The ultimate measures of the successes and shortcomings of our efforts to protect and restore Puget Sound are seen in the condition of the Sound and its biological resources.
Environmental indicators serve as one measure of our performance.
This is the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team s second report on key indicators of Puget Sound s health. This report has been prepared in response to the Washington State Legislature s request to evaluate efforts to protect Puget Sound. This second report includes updated information on the 12 indicators originally presented in 1998 as well as information on five new indicators.