Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
On September 14, 2015, EPA published a proposed rule that revises the current federal Clean Water Act human health water quality criteria applicable to waters under the state of Washington’s jurisdiction to ensure that the criteria are set at levels that will protect fish consumers in Washington from exposure to toxic pollutants. EPA is offering …
On September 14, 2015, EPA published a proposed rule that revises the current federal Clean Water Act human health water quality criteria applicable to waters under the state of Washington’s jurisdiction to ensure that the criteria are set at levels that will protect fish consumers in Washington from exposure to toxic pollutants. EPA is offering …
The Department of Ecology is holding a public hearing on the draft pollution discharge permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Bellingham. The draft permit is missing key environmental requirements, and is inadequate for regulating industrial agriculture, which discharges fecal coliform, nitrates, and other bacteria to groundwater and surface water. Ecology needs to hear …
The Department of Ecology is holding a public hearing on the draft pollution discharge permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) with the opportunity to submit comments in an online webinar. The draft permit is missing key environmental requirements, and is inadequate for regulating industrial agriculture, which discharges fecal coliform, nitrates, and other bacteria to …
The Department of Ecology is holding a public hearing on the draft pollution discharge permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Yakima. The draft permit is missing key environmental requirements, and is inadequate for regulating industrial agriculture, which discharges fecal coliform, nitrates, and other bacteria to groundwater and surface water. Ecology needs to …