Commenting open: June 18, 2025 09:00AM PT - July 25, 2025 11:59PM PT.
2025 Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit - Formal Public Comment Period on the Draft
We invite your comments on the draft Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit. The Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit addresses excess nutrients from domestic wastewater treatment plants discharging to marine and estuarine water of the Salish Sea in Washington. There are 58 such facilities eligible for the permit. Facilities can opt-in and apply for coverage under the general permit to address nitrogen reduction requirements. Otherwise nutrient controls will be added to facility's individual permits.
Please note that this comment form is for the purpose of submitting a comment to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Commenter contact information is optional. However, contact information is necessary if you want to receive future notices related to this topic.
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Ecology will consider and respond to all comments on the draft permit. Comments should reference specific text or permit conditions whenever possible. Please provide references or other supporting documentation in support of your comments when appropriate and available.
Any contact information submitted above will not be posted to the internet via this online form but will become a public record. Contact information included in attachments will be posted to the internet as part of the attachment. Ecology is not responsible for redacting information.
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We invite your comments on the draft Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit. The Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit addresses excess nutrients from domestic wastewater treatment plants discharging to marine and estuarine water of the Salish Sea in Washington. There are 58 such facilities eligible for the permit. Facilities can opt-in and apply for coverage under the general permit to address nitrogen reduction requirements. Otherwise nutrient controls will be added to facility's individual permits.
Please note that this comment form is for the purpose of submitting a comment to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Commenter contact information is optional. However, contact information is necessary if you want to receive future notices related to this topic.
Next Steps
Ecology will consider and respond to all comments on the draft permit. Comments should reference specific text or permit conditions whenever possible. Please provide references or other supporting documentation in support of your comments when appropriate and available.
Any contact information submitted above will not be posted to the internet via this online form but will become a public record. Contact information included in attachments will be posted to the internet as part of the attachment. Ecology is not responsible for redacting information.
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