Western Washington Municipal Stormwater Permit Ad Hoc Process: Kickoff Meeting
October 12, 2021
1:00-3:00 PM
Teams Registration link:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=odoawefab&oeidk=a07eillhuxdef81ca72
Meeting Focus: Develop shared understanding of Ad Hoc process, schedule, and guideposts. Identify
Permit reissuance discussion topics and Topic Group Co-leads.
1:00PM
Welcome and Agenda Review
1:10PM
Ad Hoc Process Overview
o Structure: Topic Groups and Plenary (roles and responsibilities)
o Timeline/Schedule (see pg. 2)
o Proposed Ground Rules (see pg. 2)
1:20 PM
Department of Ecology Perspective/Expectations
1:30 PM
Q&As on Ad Hoc Process
1:45 PM
Topic Group Development
o Review survey results (available on Ad Hoc Process webpage)
o Identify Topic Groups and corresponding Lead/Co-leads
2:50PM
Wrap up and Next Steps
3:00 PM
Adjourn
To be added to the Western Washington Ad Hoc Process mailing list, please contact Laurie Larson-Pugh,
[email protected].
Ad Hoc Process website/resources: 2024 Western Washington Ad Hoc Process – Washington
Stormwater Center (wastormwatercenter.org) or 2024 Western Washington Ad Hoc Process –
Washington Stormwater Center (wastormwatercenter.org)
Western Washington Municipal Stormwater Permit Ad Hoc Process: Kickoff Meeting
Ad Hoc Process Schedule
July – September 2021
Present concept and schedule to regional groups and develop list of topics, participants, and
level of participation. Develop a list of stakeholders
September
Respond to a survey from the Washington Stormwater Center, using a developed stakeholder
list, to refine list of discussion topics, identify possible roles in the topic groups.
Draft 2024 structure and ground rules.
October 2021 Plenary Ad Hoc Group (PAHG) Kickoff – full group meeting (via Teams)
Discuss process + timeline
Advance process structure and ground rules
Identify and hone topic areas
Identify topic group leads/co-leads
Ecology to share what they will do with the products
Mid-October 2021
Convene Topic Groups & initiate Topic Group discussions
Mid-January 2022
Topic Group white paper recommendations submitted to PAHG to prepare for final report out
meeting
Late January 2022 – PAHG Confluence Meeting (via Teams)
Participation by all the Topic Groups
Presentation and discussion of the various Topic Group ideas
Late February 2022 (no later than February 25, 2022)
Submit Topic Group white papers to Ecology
Proposed Ground Rules
The Phase I and Phase II Western WA Municipal Stormwater Permits are Ecology’s to write, with
associated legal responsibilities and a regulatory process they must follow. These ad hoc dialogs
are advisory and do not supersede or circumvent any Ecology process.
This is an open and transparent process in which everyone is welcome to participate.
Participation does not prevent or preclude any participant from directly submitting separate
ideas or comments to Ecology or pursuing the formal Permit appeal process.
Topic Groups will strive to develop a share understanding and set of recommendations. In the
event a shared vision is not reached, the Topic Group white papers will provide the range of
perspectives as well as an indication of the level of support for those various perspectives.
Where appropriate, formation of Topic Groups will take advantage of existing regional forums
like STORM and ROADMAP to organize topic discussions.