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2025-04-23Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act is a success worth defending | Opinion
By Christina Wong, Eric ffitch and Jessica Spiegel April 23, 2025 11:29 AM In 1988, Washington voters took a historic step by passing Initiative 97, a measure designed to address pollution in their communities. Its approach was simple: tax the wholesale value of hazardous substances and use the revenue to fund cleanup projects in the -
2023-06-052023-25 Biennium Enacted Budget – Operating
This document outlines the Washington State Department of Ecology's 2023-25 Biennium Enacted Operating Budget, totaling approximately $862.6 million with 2,136.5 full-time employees. It details funding changes across priority areas including climate impact reduction, toxic threat prevention, and water protection, with notable investments in Clean Energy Permitting, Climate Commitment Act implementation, and water quality programs. The budget reflects a net increase of roughly $157.8 million over the carryforward base budget through a combination of maintenance level adjustments and new policy-level initiatives. -
2023-06-05
2023-25 Biennium Enacted Budget – Operating
Washington State Department of Ecology 2023-25 Biennium Enacted Budget for Operating, enacted 5/16/2023. Details carryforward base budget of $704,723 thousand (1,904.9 FTEs) across GF-State, MTCA (Model Toxics Control Operating Account), and Other funds, with total proposed operating budget of $862,571 thousand (2,136.5 FTEs). Includes maintenance level changes (general wage adjustment, minimum wage, recruit/retention) and policy -
2017-08-24Talking Toxics | Part 1: Funding in Crisis
Educating Voters Environmental Priorities Coalition Lobby & Advocacy A series on protecting all communities from dangerous pollution. For 50 years, Washington Environmental Council has set our sights on a cleaner, brighter future and charted a path to get there. In 1988, WEC campaigned to pass Initiative 97 (commonly called the Model Toxics Control Act or -
2013-01-01Model Toxics Control Act Regulation and Statute
A compilation document containing Washington State’s Model Toxics Control Act regulation (Chapter 173-340 WAC), the Model Toxics Control Act statute (Chapter 70.105D RCW), and the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (Chapter 64.70 RCW). Published by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program as Publication No. 94-06, revised in 2013. -
2013-01-01Model Toxics Control Act Regulation and Statute
A compilation document containing Washington State’s Model Toxics Control Act regulation (Chapter 173-340 WAC), the Model Toxics Control Act statute (Chapter 70.105D RCW), and the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (Chapter 64.70 RCW). Published by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program as Publication No. 94-06, revised in 2013. -
2011-04-01Periodic review: Continental Airlines Hydrant Fuel System, SeaTac International Airport
A periodic review by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program of post-cleanup site conditions at the Continental Airlines Hydrant Fuel System located at SeaTac International Airport, Concourse C and North Satellite. The review evaluates whether cleanup actions conducted under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) are protecting human health and the environment, -
2011-04-01
Periodic review: Continental Airlines Hydrant Fuel System, SeaTac International Airport
A periodic review by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program of post-cleanup site conditions at the Continental Airlines Hydrant Fuel System located at SeaTac International Airport, Concourse C and North Satellite. The review evaluates whether cleanup actions conducted under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) are protecting human health and the environment, -
Toxic Runway
Piles of dirt pose problems for Sea-Tac. By Roger Downey AT A MEETING OCTOBER 4, it looked as though the two-year war between the Port of Seattle and the state Department of Ecology might be over. Port planners acknowledged their failure to answer important questions about plans for a third runway for Sea-Tac International Airport. Ecology staff -
2002-10-22EXH AR034952: Resume of Elizabeth Clark P.E., Independent Consultant/Environmental Manager
Resume of Elizabeth Clark P.E., licensed civil engineer in Washington State, detailing employment as Independent Consultant/Environmental Manager for Port of Seattle at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (1997-present), Environmental Program Manager for Port of Tacoma (1993-1996), and Project Engineer/Tacoma Branch Manager at Landau Associates Inc. (1985-1993). Covers contaminated site investigations, soil management, Third Runway project, Central Terminal