The Washington state natural resource damage assessment committee (committee) holds monthly public meetings to make decisions regarding the most appropriate damage assessment to pursue for oil spills in state waters. The committee also evaluates restoration projects proposed by responsible parties in lieu of monetary claims. The committee is chaired by the department of ecology (ecology) and includes representatives of the state departments of fish and wildlife, natural resources, health, archaeology and historic preservation, and the parks and recreation commission.

Meetings for January through December 2025 will be held on the second Wednesday of each month and begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Department of Ecology, Headquarters Building, 300 Desmond Drive S.E., Lacey, Washington.

	January 10, 2025	R0A-36
	February 12, 2025	R0A-36
	March 12, 2025	R0A-36
	April 9, 2025	R0A-36
	May 14, 2025	R0A-36
	June 11, 2025	R0A-36
	July 9, 2025	R1S-16
	August 13, 2025	R0A-36
	September 10, 2025	R0A-36
	October 8, 2025	R0A-36
	November 12, 2025	R0A-36
	December 10, 2025	R1S-16

The public meetings are also available online via Microsoft Teams. Meeting links are available at https://ecology.wa.gov/Events/Search/Search-all?searchtext=natural+resource+damage+assessment+committee&searchmode=allwords.

For more information, please contact Geoff Baran at 360-790-9725, geoff.baran@ecy.wa.gov, or visit the ecology website https://ecology.wa.gov/Spills-Cleanup/Spills/Spill-preparedness-response/Restoring-resources-after-spills.