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Jobs at Ecology

Working for Ecology offers great benefits — health care, retirement, vacation. But the biggest benefit of all is knowing that your work is helping create a cleaner, healthier, more beautiful state for ...
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Stormwater Action Monitoring

The Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) collective brings together municipal stormwater permitees to collaborate on monitoring needs under the municipal stormwater permits. SAM provides structure, ...
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Employment FAQs (frequently asked questions)

Find answers to common questions about the application process, where to find accommodations for submitting an application, how to calculate work experience and more. How do I request accommodations ...
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Property owners fined $204,000 for damaging Deschutes River shoreline

Two Thurston County property owners were fined $204,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology for unpermitted shoreline development along the Deschutes River near Yelm. Chuck and Austin Rogers ...
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New steps to improve groundwater management in the Pasco Basin

A new legal designation establishes the boundaries for a future groundwater co-management agreement in the Pasco Basin. Water in eastern Washington is a scarce resource, and tracking groundwater ...
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Updates on cleanup sites in your inbox

Since we started tracking cleanup site data, we’ve listed over 14,000 contaminated or formerly contaminated sites. While over half of them have been cleaned up, that still leaves more than 6,400 ...
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Ecology awards $9.6 million for landfill methane reduction

A new competitive grant program from the Washington Department of Ecology will fund projects at 13 landfills across the state to better measure and contain methane before it escapes into the ...
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A toast to compost

Compost is dark and crumbly, smells like the earth, and is loaded with beneficial microorganisms. It is created when organic materials like leaves and food scraps decompose with the help of microbes ...
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PFAS contamination at Joint Base Lewis McChord and surrounding communities

Ecology monitors multiple cleanup sites at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This page focuses on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater. JBLM is in Pierce County, ...
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Contaminated sites with PFAS in drinking water

There are sites on our Contaminated Sites List that we know have Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. Although PFAS chemicals are not manufactured in Washington, they can still be ...
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Washington businesses and undergraduates benefit from pollution prevention internships

2024 intern Bella Aguirre implements a full flow meter project at host business Valence Surface Technologies. Sustainability isn't just about environmental responsibility — it's also about innovations ...
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Soil safety at playgrounds and parks

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, ...