File #: RWQC2020-01    Version: 1
Type: RWQC Resolution Status: Passed
File created: In control: Regional Water Quality Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/1/2020
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: A RESOLUTION concerning the regional water quality committee work program.
Attachments: 1. RWQC2020-01 RWQC Workplan Resolution Final, 2. A. 2020 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Plan, 3. 2020-01_SR_Draft RWQC Work Plan.., 4. RWQC2020-01_ATT1_KC_Charter_Regional_Committees, 5. RWQC2020-01_ATT2_Council_Rules_and_Order_of_Business_Regional_Committees, 6. 2020-01_SR_dated_07012020_Draft RWQC Work Plan
Staff: Reed, Mike

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A RESOLUTION concerning the regional water quality committee work program.

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                     WHEREAS,  the Regional Water Quality Committee of the King County Council is established by the King County Charter to develop, recommend and review regional policies and plans for consideration by the Metropolitan County Council, and

                     WHEREAS, the Regional Water Quality Committee develops, reviews and recommends countywide policies and plans related to the water pollution control functions formerly provided by the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, and

                     WHEREAS, plans and policies that are assigned to the committee include, but are not limited to, water quality comprehensive and long-range capital improvement plans, service area and extension policies, rate policies and the facility siting policy and major facilities siting process;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Regional Water Quality Committee:

                     A.  The work plan for the Regional Water Quality Committee for 2020 shall address topics listed in Attachment A to this resolution.  Of those topics, the following are considered priority topics for committee considerations: The Clean Water Plan, Capacity Charge Rate Structure, Asset Management and Wastewater Rates, Nutrients in Puget Sound, and Impacts of Regional Economic Conditions on Wastewater Operations and Revenues.

                     B.  In addition to the topics listed in Attachment A to this resolution, the work plan may include countywide policies or plans that respond to emergent concerns related to water quality that are of regional interest and that relate to multiple jurisdictions.  The committee may amend the work plan and will expect the Council to assign to the committee other regional water quality issues that the committee believes would benefit from interjurisdictional review and recommendations.

                     C.  In addition to the topics listed in Attachment A to this resolution, the committee may amend the issues list and initiate actions to develop legislation regarding countywide plans and policies pertaining to other regional water quality issues that the committee believes would benefit from interjurisdictional review and recommendations.  The committee will have the opportunity to review its work plan at each committee meeting to potentially amend the work plan by majority vote of the committee.