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Several opportunities exist to coordinate with other municipalities in long-standing collaborative groups and newly-created permit-focused forums. Provided below is a list of these opportunities and associated contact person.
To have your stormwater-related forum added to this page, please contact the appropriate Ecology Regional Specialist.
Permit requirements for municipal Operation and Maintenance, good housekeeping and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (includes Western Washington and Southwest Washington Permittees).
Contact: Luanne Coachman, King County Stormwater Services, (206) 684-1096
Information sharing and networking covering a wide-range of permit-related topics with various attendees including Western and Southwest Washington Permittees.
Contact: Don Robinett, City of SeaTac, 206 973-4722.
Information sharing and networking covering a wide-range of permit-related topics in Southwest Washington (primarily communities from Aberdeen to Washougal).
Contact: Kim Ashmore, Centralia, (360) 623-1928.
Phase II permit compliance and related topics (primarily in West Sound communities on the Kitsap Peninsula).
Contact: Anya Funk, City of Poulsbo, (360) 394-9753.
STormwater outreach and education around the Puget Sound, including evaluation.
Contact: Doug Rice, King County, (206) 296-8360.
The 81 Puget Sound permittees have been divided into seven local Stormwater Outreach Groups (SOGs)
North Sound SOG: Lori Wight (360) 419-3419 or Mike See (360) 336-9333 or Emily Johnson (360) 778-7970
Snohomish SOG: Vince Bertrand (360) 863-4552 or Suzi Wong Swint (425) 388-6476
North King SOG: Janet Geer (425) 486-3256 or Peter Holte (425) 556-2822 or Kathy Minsch (206) 615-1441
South King SOG: Hollie Shilley (253) 835-2752 or Doug Rice 206-296-8360
Pierce SOG: Teresa Lewis (253) 798-2480 or Tiffany O'Dell (253) 798-2468
Thurston SOG: Erin Keith (360) 438-2687
West Sound SOG: Jayna Ericson (360) 307-4277
Information sharing and networking covering a wide-range of permit-related topics (primarily Snohomish County communities).
Contact: Bill Leif, Snohomish County, (425) 388-3148.
Information-sharing/networking – general stormwater management topics, not limited to local governments.
Contact: Paul Bucich, Co-Chair, (253) 501-5166.
Forum which promotes and implements programs that restore, maintain, and enhance the watershed in order to protect its environmental, economic and cultural health.
Website: Puyallup River Watershed Council.
Forum for local agencies and citizen groups to coordinate their efforts to benefit the Watershed. The Council is committed to improving the health of the Watershed by working to improve fish habitat, improve water quality, and foster a sense of stewardship among watershed residents.
Website: Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council.
City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, Health District (TPCHD) and Ecology area source control inspectors meet bi weekly to review cases, work plans, coordinate inspections and strive to provide uniform compliance actions by sharing “field” issues and sometimes invite expert guests on specific topics/issues.
Contact: Jim Oberlander, (253) 502-2131.
South/central Puget Sound field staff and management forum to discuss field operations including inspection and maintenance of stormwater/wastewater facilities.
Contact: Chris VanHoof.
Pierce County, City of Tacoma and neighboring Phase II permittees meet bi-monthly to share Public Education and Outreach resources and NPDES compliance related topics and information.
Contact: Kurt Fremont, City of Tacoma, 253-502-2238.
Regional Stormwater Policy Group (RSPG) Co-Permittees
City of Yakima, Yakima County, City of Union Gap, City of Sunnyside.
Members include County Commissioner, City Managers, Mayor, Public Work Directors, and City Councilmen. Ecology attends, but is a non-voting participant.
Contact: Terry Keenhan, (509) 574-2300.
Wenatchee Valley Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee
Douglas County, Jennifer Lange, (509) 884-7173.
Chelan County, Jason Detamore, (509) 667-6573
City of Wenatchee, Jessica Shaw, (509) 888-3225.
City of East Wenatchee, Brandon Mauseth, (509) 884-1829 OR Lori Barnett, (509) 884-5396.
Eastern Region Stormwater Coordinators Group
Information sharing and networking for Phase II Permittee in Ecology's Eastern Region including Asotin, Asotin County, Clarkston, Pullman, Spokane, Spokane County, Spokane Valley, Moses Lake, Pasco, Walla Walla County, City of Walla Walla, and Washington State University.
Contact: Michelle M. Shields, (509) 766-9277.
Contact: Russ Connole, (509) 477-7245.
For more information please contact your regional permit specialist.