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How to keep water running at your Yakima Basin cabin
For a limited time, we’re offering a program to help you obtain senior mitigation water to offset your use and reduce the chance of your water being restricted. Get in touch to see if you qualify.
Washington water supply update
El Niño has arrived bringing an increased probability of a warm, dry winter next year.
See an algal bloom, give it room
The only way to know if toxins are present is through laboratory testing. To keep yourself and your pets safe, avoid water with visible algae and follow all posted warnings and closures.
Ecology proposes nutrient control requirements for three large wastewater treatment facilities
We invite you to comment on nutrient contol updates to wastewater treatment permits for King County’s West Point, the City of Everett, and the City of Bellingham.
Understanding proposed Key Mill expansion
Ecology is evaluating a proposal from Echo Bay Minerals Co. (a Kinross company) to increase the capacity of the Key Mill tailings storage facility.
What's the recipe for a safer product?
Learn more about how our Safer Products team works to replace toxic chemicals in everyday products.
The last piece of the Georgia-Pacific West site is one step closer to cleanup
We invite you to comment on the legal agreement for cleaning up the final portion of the Georgia-Pacific West site in Bellingham.
New rule amendments in five key watersheds
Ecology has completed rulemaking related to streamflow restoration for five watersheds.
Rulemaking to protect air quality
A rulemaking is underway at Ecology to reduce air pollution in vulnerable communities.
The science behind drought declarations
From snowpack data, to river forecasts to climate predictions, there's a lot of science behind a drought declaration.