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Washington water supply update

The drought declared in April and expanded in June continues with no end in sight. A group of state and federal water supply experts — the Water Supply Availability Committee — says there’s not enough ...
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Secure your load for safer roads

When do you need to secure items in your truck or trailer? Every time you hit the road. Unsecured loads cause over 300 crashes in Washington every year and cause up to 40% of roadside litter — let’s ...
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Litter in Washington

As the state’s lead agency managing litter programs, we operate youth and adult litter pickup crews and provide funding for litter pickup and prevention to state and local governments. We also oversee ...
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Geothermal energy collaborative process

We are hosting three in-person workshops and one virtual workshop in Feb. and March to gather feedback and share information about geothermal energy in Washington. To support the state’s transition to ...
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Old Schoolhouse Brewery Inc Draft Permit

The draft permit we propose to issue to Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Inc. to allow discharge of process wastewater from it's facility located at 502 S. Glover St., S, Twisp, WA to the Town of Twisp's ...
Washington State Department of Ecology

Geothermal collaborative process

To request ADA accommodation, contact Ecology's ADA Coordinator by email at [email protected], or call 360-407-6831, 711 (relay service), or 877-833-6341 (TTY). More about our accessibility ...
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Dust storms: how to protect yourself

Last week, parts of Eastern Washington experienced a dust storm. While the impact on air quality was marginal, visibility on I-90 became dangerously poor Wednesday evening. These storms form rapidly ...
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New report shows air pollution hits Washington’s most vulnerable the hardest

In a new report from the Washington Department of Ecology, researchers investigated health data for 16 overburdened areas of Washington and found people in these communities face a higher death rate ...
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Chapter 173-201A WAC (Outstanding Resource Waters)

We adopted changes to chapter 173-201A Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington. In response to nominations we received in 2021, and after considering public comments and ...
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Chapter 173-26 and 173-27 WAC – Shoreline Management Act

Ecology is starting the rulemaking process to amend Chapters 173-18, -20, -22, -26, and -27 under the Shoreline Management Act. Add requirements for local governments to address the impact of sea ...
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Big investments boost Washington's coastal resiliency

State Route 112 faces numerous climate-related threats. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation. Washington’s coastlines might be considered the canary in the coal mine for the ...