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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: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)

3:00 PM

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.

12 - Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Hollingsworth, Lewis, Moore, McClellan, Mork,

Rossman, Amer, Hooshangi and Stuart

Present:

3 - Hamilton, Rivera and Warren

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Council President Stuart moved approval of the January 7, 2026, meeting minutes.

There being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Chair's Report

Chair Balducci noted an article included in the meeting packet regarding the senior

gardener at the South Treatment Plant and an upcoming tour opportunity at the

same. Also noted were the topics to be covered in the meeting.

Regional Water Quality Committee

Meeting Minutes

February 4, 2026

MWPAAC Report

John McClellan, MWPAAC Chair, reported on election results at the January 28,

2026, general meeting and a presentation that provided an assessment of the

Wastewater Treatment Division's financial model, which it is hoped can be shared

with RWQC in some form.

Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report

Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, commented on the

following: factors and scenarios impacting the initial 2027 sewer rate and 20-year

rate forecast to be presented today; recent State Department of Ecology

modifications to their nutrient regulatory approach and potential impacts on King

County projects; and a rebate check received from the IRS related to the West Point

Power Quality Project.

Briefing

Briefing No. 2026-B0018

An Overview of Water Quality in Puget Sound

Beth Ledoux, Environmental Program, Managing Supervisor, Water and Land

Resources Division, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks;

briefed the committee and answered questions from the members. Kamuron Gurol,

Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, answered questions from the members.

This matter was Presented

Briefing No. 2026-B0019

Wastewater Treatment Division’s Preliminary 2027 Sewer Rate and Capacity Charge

Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD); and Caitlyn Hall,

Interim Chief Financial Officer, WTD, King County Department of Natural Resources

and Parks (DNRP); briefed the committee and answered questions from the

members.

This matter was Presented

Briefing No. 2026-B0002

Discussion of 2026 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Program

Chair Balducci provided brief comments related to the committee's proposed work

plan.

This matter was Deferred

Other Business

There was no further business to come before the committee.