A PUGET SOUND INITIATIVE location – Reaching the goal of a
healthy, sustainable Puget Sound| Port Gardner and Lower
Snohomish Estuary Sediments Investigation Port Gardner and the
Lower Snohomish Estuary is one of seven priority bays Ecology is
working on throughout Puget Sound as part of the Puget Sound
Initiative. Part of this work includes conducting bay wide
sediment characterizations to inform cleanup and restoration
decisions, identify potential areas of sediment contamination,
and confirm the priority areas for cleanup in the Bay and
Estuary. Past sediment sampling has shown that levels of several
toxic chemicals exceed state cleanup standards. Ecology is using
special funding from the Puget Sound Initiative to investigate
sediment pollution and develop a strategy for cleaning up areas
in the bay. Where can I review the results of this
investigation? The report is now available. Please visit the
information repository locations listed at the right for a copy
of the report. Port Gardner Bay, Snohomish Co