Puget Sound

Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office

On December 23, 2022, a new amendment to the Clean Water Act established the Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office to coordinate Puget Sound restoration and protection activities across EPA, and to coordinate and manage the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.
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A roadmap to health

EPA helps fund the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda for protecting and restoring Puget Sound.
Read the Puget Sound Action Agenda
National Estuary Program

Puget Sound is designated as one of 28 estuaries of national significance. With funding from EPA's National Estuary Program (NEP), the Puget Sound Partnership maintains the Puget Sound NEP Atlas to track and share information about investments, activities, and accomplishments.
Explore the Puget Sound NEP Atlas

Puget Sound in northwest Washington is the second largest estuary in the U.S. Learn more about Puget Sound and why it's so important to restore and preserve it.

Grants and funding

EPA receives money from Congress to help protect and restore Puget Sound through cooperative agreements with state, local and Tribal governments, and other organizations.

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Cooperation with Canada

Puget Sound is part of a larger marine ecosystem called the Salish Sea that we share with our neighbors across the border.

Find out how we're working with Canada
Federal Leadership Task Force

This interagency task force was established in 2016 to enhance federal collaboration on Puget Sound recovery.

Learn about federal collaboration efforts

Puget Sound

Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office

A roadmap to health

National Estuary Program

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