Stormwater runoff can flow directly into fresh or marine waters, or it may go into a storm-drain system and continue through storm pipes until discharging into the environment. Stormwater management ...

When food goes in the trash, so do resources, time, and money. Save on all three with small changes to your cooking and shopping habits. Get started today. Your food saving journey starts here. We’ve ...

Dangerous substances can spill to land, water, or air. The sooner a spill is reported, the sooner we can respond. Failure to report a spill you're responsible for could result in penalties.

Waters of the state belong to the public and can't be owned by any individual or group. Instead, a person or group may be granted a right to use a volume of water, for a defined purpose, in a specific ...

We issue burn permits for agricultural, outdoor, and residential burning to protect healthy air in Washington. The type and location of burning you are planning will determine if you need a permit.

Low Impact Development (LID) is a stormwater and land-use management strategy that tries to mimic natural hydrologic conditions by emphasizing the following techniques: Conservation Use of on-site ...

An applicant can obtain a permit application from its local health department for the county where the facility will be located. You can find procedures for applying for a solid waste facility permit ...

We rely on a variety of data sources to evaluate the state's current and future water supply. Explore some of these sources here.

If you have a low-risk site that meets specific criteria, you might be able to use a model remedy for your cleanup. Model remedies are pre-approved ways to clean up certain types of contamination in ...

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 ...

If you use any products to manage aquatic plants, animals or insects in and around waters of Washington, you will probably need coverage under a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) ...

Arsenic and lead in play-area soil can pose a risk to children. Through our Soil Safety Program, we provide free soil sampling and soil safety actions for qualifying public and private schools, ...