Surface Mining Advisory Committee

Members

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The Surface Mining Advisory Committee has 11 members:

Scott Hulse, Civil or Geo-technical Engineer with no financial business ties to the industry
Kyle Strengholt, Surface Mining Material User
Lynni Bennett, Geologist
Leslie Dempsey, Citizen who lives in close proximity to active mining or mineral overlay area
Brad Davis, Member of the surface mining industry
Steve Cowden, Member of the surface mining industry
Christopher Secrist, Forestry
Leaf Schumann, Potable domestic groundwater supply
Dustin Gleaves, Ecologist
Vacant, Environmental Consultant
George Boggs, Conservation District

Agendas & Meeting Notes

Agendas	Meeting Notes
1/22/14	1/22/14
2/26/14	2/26/14
3/26/14	3/26/14
4/23/14	4/23/14
5/28/14	5/28/14
6/25/14	6/25/14
7/23/14	7/23/14
8/27/14	8/27/14
9/24/14	9/24/14
10/22/14	10/22/14
11/24/14	11/24/14
12/22/14	12/22/14

Vacancies

See the Vacancies List

Term Limit

2 full terms
- 1 year separation required before commencing another 2 full terms

Term Length

4 years

Specifications

The Surface Mining Advisory Committee has 11 positions filled by the following:

Citizen who lives in close proximity to active mining or mineral overlay areas
Civil or Geo-technical engineer with no direct or indirect financial business ties to the industry
Ecologist
Environmental consultant
Geologist
Members of the surface mining industry (2 positions)
Representative of potable groundwater supply (preferably a public water system representative or private well owner),
Representative of the Conservation District
Someone with experience in and/or knowledge of forestry
Surface mining material user

Purpose

The Surface Mining Advisory Committee advises the Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department and the Whatcom County Council on implementing a surface mining regulatory program consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

Authority

Whatcom County Code 2.120