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The '''Washington State Department of Ecology''' (sometimes referred to simply as "'''Ecology'''") is the [[Washington (state)|state of Washington]]'s environmental regulatory agency. Created on February 23, 1970, it was the first environmental regulation agency in the [[United States]], predating the creation of the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) by several months.[{{Cite web |title=Our history - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/our-history |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}][{{cite web|last=Blecha|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Blecha|date=February 1, 2011|title=Washington State Department of Ecology is authorized on February 12, 1970.|url=https://historylink.org/File/9703|access-date=July 21, 2020|work=HistoryLink}}] |
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The '''Washington State Department of Ecology''' (sometimes referred to simply as "'''Ecology'''" or by its code '''ECY''') is the [[Washington (state)|state of Washington]]'s environmental regulatory agency.[[[Revised Code of Washington]] 43.17.010; RCW 50.08.010; RCW 74.18.030; RCW 38.08.020; RCW 43.30.030.] Created on February 23, 1970, it was the first environmental regulation agency in the [[United States]], predating the creation of the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) by several months.[{{Cite web |title=Our history - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/our-history |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}][{{cite web|last=Blecha|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Blecha|date=February 1, 2011|title=Washington State Department of Ecology is authorized on February 12, 1970.|url=https://historylink.org/File/9703|access-date=July 21, 2020|work=HistoryLink}}] |
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The department administers laws and regulations pertaining to the areas of [[water quality]], [[water right]]s and water resources, shoreline management, toxics clean-up, nuclear waste, hazardous waste, and air quality. It also conducts monitoring and scientific assessments of various contaminated sites in Washington.[{{Cite web |title=Our programs - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/our-programs |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}] The Department of Ecology has a $2.8 billion budget for the 2023–25 biennium and approximately 2,100 full-time employees.[{{Cite web |title=Meet our director - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/meet-our-director |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}][{{Cite web |title=2023-25 Budget - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/budget-legislative-priorities/our-budget/2023-25-budget |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}] |
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The department administers laws and regulations pertaining to the areas of [[water quality]], [[water right]]s and water resources, shoreline management, toxics clean-up, nuclear waste, hazardous waste, and air quality. It also conducts monitoring and scientific assessments of various contaminated sites in Washington.[{{Cite web |title=Our programs - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/our-programs |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}] The Department of Ecology has a $2.8 billion budget for the 2023–25 biennium and approximately 2,100 full-time employees.[{{Cite web |title=Meet our director - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/meet-our-director |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}][{{Cite web |title=2023-25 Budget - Washington State Department of Ecology |url=https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/budget-legislative-priorities/our-budget/2023-25-budget |access-date=June 22, 2025 |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology}}] |
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