1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn  
Alternate:  
Sound Cities Association: Vice Chair, Laura Mork, Shoreline;  
Conrad Lee, Bellevue; 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, June 4, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.  
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Present:  
Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Lee, Mork, Moore, Rossman, Warren,  
Hollingsworth, Kettle, Sweet, Trout-Manuel and Hooshangi  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Mork moved approval of the May 7, 2025, meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci thanks to WTD for WestPoint tour. provided an overview of the  
meeting topics.  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
June 4, 2025  
5.  
MWPAAC Report  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, reported that the May 28th MWPAAC general  
meeting focused on support of WTD's clean water vision, the Engineering and Planning  
Subcommittee meets tomorrow and will address I & I and PFAS, and the Executive  
Board will hold a second retreat this Friday for a deeper dive into current topics.  
6.  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, noted that a federal judge  
has formally approved the first modification of King County's Consent Decree for  
Combined Sewer Overflows - this completes the modification process; commented on  
activities around the Executive's proposed 2026 sewer rate and 20-year rate forecast  
and summarized key points in letters to the executive in response to the proposed  
rates and forecast.  
Briefing  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0063  
Executive’s Proposed 2026 Sewer Rate and Capacity Charge  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee. Kamuron Gurol, Director,  
Wastewater Treatment Divisionon, answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2025-B0086  
Long-term Financial and Sewer Rate Forecast Update - Motion 16449  
Courtney Black, Chief Financial Officer, Wastewater Treatment Division, briefed the  
committee and answered questions from the members  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2025-B0042  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan: Discussion on Emerging Options for the Vision for Clean Water  
Darren Greve, Government Relations, Wastewater Treatment Division, briefed the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
June 4, 2025  
10.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0065  
Voluntary PFAS Testing in King County’s Wastewater and Landfill  
Erika Kinno, Resource Recovery Policy and Research Supervisor, Wastewater  
Treatment Division, briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
Shirlee Tan, Environmental Scientist, Public Health, and Kamuron Gurol, Director,  
Wastewater Treatment Division, answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
11.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0005  
Discussion of 2025 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Program  
Chair Balducci provided an overview of upcoming presentations. For August there will  
be no RWQC meeting, however WTD is planning a biosolids tour for that month.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m.