Our team of scientists collects data on sediments and invertebrate communities found at the bottom of Puget Sound, to document condition and change over time. Why do we monitor the bottom of Puget ...

We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on required 5-year updates to industry-written oil spill contingency plans. Washington Administrative ...

Much of Puget Sound appears to be vibrant, clean, and healthy, but our scientific studies show that this unique marine estuary has a variety of environmental issues and problems. Changing water ...

We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on required 5-year updates to industry-written oil spill contingency plans. Washington Administrative ...

We offer scientific services to support environmental inquiry for projects funded through public dollars. We provide accurate, credible, and defensible analyses using the latest accredited methods and ...

We value receiving comments from the public and regulated community we serve. A comment can express support, disagreement, or give general information related to a project. Public input helps us in ...

Generate new environmental data. Analyze existing environmental data. Model the environment. These examples of approved Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) describe different types of projects in ...

The Quality Assurance project plan process for National Estuary Program (NEP) grantees in Washington state is illustrated below, from the time a project manager sends the NEP quality coordinator a ...

Our robust quality assurance, or QA, system gives confidence in our regulatory and scientific decisions. We rely on quality assurance policies, guidance, and requirements to monitor, improve, and ...

Historically, around 70 percent of the money we manage is passed through to local communities across the state to be used on environmental projects. Some of this is provided directly to local ...

This is a reissuance WestRock Tacoma water quality permit. We invite you to review and comment on the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water quality permit reissuance for WestRock ...