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King Street Center
201 S. Jackson St., Suite 505
Seattle, WA 98104-3855
Phone: 206-684-1280
Fax: 206-684-1741
Telecommunication device for the deaf (TTY): 711

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Staff Contacts

Puget Sound shoreline next to the West Point Treatment Plant, Seattle

WTD Managers and program contacts

The following list links to the King County Online Directory, which is maintained by agency administrative staff. If you need help locating a staff person responsible for a WTD program or service, please contact the WTD receptionist (5th floor, King Street Center) at 206-684-1280 or send us an e-mail message.

WTD Section
(Group Detail)

Manager & Key Contacts
(Employee Detail)

Director's Office
To protect public health and the environment by:
-- Conveying, treating and reclaiming wastewater and by-products.
-- Operating and maintaining wastewater facilities.
-- Planning to meet future wastewater needs.
-- Providing engineering, environmental and construction services for our facilities and programs.

Christie True, Division Director
Lorraine Patterson, Assistant Division Director
Sharman Herrin, Government Relations Administrator
Dave White, Strategic Policy Planner
Annie Kolb-Nelson, Media Relations
Jim Faccone, Safety and Health Supervisor
Elizabeth Milestone, Human Resources Supervisor

Finance and Administration
Section includes:
-- Financial Services 
-- Information Systems Services
-- Capacity Charge Program
-- Rate Development

Tim Aratani, Section Manager
Eunice Verstegen, Capacity Charge Operations Supervisor
Tom Lienesch, Capital and Analysis Supervisor
Maryann Ness, Operating and Finance Supervisor
John Buffo, Information System Services Supervisor

Environmental and Community Services
Section includes:
-- Regulatory Compliance and Land Acquisition 
-- Community Services and Environmental Planning
-- Industrial Waste (IW) Program

Greg Bush, Section Manager
Despina Strong, Industrial Waste Program Supervisor
Bill Wilbert, Regulatory Compliance and Land Acquisition Services Supervisor
Wes Sprague, Community Services and Environmental Planning Supervisor
Jeff Stern, Sediment Management Lead
Betsy Cooper, NPDES Administrator

Project Planning and Delivery
Section includes:
-- Conveyance
-- Program Management
-- Project Control
-- Construction Management
-- Engineering
-- Inspections and Scheduling
-- Program Implementation
-- East Satellite Construction Office
-- North Satellite Construction Office

Kathy Loland, Section Manager
Bruce Kessler, Technical Resources Unit Manager
Rick Renaud, Construction Management Unit Manager
Shirley Marroquin, Planning and Asset Management Unit Manager
Joe Barnett, Project Control and Contract Management Unit Manager
Norm Alberg, Project Management Unit Manager

Resource Recovery
-- Technology Assessment and Resource Recovery (TARR)
-- Engineering

Suzanne Schweitzer, Section Manager
Peggy Leonard, Biosolids Program Supervisor
Susan Kaufman-Una, Reclaimed Water Program Lead

East Operations
(South Treatment Plant and conveyance system, including Carnation and Vashon)
Section includes:
-- Shift Operations
-- Day Operations
-- Building and Grounds
-- Electrical/instrumentation
-- Mechanical
-- Off-Site Facilities
-- Process Control

Mike Fischer, Section Manager

South Treatment Plant 
Main Control: 206-684-2404

Vashon Treatment Plant
Greg Burnham, Plant Operator
Main Control: 206-463-7318

Carnation Treatment Plant
Administration (Main Control at South Treatment Plant, Renton): 206-684-2400

West Operations
(West Point Treatment Plant and conveyance system)
Section includes:
-- Shift Operations
-- Day Operations
-- Building and Grounds
-- Electrical/instrumentation
-- Mechanical
-- Off-Site Facilities
-- Process Control

Pam Elardo, Section Manager

West Point Treatment Plant
Main Control: 206-263-3801 or 206-263-3840

Brightwater
(Brightwater and conveyance system)

Gunars Sreiber, Capital Projects Managing Supervisor-Brightwater

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