Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to Consider Hydraulic Code Rule Changes at November Meeting

According to a news release from Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider approving a major update of the state's hydraulic code rules that govern mineral prospecting and mining in state waters, among other activities.

The meeting will take place on November 7 and 8 in Room 172 of the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street SE, in Olympia.  Scheduled to begin at 8:30 AM each day, the WDFW staff presentation on the proposed hydraulic code rule changes is set for Friday afternoon at 1:55.  As there does not appear from reading the meeting agenda to be a provision for public comments at the time of the presentation, it seems the most appropriate time to comment at the meeting would be during the "Open Public Input" period from 8:45 to 9:15 Friday morning.  Be sure to sign in to comment before 8:30 AM.

The WDFW Commission agenda for the November 7-8 meeting can be accessed at the link here.

Documents related to the proposed rule changes may be found at the link here.

A summary of the proposed rule changes is at the link here.

The WDFW news release regarding this meeting is at the link here.