The state Department of Ecology is holding a series of public hearing on changes to our water quality standards, including a 10 fold increase in the cancer risk rate. Increasing the cancer risk rate is not acceptable! Show up and tell the state to protect everyone.

You can read more about the danger of raising the cancer risk rate here.

March 3
6 PM – 10 PM
Location: CenterPlace Event Center/Great Room
2426 North Discovery Place
Spokane Valley, WA

Mar 4 6 PM – 10 PM
Location: Yakima Convention Center / Room B
10 North 8th Street
Yakima, WA

Mar 12
6:30 PM – 10 PM
Location: Department of Ecology Headquarters
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA Map Map

If you come out to the March 12 meeting in Lacey, Keep Our Seafood Clean members will have supplies on hand for you to make signs to get your point across.

If you cannot make it to one of these meetings, use this form at Puget Sound Keepers to send the State of Washington a message.

Also be sure to sign this petition, asking the state to act.

Here is the Department of Ecology’s webpage on commenting as well.