{"id":214,"date":"2014-01-21T09:15:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T17:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/mason\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:11:03","slug":"water-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/water-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png 1800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-8.png 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\n\t\talt=\"Lake with trees going up a hill across the shoreline.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>\r\n &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Mason County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Mason County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tWater Resources\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn About Our Water Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Extension&#8217;s research-based publications and workshops offer practical guidance for protecting natural resources associated with streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and marine waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the links below and on the right to access resources on Washington&#8217;s water, including publications &amp; resources, training opportunities, partners, research programs, and watershed management.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__87086\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Septic Systems<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__87086\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Properly maintaining your septic system is one of the most important ways rural homeowners can protect local water bodies. The WSU Extension Mason County Small Farms Program collaborates with Mason County Public Health to host annual \u2018Be Septic Smart\u2019 free educational workshops for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Septic System Resources?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the below links for information on maintaining your septic system, Mason County regulations and requirements, and financial aid resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mason County Septic System Professionals &amp; Records<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masoncountywa.gov\/departments\/public_health\/environmental_health\/sewage_septic\/professionals.php\">Mason County | Septic System Maintenance Schedule &amp; Approved Service Providers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masoncountywa.gov\/departments\/public_health\/environmental_health\/sewage_septic\/index.php\">Mason County Public Health &amp; Human Services | On-Site Sewage and Septics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sewage Operation &amp; Maintenance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/community-and-environment\/wastewater-management\">Washington State Department of Health | Wastewater Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\">United States Environmental Protection Agency | Septic Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-Inspection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/community-and-environment\/wastewater-management\/septic-system\/do-it-yourself-inspection-video\">Washington State DOH | Do-It-Yourself Inspection Video &amp; Field Guides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masoncountywa.gov\/departments\/public_health\/environmental_health\/sewage_septic\/maintainenance_of_oss.php\">Mason County | Inspecting Your Septic Tank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Septic System Financial Assistance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craft3.org\/homeowner-loans\/clean-water\/washington\">Craft3 Clean Water Loans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__52949\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Low Impact Development &amp; Rain Gardens<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__52949\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Low Impact Development (LID) techniques mimic nature and improve our communities by reducing flooding and filtering pollution from stormwater. Techniques include pervious paving, rain water harvesting and storage, green roofs, and rain gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beautiful and functional, rain gardens are built to capture and filter runoff from impervious services (pavement, roofs, etc.). In these gardens, storm-water slowly infiltrates into the ground; there, it is filtered by the gardens\u2019 plants, bacteria and fungi rather than running directly into nearby water bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/low-impact-development\/\">More Information about Rain Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__74626\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Shoreline Living and Shoreline Stewards<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__74626\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>The WSU Shore Stewards program provides 10 guidelines and other resources for living on or near waters of the Salish Sea regions, including Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia, and lakes, rivers, streams, and coasts in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shorestewards.cw.wsu.edu\/\">Learn More about Shore Stewards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not ready to commit to becoming a Shore Steward? Check out our Shoreline Living Resources below more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecology.wa.gov\/Water-Shorelines\">Washington State Department of Ecology | Water &amp; Shorelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/ecology.wa.gov\/water-shorelines\/shoreline-coastal-management\/shoreline-coastal-planning\">Washington State Department of Ecology | Shoreline Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/wsg.washington.edu\/\">Washington Sea Grant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masoncd.org\/better-water.html\">Mason Conservation District | Better Water<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/pnwplants.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Pacific Northwest Native Plant Identification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeplantsalvage.org\/\">Native Plant Salvage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWashington&#039;s Water\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/community-and-environment\/shellfish#:~:text=Weregularlytestbivalvemolluscan,asafeandsanitarymanner.\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWashington State Department of Health | Shellfish Safety &amp; Water Quality Maps\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/water-currents-newsletter\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tSubscribe to the &#039;Water Currents&#039; WSU Newsletter\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/training\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWater Quality Training Opportunities\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/links-and-partners\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWSU Water Quality Agencies &amp; Organizations\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-full\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/water\/wsu-research\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWSU Water Quality Research &amp; Programs\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn About Our Water ResourcesWSU Extension&#039;s research-based publications and workshops offer practical guidance for protecting natural resources associated with streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and marine waters.Use the links below and on the right to&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19558,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/19558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}