The Regional Water Quality Committee develops, reviews, and recommends countywide policies and plans addressing wastewater treatment and sewer service issues, long range capital facilities plans, rate policies, and facilities siting.  Additionally, the committee provides a forum for discussion and examination of broader issues of water quality, including pollution sources, surface and storm water control, and regulatory issues.

Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.  Details on how to attend and/or provide comment remotely are listed below.

HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Regional Water Quality Committee values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on current agenda items.

You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your comments using the link below. Comments submitted by 1:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.

Click here to submit written public comment.  Please include the topic and, if known, the related committee in the subject line of your email.

If you would like to comment on an item not on the current agenda you can email your Councilmember here.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or listen to the meeting:
 
1)         Stream online via this link: 
            https://livestream.com/accounts/15175343/events/4485487 or input the link web address into your web browser.
 
2)         Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), Wave Broadband Channel 22).
 
3)         Listen to the meeting by telephone. 

Dial:   1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID:  827 1536 1574

To help us manage the meeting, please use the Livestream or King County TV options, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.

Meeting Time: 3:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Chair: Claudia Balducci
Vice Chair: Sammamish Plateau Water District Commissioner Lloyd Warren

King County Council:
Reagan Dunn,
Dave Upthegrove

Sound Cities Association: 
Carnation City Councilmember Tim Harris
Bellevue City Councilmember Conrad Lee
Shoreline City Councilmember Laura Mork
Kirkland Mayor Penny Sweet
Alternate:  Auburn City Councilmember James Jeyaraj
Alternate: Medina Mayor Jessica Rossman

Sewer District Membership: 
Woodinville Water District Commissioner Chuck Clarke
Alternate: Sammamish Plateau Water District Commissioner Ryika Hooshangi

City of Seattle Membership: 
Councilmember Alex Pedersen
Councilmember Kshama Sawant
Alternate: Councilmember Tammy Morales

Committee Staff:
Lead Staff: Jennifer Giambattista
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells

Meeting materials for the Regional Water Quality Committee

Listed below are the meeting materials for the Regional Water Quality committee. The meeting materials available before each meeting are combined into one PDF document and posted below under Meeting Agendas and Materials. On occasion, not all materials will be available before the meeting. Additional materials for the meeting are posted as they become available.

(If links are not displaying below, you may access agenda materials at https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/council/agendas/rwqc/)