Remote meetings are held via Zoom. Email Mary to receive the Zoom invitation for a remote meeting. [email protected] 

Upcoming WACA Board Meetings  

• Q4 25-26: Jul 16, 2026, IN PERSON | 2026 Summer Meeting, Chelan, WA | Open to Members 
• Q1 26-27: October 9, 2026, REMOTE Open to Members 

Applications are now reviewed year-round and on an ongoing basis at each quarterly board meeting.  

You may view & print the application [HERE]. This fund supports: 

  > Individuals seeking internships or employment in Washington's aggregate, concrete, or cement industries. 

  > Employees of member companies, WA ACI chapters, or affiliated student chapters. 

If this sounds like a fit for you or someone you know, please reach out for details. 

WACA May 2026 Advocacy & Policy Update

• Appeals Consolidated: The Pollution Control Hearings Board has combined the two challenges into a single proceeding to accelerate a final resolution.
• Key Legal Focus: The appeal centers on 24 distinct legal issues questioning whether Ecology exceeded its authority on burdensome provisions, including monitoring mandates, lined impoundment prohibitions, and stockpile covers.
• Timeline Set: Discovery will conclude by January 25, 2027, with the official virtual hearing scheduled for June 7–11, 2027.
• Partial Stay Status: Ecology agrees that temporary stays on Section S8 (SWPPP) and Section S11 (Solid Waste Disposal) are warranted. WACA is actively reviewing final stay language with the Assistant Attorney General for Section S8, while monitoring peer-led legal progress on Section S11.

• Opposing Building Code Mandates: The State Building Code Council (SBCC) comment period is open through June 12, 2026. WACA is finalizing comprehensive comments opposing prescriptive carbon pathways inside the building code.
• Defending Concrete: Our positions highlight severe supply-chain realities (such as declining fly ash and cement import limits) and present data proving concrete's superior long-term durability and carbon sequestration compared to timber. We urge the state to stick to flexible, performance-based procurement policies instead of rigid mandates.

• Combating Restrictive Limits: In response to pH concerns raised on a local jobsite, WACA has drafted correspondence to WSDOT emphasizing that elevated pH from RCA is manageable, temporary, and rapidly buffered by natural soils.
• Protecting Supply Chains: We are pushing back against overly restrictive measures by championing the proven sustainability and environmental benefits of aggregate recycling.