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Sustainable DSHS Home Library of Resources The Department of Social and Health Services supports sustainability- securing tomorrow's resources for today. The department has developed a detailed DSHS Sustainability Plan with specific progress goals and timelines for achieving those goals. DSHS Team Meetings Meetings will be held: First Thursday of each month Office Building 2 1115 Washington Street SE Rainier Room, Third Floor Note: Room locations may vary, but all meetings will be in Office Building 2 Meeting Dates June 5, 2008 - rescheduled for May 30, 2008 August 7, 2008 September 4, 2008 October 2, 2008 November 6, 2008 December 4, 2008 Sustainability Resources: The following are resources that can be helpful to those designing sustainability programs and practicing sustainability. 2007 Annual Sustainability Progress Report (Word file) and Cover Letter (PDF file) 2006 Annual Sustainability Plan Update (Word file) and Cover Letter for Plan Update and Progress Report (PDF file) 2006 Annual Sustainability Progress Report Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) presentation by DASA (PowerPoint file) Memo to cabinet re: DSHS Administrative Policy 14.16 (Word file) DSHS Administrative Policy 14.19 (Word file) Guidelines for Developing Administration Sustainability Action Plans (Word file) Sustainability Action Plan Template (Word file) 2004 Annual Progress Report, DSHS Sustainability Plan (October 15, 2004) (Word file) 2005 Annual Progress Report, DSHS Sustainability Plan (October 14, 2005) (Word file) 2003 DSHS Sustainability Plan (Word file) Governor's Executive Order 05-01: Establishing Sustainability and Efficiency Goals for State Operations, Key Provisions and Clarification for Executive Order 05-01 (Word file) Governor's Executive Order 04-01: Persistent Toxic Chemicals Governor's Executive Order 02-03, Sustainable Practices By State The U.S. Army has a comprehensive sustainability program. The following Web sites provide useful resources. U.S. Army Sustainability Sustainability 501 Scroll down to Fort Lewis on this page to see what's happening in our area. At http://www.lewis.army.mil/publicworks/, click on the Sustainability button for Fort Lewis' annual reports. State and Federal Sustainability Websites: WA State General Administration WA State Department of Ecology WA State Office of Financial Management University of British Columbia Sustainability Office Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance Vermont Clean State Council Massachusetts Office of Sustainability Oregon Solutions (State Sustainability Website) Purchasing Websites: DSHS Purchasing Website (Only accessible to DSHS employees) GA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Manual (PDF file) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (environmentally preferable purchasing) King County environmental purchasing program Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. You can download it for free. If you do not have Microsoft Word, download Microsoft Viewer. If you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint, download Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/2002 Viewer. *Source: DSHS Sustainability Plan *Source: A New Path Forward: Action Plan for a Sustainable Washington, Governor's Sustainable Washington Advisory Panel Report, February 2003 Modified: May 2, 2008.   Contact Nancy Deakins or Linda Hodgson for more information about DSHS Sustainability. For more ways to get in touch with the Department of Social and Health Services go to the DSHS Contact Information Web page. Technical Site Comments: DSHS Webmaster.