WSR 23-24-001

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

(Natural Resource Damage Assessment Committee)

[Filed November 27, 2023, 7:49 a.m.]

The Washington state natural resource damage assessment (RDA) committee holds monthly public meetings to make decisions regarding the most appropriate damage assessment to pursue for oil spills in state waters. The committee also evaluates restoration projects proposed by responsible parties in lieu of monetary claims. The RDA committee is chaired by the department of ecology and includes representatives of the state departments of fish and wildlife, natural resources, health, archaeology and historic preservation, and the parks and recreation commission.

Meetings for January through December 2024 will be held on the second Wednesday of each month:

Meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Department of Ecology, Headquarters Building, R1S-16, 300 Desmond Drive S.E., Lacey, WA.

This public meeting is also available online via Microsoft Teams. Meeting links are available at https://ecology.wa.gov/Events/Search/Search-all?searchtext=natural+resource+damage+assessment+committee&searchmode=allwords. For more information, please contact Geoff Baran at 360-790-9725, geoff.baran@ecy.wa.gov, or visit the ecology website https://ecology.wa.gov/Spills-Cleanup/Spills/Spill-preparedness-response/Restoring-resources-after-spills.