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Rescheduling Oct. 10 review meeting & holding a Statewide Advisory Committee meeting
As pilot VSP counties, Chelan and Thurston are the first to submit 10-year reports. Neither county has previously used the Access reporting template provided by the Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC). Chelan and Thurston submitted their 10-year reports on time (7/20/24). Upon initial review, SCC, working in collaboration with the Technical Panel (TP), determined that more information from each county is needed for the reports to be considered complete.
As a result, SCC is extending the review timeline for both Chelan and Thurston’s 10-year reports to be completed. SCC recognizes the challenges of the current reporting template and is developing an updated 5-year reporting template to be launched in 2025. Join the Task Force to review it and share feedback this fall/winter.
SCC will be working with the TP, Statewide Advisory Committee (SAC), and Chelan and Thurston counties to clarify questions to aid in the review. Chelan and Thurston going through the 10-year reporting process first helps SCC incorporate any lessons learned into the new template and create a good process and guidance for the next 25 counties who begin reporting in Nov. 2025.
Next steps:
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SCC will first hold a meeting of the SAC to discuss 5-year reporting.
Lacey and online. Date is TBD in Nov. or Dec.
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SCC will reschedule the Oct. 10 Thurston and Chelan 10-year report review meeting with the Statewide Advisory Committee (SAC) and Technical Panel (TP). Lacey and online. Date is TBD.
Report review process (dates may be adjusted):
- The Statewide Advisory Committee will meet to discuss 5-year reporting. (Date TBD in Nov. or Dec.)
- Prior to the Technical Panel submitting final comments to SCC on Chelan and Thurston’s 10-year reports, technical panel reviewers will have the opportunity to submit additional questions and receive responses from each county.
- Chelan and Thurston will receive questions and have a month to respond.
- The Technical Panel will then have 1-2 weeks to review responses.
- SCC will hold the final report review meeting with SAC/TP for Chelan and Thurston counties. (Jan. or Feb. 2025)
- A month after the final review meeting, the SCC director will determine final decisions.
Please call Sarah Wilcox at (564) 669-1043 with any questions or concerns.
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