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Department of Ecology
Committees, Boards, and Workgroups

Puyallup River Watershed Improvement Project

Boise Creek after February 2021 Rain Event

Puyallup River Basin TMDL Webpage | Puyallup River Tributaries Effectiveness Monitoring Webpage
Puyallup River Tributaries Effectiveness Monitoring StoryMap

Measuring progress and monitoring effectiveness

Ecology studies three tributaries in the White/Puyallup River watershed — Boise, Pussyfoot, and Second Creeks — for ten years to determine the effectiveness of best management plan (BMP) implementation and restoration projects in the watershed. Ecology monitors near the mouth of each creek monthly for all ten years to track the status and trends of water quality conditions. Every five years of the study, monitoring involves a more intensive effort of visiting approximately 30 sites twice per month. Ecology also conducts source-tracing activities to identify and eliminate pollution sources near sites that have particularly high concentrations of bacteria or nutrients.

More information can be found be found at the project’s Effectiveness Monitoring Webpage.

Explore water quality data from the watershed

Ecology's multi-parameter water quality data are updated at the Puyallup River Tributaries Effectiveness Monitoring StoryMap. This StoryMap displays the most up-to-date water quality data from Ecology's effectiveness monitoring study, shows progress toward the TMDL fecal coliform (FC) targets and maps ongoing restoration projects throughout the watershed. Data can be also downloaded from Ecology’s Environmental Information Management database.

The Puyallup River Watershed Partnership partners, including King County Stormwater Services, Washington State Department of Agriculture, and Ecology, update bacteria data on the Whatcom Conservation District StoryMap. This StoryMap allows multiple partners to share and map information in one place.

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Publications

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Meeting Materials

April 18, 2022: Annual Puyallup Partnership Meeting

January 10, 2022: Quarterly Water Quality Data Sharing Meeting

October 11, 2021: Quarterly Water Quality Data Sharing Meeting

 May 10, 2021: Annual Puyallup Multiparameter Improvement Project Partner Meeting, Session 2

March 15, 2021: Annual Puyallup Multiparameter Improvement Project Partner Meeting, Session 1

Documents

 File NameFile SizeDescriptionCategoryDate Added
Interagency Meeting Presentation_1_10_21.pdf 2.2 MB Puyallup River Tributaries Quarterly Update- Oct-D...
Puyallup River Tributaries Quarterly Update- Oct-Dec 2021
Presentations 01/12/22 02:22 PM
Puyallup River Tributaries Effectiveness Monitoring Quarterly Report_Jul-Sept 2020.pdf 918.3 KB Monitoring Report
Monitoring Report
None 05/20/21 07:34 AM
Puyallup Tribs Effectiveness Monitoring Report_October 2019 to March 2020.pdf 2.8 MB Monitoring Report
Monitoring Report
None 05/20/21 07:33 AM
Puyallup Tribs Effectiveness Monitoring Quarterly Report Jul-Sep 2019.pdf 2 MB Monitoring Report
Monitoring Report
None 05/20/21 07:31 AM
Pussyfoot Creek and Second Creek Fecal Coliform Characterization Montioring Report.pdf 1.1 MB 2015 Monitoring Report
2015 Monitoring Report
Report 05/19/21 04:40 PM
Puyallup River Watershed TMDL_Water Quality Improvement Report and Implementation Plan.pdf 6.4 MB 2011 TMDL Report
2011 TMDL Report
Report 05/19/21 04:40 PM
Quality Assurance Project Plan_Lower White River pH TMDL.pdf 2.3 MB 2012 QAPP
2012 QAPP
None 05/19/21 04:37 PM
Quality Assurance Project Plan_Puyallup River Tributaries Effectiveness Monitoring.pdf 2.9 MB 2019 QAPP
2019 QAPP
None 05/19/21 04:35 PM

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