In consideration of public health and safety, we are cancelling the in-person Open House on PCB Variances for the Spokane River that was scheduled at the Spokane Community College on March 24, 2020.
After consulting with community groups on how to best serve the Spokane public, we have decided to reschedule the Spokane Open House to sometime in April. We will hold it as an evening online webinar rather than in-person. As soon as we have selected a new date, we will send out an announcement with more information.
Are we still holding the online March 26th webinar?
Yes, we will still hold the March 26th open house via webinar, from 2-4 p.m. Register for the March 26th webinar.
Informational posters
Our intent for holding the open houses is to provide transparent and easy to understand information on what a variance from the water quality standards means, and why we are considering PCB variances for the Spokane River. We will have both informational posters and the webinar presentation available online prior to the first webinar on March 26th. If you have an opportunity, feel free to view the materials in advance of the open house webinars. Also, we are hoping to gather your questions in advance (especially for the April open house) to help make it easier for everyone to participate in the online webinar. Please email any questions about the Spokane River PCB Variances to swqs@ecy.wa.gov. We will address all questions we receive via email during the Q & A portion of the online workshops and will have time for additional questions that come up after the presentation.
We will update our Variance rulemaking webpage to reflect any new changes to our outreach schedule.
If you have any questions, please contact Marla Koberstein, Rulemaking Lead, at swqs@ecy.wa.gov.