About Us

Puget Sound Starts Here is a partnership of regional governments dedicated to improving water quality in Puget Sound and our local lakes, rivers and streams. We are a consortium of 57 cities and counties – called STORM (Stormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities), Washington State Puget Sound Partnership and Washington State Department of Ecology.

Puget Sound Partnership

In 2007, Governor Chris Gregoire created the Puget Sound Partnership – a community-led effort of citizens, local governments, tribes, scientists and businesses working to restore and protect Puget Sound. The organization has created the Puget Sound Action Agenda to prioritize clean up and improvement projects, coordinate federal, state, local, tribal and private resources, and make sure we are all working cooperatively.