What’s being done to reduce pollution from human and animal waste?
Efforts to reduce pollution from human and animal waste are happening throughout the Sound. State, local and federal agencies, tribes, non-profit organizations, watershed groups and businesses are the main players. The following are some highlights of work underway: • Improve state agency coordination to get better results. • Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is improving and adding boater pumpout facilities throughout Puget Sound . State Parks is also engaging in a boater-education campaign with the goal of increasing by the amount of boater waste collected at pumpouts. The agency is upgrading, repairing or replacing new sewage facilities to bring them into compliance with Ecology and Health operating permits. In addition, State Parks is installing more pet-waste disposal stations to reduce the amount of pet waste entering our waters. • The Puget Sound Partnership and the state departments of Health, Ecology and Agriculture are updating their interagency guidance agreem
