecology.wa.gov/aquatic-noxious-weed-npdes-permit

Online tool: Laboratory look-up

Information on accredited laboratories including analytical parameters.

https://ecology.wa.gov/laboratory-look-up-tool

Online tool: Water Right Tracking System - Contractor Gateway

(log-in required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-right-tracking-system-contractor-gateway

Map: Spill incidents in Washington

Interactive map and downloadable data for spill incidents.

https://ecology.wa.gov/spills-incidents-in-washington

Online tool: Aquatic Plant and Algae Management (login required)

This database is for permit coverages to control aquatic plants, algae, or phosphorous using chemicals that are put directly into surface water like lakes or streams.

https://ecology.wa.gov/aquatic-plant-and-algae-management

Online tool: Water Right Tracking System (login required)

(SAW account required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-right-tracking-system

Online tool: Consumer Products Database

Various consumer products are tested to ensure state and federal rules are met.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-consumer-products-database

Online tool: Advance Notice of Oil Transfer (login required)

Use this tool to submit advance notice of transfer (ANT) by web-based form to satisfy both Ecology and United States Coast Guard (USCG) reporting requirements for the advance notice of oil transfer.

https://ecology.wa.gov/advance-notice-of-oil-transfer

Cleanup site: Boeing Renton

Cleanup at the Boeing manufacturing plant in Renton, on the south shore of Lake Washington. Activities include the removal of hazardous substances including solvents, fuels, oils and heavy metals.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-renton

Publication index: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

List of links to documents and posters about polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

https://ecology.wa.gov/polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs

Online tool: What's In My Neighborhood map of toxics cleanup sites

Map look-up tool showing contamination cleanup sites, including those that have completed the cleanup process. Search by address, site name, or site ID. Filter by area or site features such as cleanup status or contaminants.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-whats-in-my-neighborhood-cleanup-site

Climate jobs at Ecology

Looking for a new job that will help Washington confront climate change? See all of Ecology's related positions listed on careers.wa.gov.

https://ecology.wa.gov/asset-collections-link-assets-all-ecy-jobs-climate

Blog: Washington Smoke Information

Washington state blog site for sharing updates and forecasting on smoke from wildfires.

https://ecology.wa.gov/wa-smoke-blog

Online tool: Water Rights Search

Use this tool to search records by: location, document/record number, name of the person to whom the water right was issued, or name of the claimant, if it is a water right claim.

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-rights-search

Focus on Engineering

This publication provides a brief overview of engineering as a career at the Washington State Department of Ecology

https://ecology.wa.gov/jobs-engineers

PIKIA model

A general purpose function optimization subroutine based on a genetic algorithm written in Excel/VBA.

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

Publication index: Affordable Housing

List of links to documents about affordable and healthy housing.

https://ecology.wa.gov/affordable-housing

Cleanup site: BSB Diversified Co Inc

BSB Diversified (BSB) is the name of a cleanup site with three separate properties: BSB; J.H. Carr & Sons, Inc.; and, Hexcel Corporation Kent-Plant. Hexcel is an industrial facility. Historically, a metal finishing and electroplating plant.

https://ecology.wa.gov/bsb-diversified-co-inc

Online tool: Beach Monitoring (login required)

(SAW account required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/beach-monitoring