Summary
How large of an impact does stormwater runoff really have? The answer is quite a lot. Stormwater runoff poses a major threat to the Puget Sound. Pollutants have been found throughout the Sound’s water and have even been found in local shellfish produced there. Luckily, local government agencies such as the Department of Ecology (Ecology), the Department of Fish and Wildlife , and the Port of Olympia are all in the works to help reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that flows into the Puget Sound (Watershed Forestry Research Guide, 2016).
Photo Essay
Located at WSECU in Tumwater
Puget Sound
Downtown Olympia
Pet waste is a major contributor to runoff pollution
WSECU in Tumwater
Puget Sound