Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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….
…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. ###…
…by this rule. Sewage contains bacteria and other pathogens that threaten shellfish beds and public health, especially in communities that subsist on local fish. Within No Discharge Zone boundaries, boaters…