Community plans in unincorporated areas and city urban planning are all being pressed by the state Growth Management Act to add more and more housing. Prices of housing are high because of housing shortages. But lost in all this demand for housing is how we plan for out green space and floodplains. Beginning in June,…
Category: DOEcology
Governor Ferguson, Department of Ecology launch initiative to foster water supply solutions amid statewide drought
Series of regional roundtables will inform conservation proposals ahead of 2027 legislative session OLYMPIA — Today, Governor Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Department of Ecology announced the launch of Washington’s Water Future, a statewide initiative to ensure Washington has an enduring supply of water for generations to come. Following the declaration of a statewide drought…
Washington declares 4th year of drought emergency
From the Washington State Department of Ecology Drought Response On April 8, 2026, Ecology issued a drought declaration for all watersheds in the state due to low snowpack and multiple years of precipitation deficits. This is the state’s fourth consecutive drought declaration – a record under the current drought framework established in 1989. Drought emergency…
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