INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF LSAW E-NEWS
LSAW LEADERSHIP
NGS Webinar - October 10th
Prevailing Wage
AAGS Affiliation
BLA Model Ordinance
LSAW Fall Seminar
Message from the PLSO
WAC 332-130 & LCR Update
WFPS Highlights
LSAW Calendar
LSAW Board Meetings
LSAW Leadership
Kate Schalk, President
Donald Weiber, President-Elect
Jeff Lynch, Vice President
Lynee Forsyth, Secretary
Andy Doan, Treasurer
Weston Dorszynski, Imm. Past President
Crissy Willson, Executive Director


Directors
Phil Abenroth, Snohomish
Todd Albert, Inland Empire 
Lawrence Barbus, South Central
Thomas Barger, North Puget Sound
Darrell Carsten, Inland Empire
Anthony Chenier, Lower Columbia
Jim Coan, NSPS Director
Paul Darrow, Northwest
Michael Dunphy, North Olympic
Brian Gillooly, South Puget Sound
Christopher Jepson, Northwest
Joe Kraft, North Puget Sound
David Lemke, Snohomish
Gary Letzring, Southwest 
Daniel Lierman, Cascade Columbia 
John Linzee, Southwest
Lucas Lymangrover, North Olympic
K.C. Moore, South Puget Sound
Ben Petersen, WFPS Delegate
Timothy Randall, North Central
Matt Rassmussen, South Central
Mark Sele, North Central
John Thatcher, Lower Columbia 
Thomas Todd, Northeast
Grant Tolton, Northeast
Justin Turnbull, Cascade Columbia

October 10th
Be a Part of the Change: A Guide to Customizing State Plane for 2022
Presented by: Dr. Michael Dennis, National Geodetic Survey
We hope you already know about the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (SPCS2022). But you may not know how (or whether) you can provide input on the design of SPCS2022 zones. If you want to be a part of the change in SPCS2022, then this webinar will provide useful information—even if you are already acquainted with the request, proposal, and design submittal process.
PREVAILING WAGE - NEW RATES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 12TH
The Prevailing Wage Program has made corrections to several prevailing wage rates, including Surveyors. The corrections were published September 12, 2019 and will take effect in 30 days on October 12th. 
LSAW Affiliates with AAGS
The LSAW Board of Directors has signed an affiliation agreement with American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS).

LSAW members can now join at the affiliate member rate of $40 (a savings of $140!)
Feedback Requested: Draft Boundary Line Adjustment Model Ordinance
The Survey Advisory Board (SAB) is introducing an “Draft” Boundary Line Adjustment Model Ordinance with the intent to  is to create a minimum consistency requirement for the Boundary Line Adjustment process . We are requesting feedback from the profession. Please download the draft ordinance and whitepaper using the button below. Feedback is requested by October 18th to the  LSAW B.L.A. Ad Hoc Committee Chair Gary Letzring .
LSAW Fall Seminar Series
October 25-26, 2019
Heathman Lodge
Vancouver, WA

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
A Message from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Public Land Survey Office (PLSO)

The 2019 Washington State Association of County Auditors (WSACA) Conference was held in Tacoma this past September. Bob Knuth, PLSO Manager, was invited to speak. As part of his talk, “Survey Recording Backward & Forward,” Bob advocated a completed and initialed hard copy of the Auditor’s Checklist, RCW 58.09.110 and WAC 332-130-050, by the surveyor be submitted with any map for filing. Bob made it clear that the Auditors could not demand a completed checklist. However, Bob suggested that a completed checklist by the surveyor is a practical way to provide notice to the Auditor that the survey will comply with survey recording requirements without additional scrutiny.

Bob provided the following letter to the Auditors at the conference with the advice that they should only reject a survey or map based on the checklist. He also made it clear that the Auditors should include the checklist, listing the items deficient with the rejected survey. If you have any suggestions, issues or concerns with this approach please contact Bob Knuth. He would happy to speak with you.

801 – 88th Ave. SE Tumwater, WA 98501-7019
Office 360-902-1197, Off hours 707-599-3336
Notice of Public Hearing - WAC 332-130
If you have an interest in monument preservation within rights of way please attend the upcoming public meeting concerning WAC 332-120-080. This proposed addition to WAC 332-130 will, if implemented, facilitate the use of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)s between the Department of Natural Resources and local agencies. The goal of the change is to allow local governments to annually plan and report preserved survey monuments through the temporary removal or destruction permit required in RCW 58.24.040.  This amendment and the MOUs will be used to coordinate survey monument perpetuation/preservation efforts with roadway chip seal resurfacing projects.  
Hearing Date and Location(s) : October 7, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Tumwater Compound, 801 88th Avenue S.E., Main Conference Room, Tumwater, WA 98501-7019.
Link to the WSR with proposed language: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2019/17/19-17-004.htm
 
Submit written comments to Patrick J. Beehler, PLS
1111 Washington Street S.E., Mailstop 47030, Olympia, WA 98504-7030,
or email pat.beehlr@dnr.wa.gov , fax 360-902-1778, office 360-902-1181,
by October 18, 2019.
Land Corner Record Form Updated & Approved
The DNR has updated the Land Corner Record Form.

Click the link below to download the form and instructions:
Did You Know?
LSAW represents Washington Land Surveyors on a regional level through the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS or WestFed).

LSAW Members Ben Petersen and Jeff Lynch sit on the WFPS Board of Directors which meets three times a year to discuss common issues among the western states.
Have News to Share?
Do you have news you would like to share with the LSAW membership?

If so, please forward to LSAW e-News editor Crissy Willson for inclusion in the next issue.

Visit the LSAW Calendar for a full listing of LSAW and LSAW Chapter Events.
LSAW Board of Directors Meeting
The LSAW Board of Directors met in August in Wenatchee, WA. Click the links below for more information.



The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Vancouver, WA on October 26th.