Primary Contact Email: JNixon@co.whatcom.wa.us
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Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Surface Mining Advisory Committee, position for a representative of a potable domestic groundwater supply, preferably a public water system representative or private well owner - Applicant(s): Kathleen Greenbaum
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SURFACE MINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
There is one vacancy for a person who will represent groundwater as a potable, domestic supply, specifically a public water system or private well owner. 4-year term would end 1/31/2027.
7 Vacancies, three 4-year terms and four 2-year terms.
Meets quarterly. No two representatives can be from the same company or public interest group.
Applicant must meet one of the following requirements: Civil or geotechnical engineer with no direct or indirect financial business ties to the industry; geologist; representative of agriculture; representative of forestry; representative of ground water as a potable, domestic supply, specifically a public water system or private well owner; ecologist, or; environmental consultant.
The committee provides ongoing public input and advice to Whatcom County on issues related to surface mining in Whatcom County.