Clean Water

CHB's mission is to engage citizens to clean-up, restore, and protect Commencement Bay and its surrounding waters and habitat.

Bergpark - Aqueduct

Clean Water

CHB helps to monitor Commencement Bay's waters and shoreline to detect and report pollution.

Bergpark - Aqueduct

Clean Water

CHB is working to restore key critical habitat with the help of our volunteers.

Bergpark - Aqueduct





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2nd Annual Shoreline Clean Up Day!

CHB is hosting its 2nd Annual Shoreline Clean Up project on July 18th from 9am to 12:30pm. We will be collecting trash from along the Marine View Dr. side of Commencement Bay, stopping at 3 restoration sites. You can join the landlubbers with Restoration Mgr, Jeanine Riss or the kayak team with Bay Patrol Director, Jeff Barney to help clean up our shoreline. Join other like-minded, environmentally conscientious folks and help protect our waters. See calendar of events for more detailed info. (more...)

Read CHB's June Newsletter

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CHB Advocacy

CHB matches the commitment of our community to clean-up, restore and protect our region of Puget Sound and surrounding watersheds by being “at the table” actively working for sound-science based regulations to protect our marine resources. Our advocacy work encompasses South and South Central Puget Sound as well as the entire Puyallup River Watershed. Currently, CHB staff is actively engaged in the following initiatives: Puget Sound Partnership – CHB is active in developing Action Agendas to guide recovery of Puget Sound. In the South Sound Action Area (south of the Narrows Bridge) CHB is part of the working core stakeholders group. In our region of South Central Puget Sound (Narrows Bridge north to Snohomish County) CHB is active with other Puyallup River Watershed stakeholders focusing on the needs of our locality. City of Tacoma Critical Areas Protection Ordinances (CAPO) – Tacoma’s combination of urban, industrial and natural shorelines also afford vital habitat to a di (more...)

Stormwater Pollution

Water pollution hotline (253) 255-3895

Be Part of the Solution….Prevent Water Pollution!

The Puget Sound is being polluted. Everyday there are contaminants washing into our rivers, streams and bays. These pollutants are not just from industries and wastewater treatment plants, they are from us. They come from many sources, such as oil leaks from cars, pet waste, fertilizers, pesticides, yard waste, and litter to name a few. The rain we love so dearly is washing many of these pollutants into the storm drains, which discharges directly into the nearest body of water without being treated for contaminants. These containments are a huge part of the pollution entering Puget Sound.

We make decisions everyday that affect the amount of pollutants that run off into our waterways. Here are a few ways to make a difference in water quality in your area.

1. Don’t work on you (more...)