Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)

2009 WRAC Conference Call

360-407-3780 PIN 602714 #

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2010 Meeting Dates

WRAC was established in 1996 to provide a forum for the exchange of information on water resources management in the state of Washington. Typical topics of discussion include proposed rules, policies, legislation, budget development, and litigation.

Meetings are normally attended by about forty people who represent state agencies, local governments, water utilities, Indian tribes, environmental groups, consultants, law firms and other water stakeholders. Unless notice is provided otherwise, meetings are held on the third Monday of each month from 9 AM to noon in the auditorium at the Ecology headquarters in Lacey. Anyone is welcome to attend who is interested in water resources management in Washington.

We maintain an E-mail list of about 100 individuals who receive notices of meetings and other matters.

Contact Chris Anderson, WRAC Web master at cand461@ecy.wa.gov or (360) 407-6634, to be added to the E-mail list or to direct any questions.

2010 Legislative Session

Water Right Processing Improvements

WRP 2010 Bill Tracking

Bill Tracking Spreadsheet - Updated 01/20/2010

Natural Resources Reform

December 2, 2009 - Natural Resources Reform – Gov. Chris Gregoire and other state officials today announced a plan to transform how Washington’s natural resources programs are delivered.

2010 Meetings

February 16, 2010 (Tuesday after holiday) To those who call in: The phone number and pin are current for this meeting, sorry about last month.

Agenda - to be posted soon
Water Market February 3, 2010 - A new web for Trust Water Right Donations and Short-term Leases, Water Acquisition, and Water Banking
- Public Notice - Public notice is provided via the web for Trust Water Right Donations and for Trust Water Right Short-term Leases.

January 25, 2010

Agenda
General Fund budget cuts reduce processing of water right applications statewide
Municipal Water Act - Link to TVW Video of Washington Supreme Court Oral Arguments January 12, 2010
Management of Exempt Groundwater Wells in Kittitas County - January 15, 2010 Amicus Curie Brief, Draft Tentative MOA, and a updated FAQ
Lake Roosevelt/Columbia River - Incremental Storage Releases
Hillis Rule Amendment - Chapter 173-152 WAC - Water Rights - Draft rule language - January 20, 2010
Water Rights Impairment Standards for Reclaimed Water Stakeholder Views and Ecology Recommendations
Stock Water Working Group - Report to the Legislature approved January 11, 2010
The Dungeness Water Management Rule - Water Resources Management Program - Chapter 173-518 WAC
Court challenge to the Skagit River Basin Instream Flow Rule

2009 Meeting Archive

Meeting agendas and linked documents for all 2009 meetings

2010 Meeting Dates

Time and place: 3rd Monday of each Month, 9 a.m. to noon, Ecology Headquarters building in Lacey, WA (basement auditorium)

We return to monthly meetings during the 2010 Legislative session, then back to every other month:

~~January 25, 2010~~
February 16, 2010 (Tuesday after holiday)
March 15, 2010
April 19, 2010 (Legislative Session ends April 7)
May - no meeting scheduled
June 14, 2010
July - no meeting scheduled
August 16, 2010
September - no meeting scheduled
October 18, 2010
November - no meeting scheduled
December 13, 2010

Ecology Water Resource Program contacts:

Legislative Liaison
Travis Burns
Phone: 360-407-7207
e-mail: tbur461@ecy.wa.gov

Budget Issues
Jim Skalski
Phone: 360-407-6617
e-mail: jska461@ecy.wa.gov

Links to information on the Water Resources Web: