1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn  
Alternate:  
Sound Cities Association: Conrad Lee, Bellevue; Vice Chair, Laura Mork, Shoreline;  
Jessica Rossman, Medina; Sarah Moore, Burien  
Alternates: Penny Sweet, Kirkland; Yolanda Trout Manuel, Auburn  
Sewer/Water Districts: Chuck Clarke, Woodinville Water District; Lloyd Warren, Sammamish Plateau Water  
District  
Alternate: Ryika Hooshangi, Sammamish Plateau Water  
City of Seattle: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle  
Alternate: Rob Saka  
Lead Staff: Jenny Giambattista (206-477-0879)  
Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, March 5, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Regional Water Quality Committee values  
community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
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The Committee will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do  
so by submitting your written comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your comments are  
submitted before 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, your comments will be distributed to the  
committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
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To help us manage the meeting, please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed  
above, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
February 5, 2025 meeting  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Chair's Report  
MWPAAC Report  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
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Briefing  
Briefing No. 2025-B0030  
7.  
Wastewater Treatment Division’s Preliminary 2026 Sewer Rate Forecast Discussion  
Courtney Black, Finance & Administration Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Andrés Bas Moore, Rates & Financial Planning Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Crystal Fleet, Capital Portfolio Planning and Analysis Unit Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Briefing No. 2025-B0031  
8.  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update - Wastewater Treatment Division’s Framing of Challenges  
and Opportunities Which are Informing Development of the Options for the Vision for Clean Water  
Darren Greve, Government Relations Administrator, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Janice Johnson, Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update Program Manager, Wastewater Treatment  
Division  
Briefing No. 2025-B0032  
9.  
Capital Program Overview and Market Factors Influencing Delivery  
Chad Merrill, Capital Delivery Strategy, Quality, and Standardization Manager, Wastewater Treatment  
Division  
Crystal Fleet, Capital Portfolio Planning and Analysis Unit Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Briefing No. 2025-B0033  
10.  
11.  
Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site Cleanup Consent Decree and Settlements  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division  
Kristie Elliott, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney  
Briefing No. 2025-B0005  
Discussion of 2025 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Program  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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