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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Publication index: Crude oil movement quarterly reports

List of links to documents on crude oil transported in Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/crude-oil-movement-quarterly-reports

Online tool: Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead (CESCL)

Look up information about individuals who have completed CESCL training, including expiration dates.

https://ecology.wa.gov/certified-erosion-sediment-control-lead-cescl

Online tool: Water use reporting (login required)

Review your metering account and submit your metering data (log-in required).

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-use-reporting

Publication index: Salish Sea Model

List of links to documents and posters about the Salish Sea Model

https://ecology.wa.gov/salish-sea-model

Publication index: Vapor Intrusion

List of links to documents about vapor intrusion.

https://ecology.wa.gov/vapor-intrusion

Language services

We offer free language services about our programs and services for people whose primary language is not English.

https://ecology.wa.gov/language-services

Publication index: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) information

List of links to Quality Assurance documents that outline scientific procedures and standards

https://ecology.wa.gov/standard-operating-procedure-sop-publications

Cleanup Site: Columbia Gorge Aluminum

Hazardous cleanup site located in Goldendale, next to the Columbia River, site of the former Columbia Gorge Aluminum smelter began in 1969.

https://ecology.wa.gov/columbia-gorge-aluminum-site

Online tool: Ecology's Administration of Grants & Loans (EAGL) - login required

(SAW account required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/ecology-s-administration-of-grants-loans-eagl

Online tool: Well Construction (login required)

(SAW account required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/well-construction

Online tool: Well Construction and Licensing System

Search Ecology well records including: Notice of Intent to Construct or Decommission a well and state licensed well operators and drilling companies.

https://ecology.wa.gov/well-construction-and-licensing-system

Online tool: Freshwater Information Network

We monitor water quality at nearly 100 river and stream stations throughout the state to understand the health of waterways.

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-quality-monitoring-statewide-network

Cleanup site: Fuel Processors Inc.

Ecology is overseeing environmental cleanup at Fuel Processors, Inc. in Woodland, Washington. El Departamento de Ecología de Washington está supervisando esta limpieza ambiental en la antigua instalación de procesamiento de petróleo Fuel Processors, Inc.

https://ecology.wa.gov/fuel-processors

Puget Sound Tide Model

A research tool programmed in Python by David Finlayson for predicting the tides of the Sound. The model was originally developed by Lavelle et al. (1988) at NOAA PMEL and subsequently updated by H. Mofjeld to include the full suite of standard tidal constituents.

https://ecology.wa.gov/puget-sound-tide-model-zip

Online tool: EcoEPay payment system

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

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-ecoepay

Data model: QUAL2KW - Version 5

A modeling framework for simulating river and stream water quality. Version 5 has steady flows with repeating diel boundary conditions.

https://ecology.wa.gov/qual2kw-version-5-zip

Online tool: Ecology's publications

Search through all of our publications and forms, using Keyword, Title, Publication Number, Agency program, Type of publication or Year published.

https://ecology.wa.gov/search-ecologys-publications-database

Cleanup site: International Paper Longview

The former International Paper Company property, now owned by the Port of Longview, is the site of historic wood treatment operations. The soil and groundwater have been contaminated with dangerous chemicals such as diesel-range organics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and pentachlorophenol (PCP).

https://ecology.wa.gov/international-paper

Online tool: Water quality permit database (PARIS) – Enforcements

Search water quality permits for enforcement actions.

https://ecology.wa.gov/paris-enforcements

Online tool: Ecology's Well Report Gateway (login required)

https://ecology.wa.gov/ecology-s-well-report-gateway