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Water Quality Policy Forum and Delegate's Table

Ecology is hosting a Water Quality Policy Forum on the current rulemaking work to provide a structured dialog throughout the rulemaking process.

What is the Policy Forum?

The Policy Forum is a process that gives all interested persons an opportunity to learn about the new rulemaking processes to adopt new human health-based water quality standards and implementation tools. All interested persons are welcome to attend the Policy Forum.

What is the Delegate’s Table?

The larger Policy Forum is centered around a core group Ecology identified to help work through key policy issues. The core group, called the Delegate’s Table, consists of individuals representing the interests of their respective communities.  The Delegate’s Table will provide advice and perspective to the agency as it addresses the complex science and public policy issues of the rulemaking.

Meeting Information

Next Policy Forum Meeting:

May 23, 2013 (9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Ecology is hosting the fifth Policy Forum meeting as an interactive webinar based in Lacey, Washington. The webinar will occur on Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST).

Meeting materials

• Agenda
• PowerPoint Presentations (PDF)
• NTR Human Health Criteria Pollutants Spreadsheet (11”x17” PDF)
• Environmental Protection Agency’s Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria and Fish Consumption Rates: Frequently Asked Questions (January 2013)
• Discussion on EPA’s January 2013 FAQ: Comments from Washington and Idaho (April 2013)
• IRIS Agenda Chemicals

How can I attend?

Webinar: Free webinar registration is available online at https://customer.accuconference.com/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=e44cdaf9-450e-46af-908c-7c12518619ca. Webinar participants will be able to ask questions and participate in discussions on the telephone, and watch presentations from any online computer.

In person:
Seating for interested parties is available at the Ecology Headquarters Auditorium, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274 (directions). To reserve a seat, please email swqs@ecy.wa.gov.

Upcoing Policy Forum Meetings

July 17, 2013 (tentative)
September 12, 2013 (tentative)
November 6, 2013 (tentative)

Past Policy Forum and Delegate's Table Meetings

• October 29, 2012
• December 10, 2012
• February 8, 2013
• March 28, 2013

Agendas for Future Policy Forums (draft)

Invitation letters to the Delegate's Table

List of confirmed delegates (to date)

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