Clean Water Commission

Now accepting applicants!

Interested in joining the Clean Water Commission? The county is accpeting applicants for two terms that begin October 2024 and end December 2027, and one term that begins January 2025 and ends December 2027. Learn more and see how to apply here

The Clean Water Commission is a nine-member volunteer resident board serving in an advisory capacity to the Clark County Council and County Manager on issues related to the Clean Water Division. The Clean Water Commission works with staff to review the program budget in detail, implement stormwater treatment improvements, bolster water quality monitoring, and enhance public education and outreach. The Clean Water Commission bylaws are here. For more information about the commission, please email cleanwater@clark.wa.gov.

Meeting Information

Meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of every other month (February, April, June, August, October, and December) and start at 6:30 pm. The meeting agenda will be available below, under the heading Meetings

How to Provide Comments and/or Attend Hybrid CWC Meetings

The public is encouraged to participate in this hybrid meeting through the following ways:

  • Attend in person at the PSC Conference Room #698 
  • Submit comments to cleanwater@clark.wa.gov by 12pm on the day of the meeting

Please let us know if you need language assistance, Title VI CWC meetings. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to hearing from you. 

2023 Annual Report

The Clean Water Commission approved the 2023 annual report. The Clean Water Commission will present the 2023 report at a future work session. Here is the link to the annual report. 

Vancouver Lake Symposium

On behalf of the Clark County Clean Water Commission, we are pleased to invite you to the first official Vancouver Lake Symposium on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This exciting event will be hosted at the Vancouver Water Resources Education Center located at 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, Washington 98661.

  • Agenda: The agenda will include presentations from multiple organizations working collaboratively to restore water quality and habitat in Vancouver Lake. A final agenda will be sent in early October with speaker invites forthcoming.
  • Register: Please complete this Registration Form by Friday, September 20 to confirm your attendance! Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. The Symposium will also be streamed online. Registration is not required for virtual attendance.
Van Lake Symposium Save the Date

Commissioners

NameTerm Expires Watershed
Glen DeWillie12/31/24Lacamas Watershed
Tracy Ceravolo12/31/25Gee Creek Watershed
Alejandra Cortes12/31/26Salmon Creek Watershed
Rudy Salakory12/31/26Vancouver Lake / Lake River Watershed
Phil Struck12/31/26Salmon Creek Watershed
TBD12/31/24TBD
Sandra Martin-Boehm12/31/24West Slope
Kate Perkins12/31/25Lewis River
Ted Gathe12/31/25Burnt Bridge Creek

Meetings

Meeting notes for years 2019-2022 are available below. For prior years, contact Clean Water Division 564.397.4345 or email cleanwater@clark.wa.gov.

Date Agenda/Minutes Notes/Related Documents

The public is encouraged to participate in this meeting in the following ways:

  • Attend in person at the PSC Conference Room #698 (1300 Franklin St., Vancouver, WA)
  • Submit comments to cleanwater@clark.wa.gov by 12pm on 8/07/2024
  • By phone: (213) 262-7043  meeting number 593 348 278#
  • By computer: Join the meeting 

Video Recording

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Recording

The public is encouraged to participate in this hybrid meeting through the following ways:

CWC 2023 Annual Report Draft , Clean Water Division Report April 2024 , 2024 Calendar of events , approved-cwc-bylaws-2023-12-06-1.pdf , CWC support letter for Cougar Creek Grant

Video recording

Video Recording

Clark County Clean Water Commission Training 01.31.2024 (youtube.com)

2023 Lacamas Watershed Symposium

On behalf of the Clark County Clean Water Commission, thank you to everyone who joined us at the Lacamas Watershed Symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

PowerPoint Presentation Slides (PDF)

Symposium recordings

Due to the length of the symposium and subsequent large size of the video recordings, the recording is presented in two videos (part 1 and part 2; both below).