1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, December 4, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM.  
Councilmember Penny Sweet of Kirkland and the Sound Cities Association was also in  
attendance.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Dunn, Lee, Mork, Moore, Rossman, Warren, Hollingsworth and  
Kettle  
2 - Clarke and Upthegrove  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Lee moved approval of the November 6, 2024 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci updated the committee on the passing of the 2025 King County Budget,  
provided an overview of the agenda, and notified the committee of a special meeting of  
RWQC on January 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM.  
5.  
6.  
MWPAAC Report  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, updated the committee on recent and upcoming  
MWPAAC meetings, stated his opinion on the need for RWSP updates, and answered  
questions from the members.  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, briefed the committee on the 2026 Sewer Rate, the upcoming  
2025 rate process presentation to MWPAAC, how well Wastewater Treatment Division  
facilities and staff withstood the recent bomb cyclone, awards recently received from  
NACWA, and a Public Information and Education award received for Wastewater  
Treatment Division's "Operator in Training" video.  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
December 4, 2024  
Briefings  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0125  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan (RWSP) Update: Follow-up from September 4, 2024 Discussion on  
Scope of Work for the RWSP Update and Next Steps  
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, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation  
and video and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
8.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0124  
Puget Sound Nutrients Briefing  
Vice Chair Lee assumed the duties of the Chair for the remainder of the meeting.  
Jacque Klug, Nutrient Management Coordinator, King County Wastewater Treatment  
Division, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions  
from the members. Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division,  
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, also answered questions from the  
members.  
Vice Chair Lee recessed the committe into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)  
(i) 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 agency at 4:28 PM for 20  
minutes. The meeting returned to regular session at 4:53 PM.  
This matter was presented.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0042  
2024 Regional Water Quality Committee (RWQC) Work Plan  
Chair Balducci briefed the committee on progress made on the 2024 RWQC Work  
Program and thanked members for their work on RWQC.  
This matter was presented.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:53 PM.