The Puget Sound basin's fertile soil lends itself to a wide range of commercial and noncommercial farming.
Agriculture is an important part of the basin's economy and culture.
Controlling pollution from agricultural lands is largely voluntary, with an emphasis on education. Enforcement is an option of last resort, used only when technical assistance and education fail to result in voluntary compliance. The 1998 legislature provided money for the state Conservation Commission to fund the continued operation of the 12 Puget Sound conservation districts and to implement projects to restore and protect water quality and habitat, consistent with the Puget Sound Management Plan. It's now available in a downloadable format. Please notice, however, that the resources section at the end of the manual has been written in particular for horse owners in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, and King counties, so some of the references will lead you to resources in those counties.