Safe Drinking Water Initiative
Agency
Health, Department of
Title of action
Safe Drinking Water Initiative
Date significant agency action was initiated
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Category
New grant or loan program
Brief description of significant agency actions for which the agency is initiating an environmental justice assessment.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is conducting an Environmental Justice Assessment on the Safe Drinking Water Initiative. The Washington State Legislature provided funding in the 2023-2025 biennium to extend outreach and provide education and groundwater testing for nitrate in the Lower Yakima Valley Ground Water Management Area (LYV-GWMA) in Yakima County.
Methods for providing public comment for agency consideration as part of the environmental justice assessment.
For questions about this environmental justice assessment and current and future opportunities for engagement, please contact Anchee Nitschke Durben at anchee.nitschkedurben@doh.wa.gov
Link to agency webpage where the action is posted.
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