UW Tacoma at Urban Waters
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Research conducted by University of Washington Tacoma scientists at the Center for Urban Waters seeks to understand and quantify the sources, pathways, and impacts of chemical pollutants in urban waterways.
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The History of Urban Waters
The Center for Urban Waters is the result of nearly a decade of work by civic leaders and organizations who dreamed of a premier research center dedicated to developing solutions to the problems facing urban bay communities. In 2002, potential partners — including the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, University of Washington Tacoma and business leaders — met to outline a vision for the center.
Over the next few years, these community leaders raised funds for a feasibility study and an endowment to support a top-flight researcher at the University of Washington Tacoma. Along the way, the partners agreed to combine the research facility with labs and offices for the City of Tacoma’s Environmental Services unit. The City of Tacoma’s purchase of former industrial land on the Thea Foss Waterway in 2007 led to detailed planning. Ground was broken in early 2009 and staff began moving into the building in March 2010.
Dr. Joel E. Baker, a leading researcher of water pollution in marine environments, was hired by the University of Washington as the first Port of Tacoma Endowed Chair, where he oversees research that protects the region’s waters, as well as pollution and contamination cleanup efforts. Our building was officially opened on September 9, 2010. Since then, the three building partners have been working hard and finding new ways to collaborate on Urban Water issues relevant to the South Puget Sound region and beyond.
That same year, a $4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency was awarded to the University of Washington Tacoma to create the Puget Sound Institute. The institute, headquartered at the Center for Urban Waters, brings together top scientists to examine issues facing Puget Sound.
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326 E D Street
Tacoma, WA
98421
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