Agriculture and Water Quality Advisory Committee

A broad array of agriculture interests participate on our committee to support a healthy industry and protect clean water. The committee has open dialogue about issues affecting the industry and how they intersect with our work to prevent water pollution.

This committee provides an open forum for agriculture producers and environmental interest groups to meet our staff and learn about our work. They provide valuable feedback as we tackle the challenge of insuring that working lands keep working in an environmentally-friendly way.

Meeting information

The half-day meetings are held twice a year and are open to the public. Due to Covid-19, these meetings are currently being held virtually.

Our next meeting is Oct. 13, 2022 1:30-4:30 p.m.

October meeting agenda

Updates to the committee

Organization	Representative
Washington Department of Ecology	Director Laura Watson, Co-Chair
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association	Bill Dewey, Co-Chair (primary) Steve Bloomfield
Cattle Producers of Washington	Scott Nielson (primary) Ted Wishon
Washington Farm Bureau	Mark Herke (primary) John Pearson
Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association	Kim Brunson (primary) Ty Meyer Rick Jones
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance	Alyssa Barton (primary) Jerry White
Washington Association of Conservation Districts	Tom Salzer (primary) Javier Lopez
Washington State Water Resources Association	Mike Schwisow
Washington Cattle Feeders Association	Jack Field (primary) Rob Miller
Washington Association of Wheat Growers	Nicole Berg (primary) Eric Maier Larry Cochran
Washington State Dairy Federation	Tony Veiga (primary) Jay Gordon
Washington Cattleman's Association	Toni Meecham (primary) Randy Good
Washington State Potato Commission	Darrin Morrison (primary) Chris Voigt Matt Harris
Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers	Jason Schlagel (primary) Mike Means Mike Schwisow
Washington State Hay Growers Association	Loren Lentz (primary) Mark Herbis
Washington Tree Fruit Association	Jon DeVaney (primary) Ranie Haas( (Alternate)
Western Environmental Law Center	Susanne Skinner (primary) Andrea Rodgers Harris
Western Washington Agricultural Association	Brandon Roozen

Contact information

Ben Rau
Water Quality, Watershed Planning Unit Supervisor
ben.rau@ecy.wa.gov
360-742-6529

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