WA CZARA Stipulated Order

Puget Sound and Washington’s rivers water quality along with  endangered species  will get a much needed boost following a judge’s sign-off late Friday on a historic settlement.  The federal court order requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington Department of Ecology to take steps to reduce polluted runoff from land uses such as farming, grazing, logging, and septic systems.   

NWEA Comments on EPA Deschutes Replacement TMDLs

This letter constitutes the comments of Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Deschutes River and its Tributaries: Sediment, Bacteria, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and...

NWEA vs EPA II Complaint 9/16/2020

NWEA vs EPA II – Through this action, NWEA seeks to force EPA to comply with its duty to update the State of Washington’s woefully outdated and inadequate water quality criteria that are intended to protect aquatic life from toxic pollutants. Washington has not...

Birch Bay NPDES Permit Comments

NWEA Birch Bay NPDES Permit Comments July 14, 2020 Although nitrogen and phosphorus end up in Puget Sound and its tributaries from diverse sources, such as stormwater and agricultural lands, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has concluded that municipal...

Big Lake NPDES Permit Comments

Big Lake NPDES Permit Comments This letter constitutes the comments of Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) on the proposed issuance of NPDES Permit WA0030597 Skagit County Sewer District No. 2 (Big Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant). Although nitrogen and...

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