SAVE THE DATE!

Public Workshops Scheduled for Draft Water Quality Assessment and Section 303(d) List

The Department of Ecology (Ecology) will be seeking public comment on the draft Washington State Water Quality Assessment starting on March 17, 2015.  The Water Quality Assessment fulfills Washington State’s obligation under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) §303(d) and §305(b) to identify polluted waters (known as the 303(d) list) as well as report on the status of water quality statewide where data is available.

As part of the public review, Ecology will hold public workshops to provide an overview of the Water Quality Assessment, explain the transition to a new water-based system for describing stream segments, and provide more information on using the internet map and search tools to review the Assessment results.  The workshops will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the following locations:

April 7, Edmonds
Edmonds Conference Center
Chrysanthemum Hall, 201 Fourth Ave. N. Edmonds  98020

April 9, Lacey
Ecology Headquarters Building
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey 98503

April 15, Yakima,
Yakima Area Arboretum
1401 Arboretum Drive
Yakima 98901

April 16, Spokane
Spokane Centerplace Regional Events Center
2426 N. Discovery Pl.,
Spokane Valley 99216

To learn more about the draft Water Quality Assessment of Washington’s waters, visit our web site at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/303d/freshwtrassessmnt/index.html

For questions or more information please contact Patrick Lizon, Water Quality Assessment Coordinator, by email at 303d@ecy.wa.gov or by phone at: (360) 407-6782.

Thank you for your interest in Washington’s water quality.