Ecology History
Acronyms
FMS Trivia
Technical knowledge
100

The Department of Ecology was established in this year.

What is 1970?


100

What does HAB stand for? 

What is a Harmful Algal Bloom?

100

According to the FMS Wastewater and Stormwater Rates Dashboard, this community has the lowest stormwater monthly rate. Bonus if you know the rate.

What is Tonasket? $1.50

100

Onsite sewage systems serve daily flows up to this many gallons per day.

What is 3500?

200

This WA state governor signed the legislation creating the Department of Ecology.

Who is Dan Evans?

200

What does THPO stand for? 

What is Tribal Historic Preservation Officer?

200

FMS leads much of the work associated with this process, triggered by funding awards over $12 million.

What is an Environmental Justice Assessment.

200

The EPA’s NEP program works to advance restoration in this many estuaries nationwide.

What is 28?

300

The number of directors that have served the agency.

What is 14?

300

What does SCPPL stand for? What project category is it associated with?

What is Small Community Project Priority List? What is wastewater?

300

Between Centennial and SRF funding, this program launched first in this year.

What is Centennial- 1986?
300

What is the technical name for toxic algae blooms?

What is cyanobacteria?

400

The Department of Ecology was the first environmental protection agency in the United States. True or false?

True.

400

What does GROSS stand for? 

What are Municipal Stormwater Grants of Regional or Statewide Significance?

400
The number of funding sources in the Water Quality Combined Fund. (Bonus if you can name them)

What is 7? What are SFAP, GROSS, CBP3, CWSRF, 319, OSG, Centennial?

400

Wastewater treatment plants account for this percentage of inorganic nitrogen loading to Puget Sound.

What is 52%?