516 Third Avenue, Council  
Chambers, 10th Floor,  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn, Rhonda Lewis  
Sound Cities Association: Vice Chair, Laura Mork, Shoreline;  
Dave Hamilton, Bellevue; Sarah Moore, Burien; Jessica  
Rossman, Medina  
Alternates: Hanan Amer, Auburn; Melissa Stuart, Redmond  
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, Eddie Lin  
Alternate: Rob Saka  
Non-Voting Member: John McClellan, Metropolitan Water  
Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee  
Lead Staff: Jenny Giambattista (206-477-0879)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, August 5, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
SPECIAL MEETING - DRAFT MINUTES  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:04 PM.  
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Present:  
Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Hamilton, Hollingsworth, Lewis, Moore, McClellan,  
Mork, Rossman, Warren and Lin  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Mork moved approval of the July 1,2026 meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci provided an overview of the agenda.  
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Meeting Minutes  
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5.  
MWPAAC Report  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, briefed the committee on the annual MWPAAC  
summer tour, the content and outcomes of the special MWPAAC meeting on July 26,  
2026, and answered questions from the members.  
6.  
Wastewater Treatment Division Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), Department of  
Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation on  
WTD's collaboration with Ed Cebron, the WTD Sewer Rate and Capital Work Plan, the  
West Point and Vashon facilities' National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System  
(NPDES) permits, the 2026 National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)  
Utility Leadership Conference, the annual MWPAAC summer tour, and the Coal Creek  
Sewer Upgrade Project and answered questions from the members.  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0091  
Department of Ecology, Washington’s Water Future Initiative  
This matter was presented.  
Jennifer Hennessey, Special Assistant to the Director, Department of Ecology, State  
of Washington, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation.  
8.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0092  
Integrating Financial and System Sustainability: Financial Planning, Risk Assessment, and Performance  
Metrics  
This matter was presented.  
Ed Cebron, Rate and Finance Consultant, briefed the committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members. Caitlyn Hall, Chief Financial  
Officer, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks,  
also briefed the committee.  
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August 5, 2026  
9.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0093  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update Policy Questions Initial Analysis Group 6: Combined  
System Management  
This matter was presented.  
Darren Greve, Government Relations, WTD; Janice Johnson, Project Manager,  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update, WTD; and Faon O’Conner, Program  
Manager, Combined Sewer Overflow, WTD; briefed the committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110 to  
discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential litigation to which the County is or is  
likely to become a party when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to  
result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the County at 4:45 PM for 10  
minutes. The meeting returned to regular session at 4:58 PM.  
10.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0002  
Discussion of 2026 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Program  
This matter was deferred.  
Chair Balducci provided updates on the work program.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM.