The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water will be convening a meeting of the Human health Criteria Technical Workgroup on February 28, 2017.

The workgroup is advisory in nature.  The workgroup is discussing technical information that may affect revisions in Title 18, chapter 70 of the Alaska Administrative Code to state water quality standards for the protection of human health.

Workgroup membership is by invitation. All meetings are open to the public and meetings will include opportunity for public participation.

The workgroup meeting will be held via webinar and teleconference.  The meeting is scheduled from 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

For those seeking to participate in the webinar please register by email to DEC_HHC_Rulemaking@alaska.gov by 5 p.m. on February 23^, 2017.

For more information about the Human Health Criteria Technical Workgroup, process, and meeting documents please refer to the DEC website at:  http://dec.alaska.gov/water/FCWQS/HumanHealthCriteriaTechWG.html.

Questions can be directed to Brock Tabor at brock.tabor@alaska.gov or (907) 465-5185.