1,000 Acres Of Puget Sound Shellfish Harvesting Areas Open
October 16, 2015 | 1 min to read
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington health officials say they've been able to open about 1,000 acres of shellfish harvesting areas in Puget Sound thanks to improved water quality.
The pollution-reduction efforts included eliminating pollution sources, modifications in wastewater treatment and inspections of private septic systems.
The biggest area to re-open was about 700 acres in Clallam County's Dungeness Bay. Other recent successes were at Ketron Island in Pierce County and Poverty Bay in King County.
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