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Here we provide a comprehensive listing of resources and websites relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway.
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Government Websites: National & Regional Agencies

The US EPA Lower Duwamish Waterway site
EPA Region 10’s main site for the Duwamish; many links including EPA’s Record of Decision.

NOAA’s website for Developing the Lower Duwamish River’s Draft Restoration plan
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s page about the Lower Duwamish.

 

Government Websites: State & Local Agencies

The Washington Department of Ecology’s Lower Duwamish Waterway website
Includes pages focusing on source control, early action areas, and Duwamish-related meetings and events.

Terminal 117 Cleanup
The Terminal 117 cleanup site (T-117), located on the West Bank of the Lower Duwamish Waterway in South Park, is a joint cleanup project by the Port of Seattle and City of Seattle.

Washington State Department of Health provides fish and shellfish consumption advice for the Lower Duwamish Waterway (scroll down in the table to the LDW information), advisories for fish consumption, and Fish Facts for Healthy Nutrition.

Green/Duwamish Watershed (WRIA 9) Salmon Habitat webpage
Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9) Salmon Habitat webpage
WRIA is an acronym for Water Resource Inventory Area, which is synonymous with “watershed.” This page, hosted by King County on behalf of sixteen municipalities within the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound watersheds, contains information on watershed-wide efforts to plan for and act to protect and restore salmon habitat. Includes links to detailed maps and other technical documents on salmon habitat in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound watersheds.

King County’s Duwamish Waterway Programs
This site connects you to the actions King County is taking to support a Duwamish River cleanup that will protect people’s health, safeguard 100,000 family-wage industrial jobs, and ensure environmental justice for those who live and work nearby.

King County’s Combined Sewer Overflow Water Quality Assessment
“Assessing Water and Sediment Quality in the Duwamish River and Elliott Bay”

DuwamishTribe.org
Webpage for the Duwamish Tribe, who formerly lived on and still fish in the Lower Duwamish.

Port of Seattle’s Salmon Safe Certification Program

Port of Seattle’s Stormwater Program

 

Environmental Non-Profit Partners

Duwamish River Community Coalition
“An alliance of community, environmental and small business groups affected by ongoing pollution and cleanup plans for the Duwamish River.”

Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
A citizen watchdog group that conducts independent monitoring of Puget Sound and tributary streams, including the Duwamish.

Washington Water Trails Association
“A non-profit collaboration of people who love to travel and enjoy the world by small boats.” The WWTA maintains a thorough, up-to-date calendar of public events related to Washington waterways.

ECOSS
“ECOSS educates and empowers businesses and diverse communities to implement environmentally sustainable practices.”
One program is the Environmental Extension Service, which “provides onsite pollution prevention and site clean-up education to businesses throughout the Duwamish Industrial Valley.”