Regional Water Quality Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 2, 2024
5.
MWPAAC Report
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, provided updates on recent and upcoming
MWPAAC meetings and discussed the list of proposed projects for 2025 that was
produced by the Wastewater Treatment Division.
6.
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural
Resources and Parks, provided updates on pending hearings regarding nutrients, an
overflow event on September 25, 2024 on the west side of the Duwamish Waterway,
recent tours of Wastewater Treatment Division facilities, and the Wastewater
Treatment Division's Power Quality Improvement Project.
Briefings
7.
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update: Status Report
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural
Resources and Parks, Darren Greve, Government Relations Administrator,
Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and
Janice Johnson, RWSP Update Program Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division,
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee and answered
questions from the members.
This matter was deferred.
8.
Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Update on Efforts to Reduce and Control PFAS and Contaminants
of Emerging Concern as Requested by Motion 16434
Erika Kinno, Research and Policy Project Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division,
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and Megan Smith, Environment and
Water Quality Policy Manager, King County Department of Natural Resources and
Parks, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions
from the members.
This matter was deferred.
9.
Executive’s Proposed 2025 Wastewater Treatment Division Proposed Capital Improvement Program
The members asked questions of Department of Natural Resources and Parks staff.
This matter was deferred.