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Rainwater harvesting seminar attended by over 100 people - Jul 20, 2011
Over 100 people attended the rainwater harvesting technical seminar on June 23, 2011, co-sponsored by Washington Stormwater Center and CONTECH Construction Products. The half-day seminar started with
Re-opening of the TAPE program - Jun 20, 2011
In January 2011, Department of Ecology and the Washington Stormwater Center re-opened Ecology's Technology Assessment Protocol - Ecology (TAPE) Program. The Program had been suspended in May 2008 due
Welcome to our new website! - Jun 13, 2011
Welcome to the new website for Washington Stormwater Center. Take some time to look around, find our fun corners (like Stormwater Channel) or view a few photographs in our Gallery. Want to read about

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May 17, 2012 - EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and univer
Jan 23, 2012 - Dr. Dipen Patel and Dr. David Sample join Board of External Reviewers
The Washington Stormwater Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Dipen Patel and Dr. David Sample have joined the Board of External Reviewers (BER). As members of the Board, Dipen and David will revie
Nov 10, 2011 - Report: NW Ocean Acidification
Tiny sea butterflies dissolve before researchers' eyes. Baby oysters die by the tankful. These are just a few of the consequences found when scientists try to raise marine creatures in increasingly co
Oct 19, 2011 - A step toward greener stormwater rules in Washington
SEATTLE — Grassroots campaigns have been cropping up throughout the state, encouraging neighbors and communities to embrace green stormwater methods to prevent pollution from runoff.
Aug 25, 2011 - TAPE Guidance Manual revision
The Washington State Department of Ecology has released a revised TAPE Guidance Manual. You can download the document, or visit Ecology's TAPE webpage for more information.New applicants to the TAPE P
Aug 16, 2011 - Treatment Technologies for Industrial Stormwater
The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) Toxics Cleanup Program recently commissioned a report – Literature Review of Existing Treatment Technologies for Industrial Stormwater. The r
Aug 01, 2011 - Sewer Overflows vs. Stormwater
The Seattle Times published an article on Monday, August 1st. Discussing the price tag of CSO projects in Seattle and King County. A variety of Puget Sound Recovery leaders were interviewed for their
Jun 13, 2011 - Washington Stormwater Launches New Website!
With so much new information, research and technologies surfacing on the topic of stormwater, Washington Stormwater Center was created to offer Stormwater Permittees in Washington a resource for infor
May 25, 2011 - Pierce County partnership creates enviro-friendly stormwater center
Finding real solutions for cleaning up stormwater is the charge of a new Washington Stormwater Center and Green Infrastructure Partnership program unveiled May 17 in Puyallup. The center is seen a
May 24, 2011 - New Washington Stormwater Center leads research to manage rainwater runoff
If anybody’s going to figure out how to solve pollution problems caused by rainwater runoff, it’s going to be Washington, right?It’s true: Our state is at the front of the pack in re

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Vault interior

Interior of stormwater treatment vault, prior to installation of media cartridges.
Parking lot runoff monitoring station
Tubing and wiring in a monitored system
Transmisivity tube
Construction stormwater pond
SR 518 compost amended bioswale outlet flume
SR 518 Compost amended bioswale inlet flume
SR 518 compost amended bioiswale research site
SR 405 modified media filter drain test site
Discharge pipe