1991 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan

This document is the 1991 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan. It is also being submitted to EPA for adoption as the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Puget Sound Estuary Program, as authorized by the federal Clean Water Act.  As a CCMP, the plan addresses federal actions affecting Puget Sound. The 1991 plan builds on progress made in carrying out the 1987 and 1989 Puget Sound plans.

The 1991 plan builds on the progress made in carrying out the 1987 and 1989 Puget Sound plans. The plan includes revisions to the 1989 plan; new programs in estuary management, fish and wildlife habitat protection, and the Puget Sound Foundation; several new elements in the spill prevention program; new elements in several programs addressing pesticides and pest management; and a brief discussion of issues which the Authority may choose to address in the 1995 plan.