PCHB086002881

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

Program in the Northwest Regional Office. I am a Section Manager of the Northwest Regional Office Water Quality Section with responsibility for managing the activities of over 38 professional staff, including environmental engineers, environmental specialists, and hydrogeologists. This section is tasked with meeting goals and objectives of the Water Quality Program which include the regulation of municipal and industrial points sources and the discharges of process or stormwater discharges from these sources, implementation of Washington State's non-point source control action plan, development and implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) or Water Cleanup Plans on those state waters that have been listed as impaired for not meeting the state's water quality standards, as well as provide technical expertise to other Ecology programs on water quality issues. I have been directly involved with the Third Runway Project Clean Water Act § 401 Certification (401 Certification) since September 1999. I have most recently provided technical assistance on water quality issues to the principal author of the 401 Certification, Ann Kenny. I am familiar with the water quality aspects of the 401 Certification, with the Port's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and the acceptable fill criteria developed in the 401 Certification. 2. I have been employed by the Department of Ecology since September 1986. During that time I have held the following positions: Environmental Crime Investigator, Water Quality Inspector, and Supervisor of the Industrial Permit Unit. My educational background includes the following: BS in Biology from Loyola University of Chicago 1975,…
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