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Clark County Clean Water Commission adopts four 2025 priorities, asks members to join subgroups
Summary
The Clark County Clean Water Commission voted unanimously to adopt four primary priorities for 2025 — nutrient management/nonpoint-source pollution, climate resilience/temperature, a stormwater management action plan focused on Lower Salmon Creek, and adaptive management for rate-study implementation — plus an overarching public-engagement goal.
The Clark County Clean Water Commission on Feb. 12 voted unanimously to adopt its 2025 work-plan priorities, asking commissioners to self-select into subgroups to support implementation and to prepare for a spring work session with the Clark County Council.
The commission approved a package of priorities that staff summarized as: (1) nutrient management and nonpoint-source pollution reduction, (2) climate resilience and water-temperature issues, (3) completion and implementation of a stormwater management action plan (SMAP) with a likely focus on the Lower Salmon Creek watershed, and (4) adaptive management tied to the stormwater rate study and its implementation. Staff and commissioners also agreed to treat public engagement and outreach — including symposiums, watershed listening sessions and an ambassador role for commissioners — as an overarching goal threaded through all four priorities.
Commissioners said the priorities reflect items that have risen repeatedly in recent meetings and in an orientation session for new members. Chair Ted, who identified himself as the commission chair, encouraged broad participation: he said he preferred the work session with the County Council be scheduled in the second quarter to allow more commissioners to attend. Staff said they will aim to present the annual report and the commission’s priorities to council between April and June and will circulate candidate dates.
Staff asked commissioners to indicate the subgroups they want to join; commissioners discussed forming work groups to: inform the SMAP; develop adaptive-management metrics for rate-study rollout; plan a symposium focused on nonpoint-source pollution and nutrients; and increase interagency collaboration and public education. Staff said they will send a follow-up email listing the five priorities and a sign-up so commissioners can choose primary and secondary topics.
Votes at a glance - Approval of Dec. 18, 2024 meeting summary — moved/seconded; carried unanimously. - Adoption of 2025 goals (as summarized by staff) — Tracy moved, John seconded; carried unanimously. - Administrative change to bylaws (meeting start time from 06:30 to 6:00 p.m.) — moved and seconded; carried unanimously.
Commission members and staff said they expect subcommittees to meet between regular bi-monthly meetings; staff noted those smaller groups will be organized to avoid Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) quorum issues. Commissioners and staff also discussed inviting external partners — for example the Clark County Conservation District and other advisory groups — to present at meetings or to participate in joint events. Staff said a draft calendar and a survey for commissioners will be circulated to finalize meeting dates, tours and potential symposium timing.
The commission did not take final action on project funding or budgets at this meeting. Commissioners asked staff to return with more detailed materials on specific subcommittee scopes and a finalized timeline for the council work session.
The meeting closed with commissioners agreeing to the next steps: staff will distribute the priorities list and a sign-up for subcommittees, circulate the draft calendar, and prepare proposed materials for the April meeting.
