1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn, Dave Upthegrove  
Alternate:  
Sound Cities Association: Conrad Lee, Bellevue, Vice Chair;  
Sarah Moore, Burien;  
Laura Mork, Shoreline; Jessica Rossman, Medina  
Alternates: Kelli Curtis, 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: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
3:00 PM  
1.  
Wednesday, March 6, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.  
2.  
10 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Lee, Mork, Rossman, Warren, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Curtis,  
Trout-Manuel and Hooshangi  
4 - Clarke, Dunn, Moore and Upthegrove  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Lee moved approval of the February 7, 2024 meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci provided an overview of the agenda, updates on future special meeting  
dates, and the letter sent from the RWQC to King County Executive Constantine and  
the response from King County Executive Constantine to the RWQC.  
5.  
MWPAAC Report  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 6, 2024  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, provided an update on work done at recent  
MWPAAC meetings.  
6.  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, provided updates on the overflow event resulting from a  
malfunction the West Marginal Station, bills in the current State Legislative session  
that have been tracked by the Wastewater Treatment Division, a partnership between  
King County and the University of Washington that will provide mobile detection of  
PFAS in consumer products, facility tours, and staffing changes. Director Gurol also  
played a video on Wastewater Treatment Division's award-winning operator-in-training  
program.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
RWQC Resolution No. RWQC2024-01  
A RESOLUTION expressing the regional water quality committee's interest in the sewer rate and  
capacity charge and requesting the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee continue  
performing a technical review of the annual sewer rate and capacity charge.  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee. The committee discussed  
proposed changes to the resolution. This matter was deferred.  
Briefings  
8.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0036  
2025 Wastewater Treatment Division Proposed Sewer Rate Briefing  
Courtney Black, Financial Services Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division,  
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and Crystal Fleet, Capital Portfolio  
Planning and Analysis Unit Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of  
Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0038  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 6, 2024  
10.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0037  
Wastewater Treatment Division Long-Term Capital Forecasting Methodology Recommendation  
This matter was Deferred  
11.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0042  
2024 Regional Water Quality Committee (RWQC) Work Plan  
Chair Balducci provided updates regarding special meeting scheduling, future agenda  
content, and the 2024 RWQC Work Program. Chair Balducci also inquired of the  
members regarding their preferences for the frequency of in-person meetings.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:51 PM.