Ecology Draft update of Nonpoint Plan available for Review and Comment

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The Washington Department of Ecology Washington’s Water Quality Management Plan to Control Nonpoint Sources of Pollution (Nonpoint Source Plan) has been posted at the following link: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/SummaryPages/1510015.html

The public comment period opens today (May 5, 2015) and closes on  June 5, 2015.  Comments must be received on or before June 5, 2015. Comments can be submitted to Ecology in three ways:

  • Email: rau@ecy.wa.gov
  • Mail: Ben Rau, Department of Ecology, PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504
  • Hand Deliver: Department of Ecology (Headquarters), 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503.

As part of the Nonpoint Source Plan roll-out, Ecology will be hosting several meetings to provide background information on the Nonpoint Source Plan, describe how the plan is structured and key changes made by this update, provide information on how you can provide comments on the draft plan, outline the timeline for finalizing the plan, and take questions.

Meeting structure:

  • Introductions (10 minutes)
  • Background on Nonpoint Source Plan (15 minutes)
  • Overview of Draft Nonpoint Source Plan (45 minutes)
  • Questions (40 minutes)
  • Wrap-up (10 minutes)

The public meeting schedule:

May 6, 2015 (2pm – 4pm) – Ecology Headquarters – Lacey (both an “in-person” and “online” webinar meeting)
Washington Department of Ecology
Auditorium / Webinar
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503

May 11, 2015 (6pm – 8pm) – Yakima Area Arboretum – Yakima
Jewett Interpretive Center
Yakima Area Arboretum
1401 Arboretum Dr.
Yakima, WA 98901

May 12, 2015 (6pm – 8pm) – Oxford Suites – Spokane
Oxford Suites Spokane Valley Washington Hotel
Conference Room
15015 E. Indiana Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99216

May 18, 2015 (6pm – 8pm) – Edmonds Conference Center – Edmonds
Orchid Room
Edmonds Conference Center
201 Fourth Ave N.
Edmonds, WA 98020

Additionally, you can join the May 6th meeting online remotely via webinar. Click HERE to sign up to attend the meeting remotely.

For more information on the meetings and the Washington’s Water Quality Management Plan to Control Nonpoint Sources of Pollution please visit the Nonpoint Pollution webpage.

If you have questions, contact Ben Rau at ben.rau@ecy.wa.gov or 360-407-6551.