Community Working Group. ( Figure 6) Following identification of direct participants through public notice and targeted invitation, a Community Working Group, (CWG) will be established. This working group will help to establish community and project goals and objectives. Members on the CWG will be expected to provide a commitment of participation and time for the life of the project. The size of the working groups is expected to be 10-20 people. The CWG will be a key element of the public review and consultation process. The CWG will be composed of a wide range of public and private interest groups as well as interested citizens. The technical working group (TWG) consists of technical representatives and subject matter experts from paid contractors, the EPA, WDOE, and the Navy as well as local government agencies, municipalities, and tribal governments. Many of these groups have ongoing projects in the subject area or have regulatory responsibilities for some aspect of water quality in the subject area. This group is responsible for designing and executing the technical aspects of this project. During development of the FPA for Phase II, the following ground rules will apply to working group operation. The final ground rules for the working groups will be based on direct stakeholder input. -- The membership of the working groups will be made up of PSNS, EPA, WDOE, and those direct participants who are willing to devote the necessary time and effort to the project. The working groups will be co-chaired by a PSNS representative, and a community/technical co-chair elected by the members of the working group. PSNS may limit the number of members to keep the size of the working groups to a manageable size. In the case of limited membership, the members will be selected based on commitment of effort and diversity of member backgrounds. Other interested stakeholders not on the working groups may participate on subgroups created by the working groups. -- Meetings minutes will be taken and provided to all members. -- Participants who wish to leave a working group may do so at any time by notifying one of the co-chairs. New members will be accepted to the group as long as the size of the working group is not too large. -- A trained facilitator (preferably third party) may be provided to assist in the conduct of the CWG meetings. -- Commentors and the general public will be kept informed of the actions of the working group.
