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Orcas in Puget Sound. (Tifotter / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
case December 20, 2024

Protecting Salmon and Orcas from Puget Sound Wastewater Pollution

Working with four nonprofit environmental organizations — Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, RE Sources, Toxic-Free Future, and Waste Action Project — Earthjustice advocated for more stringent pollution controls for the wastewater treatment plant to help protect salmon, orcas, and people.

In the News: Washington Dept. of Ecology November 21, 2024

Final water quality permit issued for Everett’s Water Pollution Control Facility

document January 31, 2024

Comments on the City of Everett Water Pollution Control Facility, NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit

In renewing an NPDES permit, the Department of Ecology must address violations of water quality standards and the harm such violations cause to people, water, and aquatic life.