Policy Committee

The Policy Committee consists of a minimum of five voting members and a maximum of a non-majority of the current seated voting Clean Water Council (Council) members.

The Policy Committee:

• Reviews existing policy information from the Council meetings and relevant reports
• Prepares policy recommendations for the Council
• Is accountable and advisory to the full Council
• Solicits input on potential policy recommendations from stakeholder groups, agencies, and other experts
• Elects its own Chair and Vice-Chair

Membership of this committee is reviewed every year or by the Council Chair’s discretion and is approved by the Council.

Policy Committee members: John Barten (Committee Chair), Pam Blixt, Gary Burdorf, Sharon Day, Warren Formo, Bob Hoefert, Rylee Main, and Victoria Reinhardt (Committee Vice Chair)

• CWC de-icing chloride reduction policy (wq-cwc1-20)
• CWC Pharmaceutical Pollution Prevention Policy (wq-cwc1-21)

Policy Committee meetings

The Policy Committee meetings are usually held on the fourth Friday of the month. All are invited to attend. 

Next scheduled meeting

Friday, March 22, 2019, at the St. Paul office of the MPCA

• March 2019 Policy meeting packet (wq-cwc5-19c)

To join the meetings via WebEx, contact Brianna Frisch.

Past meetings