WSDA HOLDING REVIEW AND LISTENING SESSIONS ON WAC 16-202 RULEMAKING REVISIONS

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will hold two rounds of online review and listening sessions on their rulemaking process for revisions and modernization of Chapter 16-202 Washington Administrative Code (WAC 16-202) governing chemigation and fertigation. The first round of two hour sessions will discuss rule changes by section via TEAMS on four occasions on varying days and times to allow more participation. Each of these four hour sessions will be identical in material, so there is no need to attend all four sessions. The agenda to these four sessions is as follows:

TIME                      TOPIC       
0:00 to 0:05       Introduction
0:05 to 0:15       Overview of Rule Changes
0:15 to 0:35       Part 1 review – General Provisions
0:35 to 0:55       Part 2 review – General Requirements
0:55 to 1:00       Break
1:00 to 1:30       Part 3 review – Safety Requirements
1:30 to 1:40       Part 4 review – Penalties
1:40 to 2:00       Open forum for questions and comments

Below are the meeting dates, times, and links:

Friday, January 3, 2025 from 2:00PM until 4:00PMMeeting ID: 296 317 997 749
Passcode: vB3jf2C6
By Phone:  +1 564-999-2000 United States, Olympia
Phone conference ID: 271 695 140#
 
Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 9:00AM until 11:00AMMeeting ID: 235 320 668 31
Passcode: tq3ei3RS
By Phone: +1 564-999-2000Phone conference ID: 356 784 657#
 
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 11:30AM until 1:30PMMeeting ID: 223 584 826 559
Passcode: 3cM2Et7N
By Phone: +1 564-999-2000Phone conference ID: 129 787 336#
 
Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10:00AM until 12:00PMMeeting ID: 225 682 793 270
Passcode: HJ2MM65V
By Phone: +1 564-999-2000Phone conference ID: 120 580 868#

Once the feedback has been incorporated from the first round of meetings, the second round will be scheduled. A finalized version of the proposed rules will be discussed in the second round to address that all the concerns and modifications have been made. Currently, the second round is tentatively scheduled for the week of January 27, 2024.

Need more information? Contact:

Caleb Cole, Case Review Officer
Agricultural Environmental Services
Washington State Dept. of Agriculture
Cell: 206-492-1969, agr.wa.govThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.