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San Juan County Department of Health and Community Services has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Hannah Heights region of San Juan Island, and encourages residents to switch to bottled or filtered water immediately.

In mid-December 2022, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) released Draft Guidance for Investigating and Remediating PFAS Contamination in Washington State.

Washington Department of Ecology released Draft Guidance for Investigating and Remediating PFAS Contamination in Washington State to apply to independent cleanups and those that Ecology supervised or conducted. Follows decision to include PFAS as hazardous substances.

In mid-December 2022, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) released Draft Guidance for Investigating and Remediating PFAS Contamination in Washington State. ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals in use since the 1950s to make a wide variety of stain-resistant, water-resistant, and non-stick consumer products. Watch our videos and read more about PFAS below.

With its decision to list per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS as hazardous substances under Washington’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act MTCA, Department of Ecology ushers in a new era of uncertainty, and potential liability, at cleanup sites across the state.

With its decision to list per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under Washington’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), the Department of...

The Washington Department of Ecology has taken the formal step of designating the family of manufactured chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds as hazardous substances.