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Water Quality Program 



This program establishes water quality programs for point and nonpoint sources 

 and adopts and administers surface and ground water standards by: 



(1) maintaining liaison with the SCS; 



(2) developing stormwater management programs and guidelines; and 



(3) overseeing nonpoint watershed planning, particularly in Puget Sound; 



(4) developing agricultural policy and writes discharge permits, working 

 with Central Programs, the Southwest Region; 



(5) promulgating forest practices rules with the Forest practice Board and 

 evaluating the effect of forest practices on water quality, working 

 through the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Process; 



(6) developing aquaculture policy and fish farm waste discharge permits, 

 working with Central Programs and the Southwest Region; and 



(7) setting effluent limits and writing permits for wastewater treatment 

 plants and other industrial activities. 



Water Cuality Financial Assistance Program 



This program administers funds under Washington's Centennial Clean Water Fund. 

 The program supports the Chehalis River Council and the Grays Harbor Regional 

 Planning Commission in producing water quality improvement plans, and is the 

 most commonly-sought funding source for the Conservation Districts ' habitat 

 restoration projects. The program also administers state and federal grants 

 for local government water quality programs. This includes grants to GHRPC, 

 CBFTF, and local conservation districts. 



Southwest Regional Office 



The Southwest Regional Office covers the Olympic Peninsula and southwest 

 Washington. The Region participates along with the Central Office in the 

 Spill Response Team. It also includes two Sections that implement programs of 

 Water Resources and Water Quality programs. Responsibilities for the TMDL and 

 WLA processes are coordinated through this office. The regional office 

 conducts inspections of facilities, investigates general complaints, and 

 initiates enforcement actions for water quality violations. HPDES and State 

 Waste discharge permits are written and administered in the regional office. 



Washington Department of Natural Resources 



WDNR manages the State's public timber and mining resources and its subtidal 

 shellfish beds. It implements the Forest Practices Act, manages the Aquatic 

 Lands Program, and conducts research in fish habitat restoration. 



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