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the Northwest Regional Office. I am a hydrogeologist and supervisor of the Watershed Unit at Northwest Region Water Quality. The Watershed Unit is responsible for surface water cleanup planning (TMDLs), implementation of the Forests and Fish Agreement, and Water Quality Financial Assistance. I have been a hydrogeologist for 24 years and employed by Ecology since October, 1979. My duties as a hydrogeologist during my tenure with Ecology have included investigating and preparing findings for water right applications, defending controversial water right decisions before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, providing expert testimony at EFSEC hearings for proposed Northern Tier pipeline river crossings, investigating and reporting on groundwater quality impacts at dairies, gravel mines and at wastewater land application sites. I also served on a state personnel committee which established the state Hydrogeologist employee classification. 2. During my tenure with Ecology, I authored or co-authored the following reports and publications; Seawater Intrusion on South Camano Island, Washington, Water Rights near Lake Sawyer, King County Washington, High Rock Aquifer Break of 1993 (co-authored), Groundwater Quality Survey near Edaleen Dairy, Whatcom Co., WA(1994), Groundwater Contamination at Plowman Dairy_ near Yelm, Washington, Groundwater Impacts at Alger Rock Quarry, Bellingham Frozen Foods Response Summary, and San Juan Watershed Water Quality Needs Assessment. 3. During most of the year 2000, I was Ecology's lead in managing special legislature mandated SeaTac Runway Fill and Maury Island gravel mining studies. Managing the studies involved developing the Request for Proposals, selection of a consultant, periodic briefings on study results, news…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]