Phases out the use of copper in vehicle brakes and requires manufacturers to certify that brakes comply with the law. Regulates lead, cadmium, phthalates, and other chemicals in children's products.

Casey Sixkiller was appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson as the 14th Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology. With more than two decades of experience in federal, Tribal, regional, and ...

SEPA guidance for determining lead agency and evaluating the proposal. Under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), most new proposals are reviewed by a designated “lead agency.” While this is ...

Every five years, the Washington Coastal Zone Management Program conducts a self-assessment of our program to determine gaps and improvement opportunities within nine enhancement areas, and to assess ...

We are implementing projects to meet current and future water needs in the Columbia River Basin. By ensuring the region is prepared to respond to droughts, our work supports growing communities, the ...

Discharge standards can vary, but most of Washington's wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) must meet technology-based effluent limits. See full standards and alternative discharge limit details in ...

We improve and protect water quality, manage and conserve water resources, and effectively manage coastal and inland shorelines to assure our state has sufficient supplies of clean water for ...

Under RCW 42.56.120(2), we are allowed to recover costs directly related to the copying of public records. We cannot charge a fee for inspection of records, or staff time spent on locating records or ...

This facility makes hydrogen peroxide. It currently sends (discharges) wastewater to the Three Rivers Regional Wastewater treatment plant and Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill for treatment. Both ...

With about 60 employees, this petroleum product tank farm stores and transports asphalt, distillate oil, diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, and industrial oil. The current volume of tankage at this facility ...

We work to safely manage solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste and reduce toxic chemicals in the products you use. We regulate the threats found in everyday household products and help businesses ...

How mercury enters fish as methylmercury in freshwater systems. Mercury is toxic in any form and can persist in the environment. In Washington, most people are exposed to mercury through eating ...