An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.

Administers regulations affecting businesses that discharge wastewater into King County’s sewerage system.

(206) 263-3000

Responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.

Programs include underground storage tanks, comprehensive state groundwater protection, wellhead protection, source water assessment and protection, underground injection control and the sole source aquifer protection program.

Links to EPA regional offices and programs dealing with waste, hazardous or toxic chemicals and environmental cleanup.

Information about the U.S. EPA’s program for preventing, preparing for and responding to oil spills that occur in and around inland waters of the United States.

Pollution prevention projects and programs, information resources, publications and databases.

(800) 424-9346

Information on superfund sites in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.

(206) 553-1296

Information about superfund sites, programs and accomplishments.

(800) 424-9346

Information on laws and regulations and cleanup of underground storage tanks..

Works with governments, industry and the public to protect, preserve and improve the environment and health for all species in the Pacific Northwest by reducing risks through the proper management of wastes and chemicals.

Information and programs covering nuclear reactors, nuclear materials, radioactive waste and radiation protection.

Services include: publications for public comment, toxic release inventory summary, pollution prevention planning guidance manual and free technical assistance.

Assists local governments and businesses with facilities management, and provides grants to local governments and citizen groups for programs in hazardous waste, solid waste and waste reduction and recycling.

(360) 407-7100

Commonly required environmental permits for Washington State.

Commonly required environmental permits for Washington State.

Provides environmental education and assistance to businesses and citizens; serving as a voice for the community and businesses on environmental issues.

A free, non-governmental service providing information and technical assistance to businesses in the Duwamish industrial corridor on pollution prevention and contaminated land clean-up processes.

Offers small businesses, citizens, agency staff and local officials one place to go for hazardous waste information. Services include reference help, on-line database searching and an extensive in-house collection of hazardous waste reference materials.

Provides education and technical assistance to businesses to prevent pollution and properly manage hazardous waste. Business Waste Line. Works with businesses, answers questions and conducts needs assessments.

Investigators follow up on reports of problem situations such as leaking or uncovered drums, solvent vapors and improper disposal of wastes.

Program staff visit your site to answer questions and give regulatory and technical help. They don’t write tickets. The purpose of the program is to help you reduce waste, understand regulations and find affordable ways to comply.

Small quantity generator program, hazardous wastemobile.

The sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills.

Supporting more than 250 partnerships and projects throughout the United States to promote improved public health and environmental protection by advancing the development and use of innovative environmental technologies.

Services include: publications for public comment, toxic release inventory summary, pollution prevention planning guidance manual and free technical assistance.

Assists local governments and businesses with facilities management, and provides grants to local governments and citizen groups for programs in hazardous waste, solid waste and waste reduction and recycling.

An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.

Provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events, and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.

A series of easy to understand fact sheets about hazardous substances. Answers are provided to the most frequently asked questions about human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites.

An alliance of public and private organizations and individuals whose work addresses economic and environmental issues in the Duwamish industrial corridor.

A variety of information on toxicology and toxic materials developed by toxicologists and chemists from a number of universities.

This database will allow the user to retreive information for any of nearly 2000 hazardous chemicals based on a keyword search.

This hotline for businesses provides quick answers to your many hazardous waste questions. Staff on the Business Waste Line do not enforce regulations; their job is to help you by answering questions.

Offers small businesses, citizens, agency staff and local officials one place to go for hazardous waste information. Services include reference help, on-line database searching and an extensive in-house collection of hazardous waste reference materials.

Information on environmental issues that relate to Washington cities and counties, including links to governmental agencies and other environment-oriented Web sites.

A searchable report on chemicals known or suspected to be human carcinogens.

Links to web-sites of interest to people working on environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest.

Information on events, legislation and regulations, electronic tools, accident prevention and risk management planning, accident preparedness, chemical information and publications.

Regulatory history of mixed wastes, glossary of terms and frequently asked questions.

Fact sheets and chemical summaries on dozens of substances.

Ensuring effective national oil and hazardous substances preparedness and response. Numerous links to websites on hazardous materials and oil related issues.