11th Annual Lake Union Sweep Media Advisory
…Union Bay, amassing beneath docks and along the shoreline. Although tires and TVs are spectacular finds, small bits of plastic can be especially harmful to fish and wildlife which can…
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BNSF Railway, coal shippers receive notice of intent to sue for coal contamination in waterways
…toxins harmful to fish and human health. Under the Clean Water Act, anyone dumping pollutants or fill into U.S. waters must first obtain what is known as a National Pollutant…
NPDES Permit Program
…they cannot be used for drinking (if so designated), and/or the fish living in the waters are not safe to eat. The Clean Water Act was amended by Congress in…
Washington State Board Calls for Stronger Stormwater Controls
…in amounts that seriously degrade water quality and kill marine life. Stormwater volumes also erode stream banks, deposit sediment, and widen channels enough to damage fish and wildlife habitat. Some…
How Clean Is Your Water?
…fish? Where have oil spills occurred? What about toxic cleanup sites, combined sewer discharges, salmon runs and shellfish areas? Puget Soundkeeper Alliance has unveiled a new interactive mapsite to allow…
Puget Soundkeeper And Kitsap Locals Team Up To Address Mystery Marine Debris Pollution
…floating particles. After breaking up, clean up would be impossible. Through ingestion by fish or other marine animals, small particles can fill up animal stomachs causing them to stop feeding…
The Clean Water Act
…attainable, an interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved…
Governor Inslee signs ground-breaking Washington State plastics and recycling bill
…rebuilding abundant and biodiverse oceans by winning science-based policies in countries that control one third of the world’s wild fish catch. Puget Soundkeeper Puget Soundkeeper’s mission is to protect and…
2015 Mussel Watch Success!
…Project, coordinated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. In total, 73 cages of mussels were installed throughout Puget Sound where they will stay for a total of 3 months….
Clean water advocates win major victory to protect aquatic species from toxic wastewater discharge
…a compliance measure under the Clean Water Act to determine if effluent discharged from a facility is toxic to the point where it kills fish and other aquatic species. ###…