January 11th, 2017 | Published in Department of Ecology
The Senate Committee on Energy, Environment and Telecommunications will conduct a work session on the new state water quality standards. These new standards recognize higher levels of tribal consumption of fish and shellfish.
November 18th, 2016 | Published in Department of Ecology, Legislative Meetings
The Hirst Decision, concerning exempt wells, was heard in the Senate Agriculture, Water and Rural Economic Development Committee earlier this week.
You can watch the hearing below.
October 27th, 2016 | Published in Department of Ecology, Legislative Meetings
During the December committee week, the Hirst Decision will the subject of a public hearing during a joint Agricultural and Natural Resources and Local Government committees meeting. The Hirst Decision will force Whatcom County to take into consideration the cumulative effects of so-called permit exempt wells.
The public hearing will be held on Thursday, December 1 at 1:30 p.m. in House Hearing Room B of the John L. O’Brien Building.
Here is the public hearing agenda.
For more information, read the state Department of Ecology’s fact sheet on Hirst.
January 12th, 2015 | Published in Department of Ecology, Department of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife, Puget Sound Partnership, State Agencies
The ouse General Government & Information Technology Committee will hold a public hearing on the budget requests of several natural resources agencies. The agencies include:
Department of Ecology.
Department of Natural Resources.
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Department of Agriculture.
State Parks and Recreation Commission.
Puget Sound Partnership
The hearing will be held in House Hearing Room C in the O’Brien Building on January 16 at 8 a.m.
January 13th, 2014 | Published in Department of Ecology, Legislative Meetings
The Senate Energy, Environment & Telecommunications committee will hold a work session on the fish consumption rate this Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be held in Senate Hearing Room 4 in the Cherberg Building. You can find the agenda here.
November 25th, 2013 | Published in Department of Ecology
Last Thursday the state senate committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications held a hearing on the fish consumption rate. You can watch the entire hearing here.
There was some media coverage associated with the hearing in the Spokesman Review and Crosscut.
November 19th, 2013 | Published in Department of Ecology
The state senate committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications will hear an update on fish consumption rates and water quality standards on Thursday, November 21 at 10 a.m. The committee session will be held at 10 a.m. in Senate Hearing Room 4 of the J.A. Cherberg Building. You can find agendas and other committee material here.
September 23rd, 2013 | Published in Department of Ecology
The Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee held a hearing on the state fish consumption rate earlier today. You can watch it here or in the window below.
December 3rd, 2012 | Published in Department of Ecology
Last Friday the house environmental committee held a hearing on the fish consumption rate issue. You can watch the hearing here.
March 1st, 2012 | Published in Budget, Department of Ecology, Department of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife, Puget Sound Partnership
The house passed an operating budget last night, which included $34 million in cuts to natural resources agencies. Here is the outline (pdf link) of the changes to the natural resources segment of the operating budget.
Here are the summaries for the large natural resources agencies (pdf links):
Ecology
Fish and Wildlife
Natural Resources
Puget Sound Partnership