On July 10, we received national recognition by national U.S. Water Alliance for our innovative Floodplains by Design program ...

Three Washington counties have been designated primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are ...

Crews are responding to a tanker truck rollover and spill into Indian Creek on July 18, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. A dual-tanker ...

This grant is the latest in a series awarded for cleaning up the historically contaminated Port Gardner Bay. Ecology is now ...

With great enthusiasm, 19 community-based organizations partnered with Ecology and King County to distribute thousands of ...

Find a moderate risk waste disposal site in your county. Accepts: Household hazardous waste. Does not accept wastes from business unless it is a scheduled small business collection event. Check with ...

Fire safety burn bans Fire safety burn bans are called by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, local fire districts, and Tribes to protect people and property when wildfire danger is high.

Browse by week Open the dates below to see all Ecology public comment periods and events during one week. These tools will help you filter to find what you're looking for: Use the "Search this week" ...

We estimate there are thousands of abandoned wells in Washington. If you find an abandoned well on your property, you are required to work with a licensed well driller to properly close it up, a ...

Rulemaking that has been officially filed with the Washington State Legislature’s Code Reviser’s Office (filed a CR-101 form) and are sorted by topic. Recently closed rulemakings. (closed rulemaking ...

On July 21, 2025, Ecology adopted amendments to address new and revised offset protocols in the Climate Commitment Act Program Rule, Chapter 173-446 WAC. We adopted amendments in sections 173-446-505 ...

Channel migration zones are areas in a floodplain where a stream or river channel can be expected to move naturally over time in response to gravity and topography. Water bodies such as rivers and ...