Washington State Department of Ecology

The Washington State Department of Ecology, or simply, Ecology, is an environmental regulatory agency for the State of Washington. The department administers laws and regulations pertaining to the areas of water quality, water rights and water resources, shoreline management, toxics clean-up, nuclear waste, hazardous waste and air quality. It also conducts monitoring and scientific assessments.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Washington State Department of Ecology.

Total: 3

Type of Content

Technology

Stressor

Receptor

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Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast	Bates, E., Gianou, K., Hennessey, J.	October 2017	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind		Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Salish Sea Model: Simulation of Tidal Circulation, Nutrients Loading, Transport and Biogeochemical Processes	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)	November 2012	Webpage		Changes in Flow	Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
State of the Washington Coast: Ecology, Management, and Research Priorities	Skewgar, E., Dethier, M., Pearson, S.	January 2011	Report	Marine Energy	Chemicals	Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions