British Columbia/Washington Environmental Cooperation Council
 The Environmental Cooperation Council (ECC) was established by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement entered into by the Governor of Washington State and Premier of British Columbia on May 7, 1992. Its purpose is to ensure coordinated action and information sharing on environmental matters of mutual concern.
There are several critical cross-border environmental issues that require joint attention by Washington State and BC. In an effort to address these issues, the Council establishes and directs the work of Task Forces which facilitate information sharing, coordination and cooperation on issues of mutual interest.
The ECC and its Task Forces are actively dealing with a number of environmental issues: flooding of the Nooksack River, the Abbotsford Sumas Aquifer, air quality in the Fraser Valley/Pacific Northwest airshed, the shared waters of the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound, and air and water quality issues in the Columbia River Basin.
For more information about the BC/WA Environmental Cooperation Council contact:
Tom Laurie, Washington Department of Ecology
Ph. (360) 407-7017
David Grace, BC Ministry of Environment
Ph. (250) 387-1817
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Council will be hosted in Victoria, British Columbia April 1, 2008. This meeting will generally focus on presentations and discussion of transboundary environmental issues in the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. Please see the attached draft agenda and BC-WA Oceans Task Force Draft Workplan.
For more information about the BC/WA Environmental Cooperation Council contact:
If a member of the public has an interest in attending this meeting please contact David Grace. Due to room capacity there may be a limit to the number of guests.
As with previous meetings a record of discussion will be made available on the website following the meeting.
Last Meeting Record of Discussion [pdf - 42kb] Previous Meeting Materials >>
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