Regulations & Permits

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

We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water. See our laws, rules, & rulemaking page for more information about our current rules and rulemaking.

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Direct Deposit Form

Form for members to sign up for direct deposit

https://ecology.wa.gov/direct-deposit-form

Cleanup Rule comments received from the public, Ecology staff, and AGO (2009-2018)

This July 2019 document compiles the Cleanup Rule comments received from the public, Ecology staff and Office of the Attorney General from 2009 through 2018.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-rule-comments-received-2009-2018-july-201

First Rulemaking Notice No. 1 - STAG Nominations

You're invited to submit nominations for the Cleanup Rule Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group (STAG).

https://ecology.wa.gov/1strulemakingnotice01_stagjuly2019

Clean Watershed Needs Survey - Calendar year 2018 Overview

This document provides an overview of the calendar year 2018 cycle of the Clean Watershed Needs Survey process for reviewing state watersheds to make a list of their water issues and needs

https://ecology.wa.gov/cwns-cy2018-overview

WAC Chapter 173-50

Accreditation of environmental laboratories

https://ecology.wa.gov/wac-chapter-173-50

Water Quality Fiscal Year 2013 - 2015 Biennium Outcomes Report

2 year report on Water Quality projects funded by Ecology, covering Fiscal Years 2013 through 2015

https://ecology.wa.gov/fiscal-year-2013-2015-biennium-outcomes-report-f

2016 Statewide Litter Data Overview

2016 data from all state-funded litter pickup programs

https://ecology.wa.gov/2016-statewide-litter-data-overview

2017 Statewide Litter Summary

Summary statistics of litter collected in 2017 from public roads and spaces, with numbers broken down by region.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2017-statewide-litter-summary

Central Region Litter 2017

Statistics for litter picked up within the Central region, broken down by county.

https://ecology.wa.gov/central-region-liltter-2017

Eastern Region Litter 2017

Statistics for litter picked up within the Eastern region, broken down by county.

https://ecology.wa.gov/eastern-region-litter-2017

Northwest Region Litter 2017

Statistics for litter picked up within the Northwest region, broken down by county.

https://ecology.wa.gov/northwest-region-litter-2017

Southwest Region Litter 2017

Statistics for litter picked up within the Southwest region in 2017, broken down by county.

https://ecology.wa.gov/southwest-region-litter-2017

Water Quality Index spreadsheet, version 6

The Water Quality Index, or WQI, summarizes and presents water-quality data in an easily understood format. This spreadsheet is a downloadable tool for calculating a WQI score based on your own data.

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-quality-index-version-6

Cannabis Lab Accreditation Webinar Slides, 10-25-2018

Slide deck from outreach event about the draft legislative report on the accreditation of cannabis laboratories.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cannabis-labs-webinar-slide-deck-no-audio

Project Checklist AS Facilities Inspection 2023

UAS project checklist Admin Svcs facility inspection

https://ecology.wa.gov/asset-collections-doc-assets-about-us-drones-uas-as-facilities-inspection-2023

Ecology Open Data Report 2017

Reports progress on the five measures set in Ecology's Open Data Plan.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2017-open-data-report

Ecology Open Data Plan 2018

Ecology's strategy for enabling public access to our business data sets, satisfy the requirements of RCW 43.105.351.

https://ecology.wa.gov/2018-open-data-plan

Project Checklist EAP Railroad Creek Monitoring

UAS project checklist EAP railroad creek effectiveness monitoring

https://ecology.wa.gov/eap-railroad-creek-monitoring-2023

2016 customer survey results highlights

This gives the big picture results of our survey by category and demonstrates how we commit to improve.

https://ecology.wa.gov/summary-of-customer-survey-results

Centennial Contractors COVID-19 Response Plan EXAMPLE

Centennial Contractors COVID-19 Response Plan provided as an EXAMPLE to Ecology partners

https://ecology.wa.gov/example-covid-19disease-preventionmeasures-centenn