Washington Stormwater Center

Salmon are dying from toxic stormwater runoff, Puget Sound area residents can help scientists figure out why

Lacey, Wash.- Salmon exposed to toxic stormwater runoff can die in a matter of hours, and scientists are asking for Puget Sound area residents’ help in identifying affected streams to study the phenomenon. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) and Washington State University (WSU), collectively called the […]

A red-colored salmon swims in discolored urban waters.