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2018 Eastern Washington Final Offer List Map

2018 Draft Water Quality Funding Offer List and Intended Use Plan Eastern Washington Water Quality Projects

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018-eastern-washington-final-offer-list-map

2018 Water Quality Financial Assistance Applications

Summary of applications received for the 2018 Ecology Water Quality Combined Funding Program

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018-water-quality-financial-assistance-applicatio

2018 Water Quality Financial Assistance Draft Offer List

List of projects proposed for funding based on the Governor's 2017-19 Biennial Budget

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018-water-quality-financial-assistance-draft-offe

2018 Western Washington Final Offer List Map

Map listing the offers made to the 2018 water quality funding applicants in Western Washington.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018-western-washington-final-offer-list-map

Ecology/Commerce Watershed Protection & Restoration Proposal

Six-year work plan for restoring and protecting watersheds in the Puget Sound region (2011-2017).

https://ecology.wa.gov/ecology-commerce-watershed-protection-restoratio

Financial Assistance Workshops/Workshops for FY 2018 Water Quality Financial Assistance

Grant and Loan Application Workshop Announcement 2018

https://ecology.wa.gov/financial-assistance-workshops-workshops-for-fy-20

2010 Triennial review 5-year plan

We reviewed all comments received during the comment period and developed a five-year plan

https://ecology.wa.gov/5yrtrireviewplanfinal082011-pdf

Responsiveness summary for WQ surface water standard triennial review process

We created a responsiveness summary based on comments received, including our response to each comment

https://ecology.wa.gov/triennialrevresponsetocommtable082011-pdf

Summarization notes Category 4B (Other Pollution Control Program) for PCB impaired waters

Follow up from March 30, 2017 Meeting discussing implementation of Human Health Criteria in the Water Quality Assessment Policy 1-11

https://ecology.wa.gov/4bpcbfinal

Pierce County Comments Concerning the Update to Water Quality Policy 1-11

These are comments regarding bioassessment data in the Update to Water Quality Policy 1-11

https://ecology.wa.gov/bioassesscommentspierceco031717

Policy 1-11 Public Dialogue Bioassessment Listings December 2016

This is the quick review of some key issues regarding bioassessment listings in the Water Quality Assessment/Policy 1-11 Updates

https://ecology.wa.gov/bioassessmentissuepaperpolicy1-11

Policy 1-11 Public Dialogue Data Used in the Assessment December 2016

This is a review of public dialogue about the issue of data used in the Water Quality Assessment/Policy 1-11 Updates Human Health Criteria Alternatives Proposed by Ecology

https://ecology.wa.gov/datausedissuepaperpolicy1-11

Error Analysis for Water Quality Policy 1-11: Pertaining to the Water Quality Assessment December 2016

Water Quality Policy 1-11 is the policy that guides listing decisions for Washington’s Water Quality Assessment to meet Clean Water Act requirements for sections 303(d) and 305(b). During updates to Policy 1-11 in 2012, several comments were received about the risk of listing errors for waters that were placed on the 303(d) list based on limited data.

https://ecology.wa.gov/erroranalysispolicy1-11

Human Health Criteria Alternatives

Water Quality Policy 1-11 Updates to Human Health Criteria February 2017

https://ecology.wa.gov/hhc_alternatives020217

Water Quality Assessment/Policy 1-11 Updates Human Health Criteria Alternatives

Proposed Human Health Criteria Alternatives by Ecology March 2017

https://ecology.wa.gov/hhc-tissuealternative_032017

Policy 1-11 Public Dialogue Listings based on Human Health Criteria December 2016

This is a 2017 issue paper about tissue regarding the Water Quality Assessment/Policy 1-11 Updates Human Health Criteria Alternatives

https://ecology.wa.gov/hhctissueissuepaperpolicy1-11

Bioassessment Alternatives Comments to support refinements to Water Quality Policy 1-11

2017 comments by interagency team about Bioassessment Alternatives to support refinements to Water Quality Policy 1-11, the Water Quality Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load Programs

https://ecology.wa.gov/interagencyteambioassessaltscomment

Comments from Lincoln Loehr on Policy 1-11

2017 comments from Lincoln Loehr about Human health surface water quality criteria Policy 1-11

https://ecology.wa.gov/lloehrcommentshhc20170203

NWIFC Preliminary Comments to Ecology

These are the comments from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission about the Water Quality Assessment Policy 1-11 update

https://ecology.wa.gov/nwifc-preliminary-comments-to-eco-on-policy-1-11

Policy 1-11 Summary of Proposed Revisions

This is a summary of proposed revisions for the water quality assessment listing Policy 1-11

https://ecology.wa.gov/policy-1-11-summary-of-proposed-revisions