Acknowledgements

Puget Soundkeeper Alliance wishes to thank the many agencies, organizations and individuals that helped to procure data and provide input for "How Clean is Your Water?":

  • ESA Adolfson
  • King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
  • Latent Image
  • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Tom Putnam
  • People for Puget Sound
  • Snohomish-Camano Nearshore Cooperative
  • The Whale Museum
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Vertices, LLC.
  • Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Washington State Department of Health
  • Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  • Washington State Department of Transportation

"How Clean is Your Water?" is a project of Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the waters of Puget Sound. Please visit us at www.pugetsoundkeeper.org.


This project is funded by a Public Participation Grant from Washington Department of Ecology. Although this project has been reviewed for grant consistency, it does not necessarily constitute an endorsement from the Department. Additional support provided by Brown Bear Car Wash, The Mountaineers Foundation and the Suquamish Tribe.


Data Sources

Below is an alphabetic list of features displayed on the "How Clean is Your Water?" map and their sources:

Feature Title Source
2007 Orca Pod Sighting The Whale Museum
Chinook Salmon Critical Nearshore Habitat National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Chinook Salmon Critical Stream Habitat National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
City Limits Washington State Department of Transportation
Commercial Shellfish Growing AreasWashington State Separtment of Health
County Boundary Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Dam Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Environmental Cleanup Site Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Federal Superfund Site U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ferry Route Washington State Department of Transportation
Fish Consumption Advisory Area Washington State Department of Health
Forage Fish Spawning Area Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Forage Fish Spawning Observation Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Hazardous Waste Site Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Highway Stormwater Outfall Washington State Department of Transportation
Impaired Waters Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
King County Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Site King County, Washington
Largemouth Bass Distribution Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Major Highway Washington State Department of Transportation
Military Land Washington State Department of Transportation
Monitored Facility Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Monitored Recreational Beach Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health
National Park Washington State Department of Transportation
National Recreation Area Washington State Department of Transportation
Native American Land Washington State Department of Transportation
Places (for Search Function) Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Potential Oil Spill from Shipping or Transfer Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Protected Marine Area Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Puget Sound Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Railroad Washington State Department of Transportation
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting BeachesWashington State Department of Health
Reported Oil SpillWashington State Department of Ecology, Spill Response Section
Reported Sewage Spill Washington State Department of Ecology, Southwest and Northwest Region Offices
Restricted Area for Sea Cucumber Harvesting Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Salmon Distribution Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Seabird Colony Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Seal/Sea Lion Haulout Area Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Stream Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Trout Distribution Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
USGS Streamflow Gage Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Water Quality Assessment Area Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Water Quality Investigation Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Water Quality Monitoring Station Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Water Resource Inventory Area - WRIA Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Waterbody Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Waters of Concern Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS Technical Services
Watershed Boundary Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Wetlands Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Please Note - Many feature titles are derived from datasets that have been divided or combined and enhanced with additional information
at the behest of Puget Soundkeeper Alliance by VERTICES, LLC.

Mapsite Developed by VERTICES, LLC. © 2009