Spill management teams (SMTs) are representatives and assigned personnel trained to integrate into an incident command system or unified command system and manage an oil spill. Spill management teams ...

The expansion of the Pasco Process Water Reuse Facility has been an example of how working together can lead to successful ...

Taking detailed field notes on a lake. The Environmental Assessment Program is the science arm of Ecology. Our scientists measure and analyze environmental conditions. Quality data is our highest ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, our Safer Products for Washington program implemented new regulations to reduce harmful chemicals in ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...

Burn bans are called in the winter when smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces increase fine particle pollution. Always check ...

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 ...

Food is a valuable resource. According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, nearly 1 in every 6 people is food insecure across our state. When food is thrown away, we lose more than just ...

We maintain the spatial datasets described here in order to better describe Washington's diverse natural and cultural environments. As a public service, we have made some of our data available for ...

The state Legislature passed organics management laws in 2022 and 2024. These laws aim to divert organic materials away from landfills through prevention, food rescue, and organics management ...

Map based searches using coordinates or any of nine other tools to navigate the map and retrieve map data. Text based water right record searches, using up to 24 different input fields to construct ...

Build the path to your future! Our Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is an AmeriCorps program that creates future leaders through community involvement and mentorship. We have more than 350 members ...