Water Quality Program

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The goals of the water quality program are to prevent and clean up water pollution and to help communities make sustainable choices that reduce and prevent water quality problems.

The program also aims to provide water quality partners with technical and financial assistance and to produce useful water quality information for the public and our partners.

GENERAL INFO

Introduction | Contacts | External Committees | More

AQUATIC PLANTS & LAKES

Aquatic Plant Identification | Aquatic Plant Management | Lake Information | Pesticides to Control Aquatic Plants | More

GRANTS AND LOANS

Water Quality Grant and Loan Funding | More

GROUND AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY

Ground Water | Surface Water | UIC Program | Use Attainability Analysis | Water Quality Monitoring | More

NONPOINT POLLUTION - POLLUTED RUNOFF

Nonpoint Plan | Land Use | Nonpoint Pollution Control | Forest Practices | Phosphorus Ban | More

PERMITS - POINT SOURCE POLLUTION

Individual Wastewater Discharge Permits | General Permits (non-stormwater) | Permit Guidance and Data | Orange Book | 401 for Dams (FERC) | Permit Fees | Wastewater Operator Certification Program | Cruise Ship Lines MOU | More

PUGET SOUND WATER QUALITY

Dissolved Oxygen | Dissolved Oxygen Model | More

STORMWATER

Permits | Technical Assistance | Stormwater Mgmt. Manuals | Policy Issues | More

WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE

Water Reclamation and Reuse Standards | Guidance | More

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND TMDLs

Water Quality Assessment [303(d)] | Water Quality Improvement Projects (TMDLs)

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SPOTLIGHT

Water Pollution Tickets (2008)

Newest Puget Sound toxic loading reports

Watershed Restoration Initiative (Forest Roads)

Car Washing and Stormwater

Orange Book (Revised August 2008)

Municipal Stormwater Permits ruling

Candidate 2008 303(d) list submitted to EPA - June 23, 2008

Update about Mercury Sampling by NPDES Dischargers

Reducing Phosphorus Pollution to Improve Water Quality

EPA approved the 2006 Surface Water Quality Standards

FY2009 Final Offer and  Applicant List

Mixing Zone Evaluation

On-site Septic Financial Assistance Contact Information

Stormwater and Reclaimed Water Grant Information

Rule Revisions for State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Centennial Program