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: Representative Patty Acomb, John Barten (Committee Chair), Pam Blixt, Warren Formo, Bob Hoefert, Rylee Main, Victoria Reinhardt (Committee Vice Chair) and Phillip Sterner

• 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, April 24, at the St. Paul office of the MPCA

At this time, the meetings are available to attend via Webex only. Agenda, meeting time, and packet will be posted when available.

To join the meetings via Webex, contact Brianna Frisch.

Past meetings

Online resources go back 6 months. For assistance with older materials, please contact Clean Water Council staff.

No March 2020 meeting

February 2020 Policy meeting packet (wq-cwc5-20b)

Webex recording: February 2020 Policy meeting

No January 2020 meeting

No December 2019 meeting

November 2019 Policy meeting packet (wq-cwc5-19k)
Webex: November 2019 Policy meeting

No October 2019 meeting

September 2019 Policy meeting packet (wq-cwc5-19i)
Webex: September 2019 Policy meeting

No August 2019 meeting

July 2019 Policy meeting packet (wq-cwc5-19g)
Webex: July 2019 Policy meeting