Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Request for Proposals Funded by EPA Geographic Funds
March 02, 2023
The Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Team (SIL) is pleased to announce the release of three separate RFPs related to stormwater. The Washington Stormwater Center, which manages the Stormwater Advisory Team […]
E&O Effort Aims to Mobilize Volunteers Against Invasive Species
February 13, 2023
In the past few years, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, tribal co-managers, and partners have identified an explosion of invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) in the Salish […]
REPOST: Dr. Jen McIntyre Forbes Interview: 6PPD-Quinone
January 30, 2023
Recently, our own Dr. Jen McIntyre was interviewed by Forbes magazine for her work detailing the effects on coho salmon of 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical formed when a common rubber preservative […]
Stormwater Parks Guidance Manual Guidance Released
January 24, 2023
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) just released its Stormwater Park Guidance Manual. Stormwater Parks are engineered spaces that allow stormwater to infiltrate and often provide the additional benefits of […]
Biochar and Fungi Present Exciting Bioretention Possibilities
December 06, 2022
A recent paper published by our own Chelsea Mitchell, Dr. Anand Jayakaran, and Dr. Jennifer McIntyre examines the stormwater mitigation effects achieved through the utilization of biochar and fungi amendments. […]
Local Road Stormwater Retrofit RFP Out- due November 9th
October 04, 2022
The Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Team (SIL) just announced its first RFP for local road stormwater retrofits. This work, a collaboration between Ecology, Commerce, and the Washington Stormwater Center has […]
The Washington Stormwater Center joined with communities around Puget Sound to get volunteers to keep stormwater drains clear of pollutants and debris. The Adopt-A-Drain program, launched a year ago Saturday, already has […]
REPOST: Congeneric Sockeye Show Uncommon Resistance to Runoff
August 25, 2022
Study Abstract The sensitivity of closely related Pacific salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) to untreated urban stormwater runoff was compared across three storm events. Juvenile coho, sockeye, steelhead, and Chinook […]
EPA, Tribal, State, and Local Leaders and Partners Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
August 03, 2022
Seattle, WA (August 5, 2022) – The Clean Water Act turns 50 this year and EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox is kicking off a nationwide 10-water tour to celebrate […]
REPOST: ‘Stealth Pollutant’ Article from The Guardian
July 28, 2022
Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA Washington Stormwater Center Researchers Drs. Jen McIntyre (WSU) and Ed Kolodziej (UWT), discuss the implications of 6PPD quinone and after-market applications of crumb rubber from tires. Read […]