Impact Circle - 4 Grantees:
Six Month Reports
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
The Alliance works to stop the decline in Puget Sound water quality. The Sustainable Path Foundation grant supports the Field Director position, enabling the Alliance to expand its field operations.
- Soundkeeper's Second Largest Clean Water Case
- Rainier Petroleum must finally comply with the Clean Water Act. Read the update here.
Some of their other accomplishments include:
- Compliance Inspections
- Supervised 63 boat and kayak pollution detection patrols
- Engaged 320 volunteers in coordination with Stewardship Coordinator
- Support for Clean Water Quality Enforcement
- Observed 55 field sites for permit compliance
- Conducted 53 public records reviews for sites observed in the field
ReSources
The Tenmile Creek Clean Water Project represents an effort by citizen stakeholders to involve the community in voluntary reduction of fecal coliform levels.
Here is one recent activity: Crayfish Die Off Spotted
One of the Tenmile project participants noticed hundreds of dead crayfish lining the bottom of the creek. ReSources filed an environmental response tracking form with the Dept. of Ecology. Samples taken at three sites showed high levels of compounds found in pesticides that are common in raspberry and blueberry fields.
A recent presentation viewed by the project participants, Pesticides and Water Quality in Tenmile Creek, was made by two toxicologists from the WA State Dept. of Agriculture, and is available to view here.
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