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'.,,Aspect <br />CONSULTING <br />ASPECT SIV BRIEF <br />Introduction <br />EARTH + WATER TEAM <br />Founded in 2001, Aspect Consulting LLC (Aspect) are strategic advisors for state, <br />county, and local governments; private and corporate/industrial water holders; <br />and local policy advisory groups on their water resource management. Our staff of <br />118professionals includes h dro eolo ists, hydrologists; water ualit specialists; <br />geologists, remediation, geotechnical, and civil engineers; and information management <br />• . , i <br />specialists. From our eight offices across the Pacific Northwest, including Yakima and <br />Wenatchee— we coordinate company -wide resources and expertise to provide cost- <br />' <br />effective field visits and meetings and contribute local knowledge of natural conditions <br />and understanding of issues important to the people of the Kittitas County. <br />Aspect brings Kittitas County (County) an unmatched understanding of the groundwater <br />issues in Kittitas County and the greater Yakima Basin. Since 2015, we have been <br />ASPECT OFFICES <br />intimately involved in the development and implementation ofyourwater bank, <br />including expansion of the mitigation suitability of the Over -the -Counter program. <br />Our hydrogeologists have characterized each major subbasin in the upper and <br />lower County for mitigation suitability, local and legal availability, and impairment <br />+ <br />of senior water rights, including Native American usual and accustomed fishing <br />grounds, and ESA -listed species. With this specific familiarity, we are well prepared <br />to help formulate realistic recommendations for optimizing your water bank. <br />_ <br />Water banking has quickly become a tool to facilitate reallocation of water supplies for <br />new instream and out -of -stream uses. Water banking, water right law, permitting, and <br />water resource management policies are integral parts of Aspect's capabilities and a key <br />component of our water resources practice. Our experience with water markets includes <br />water rights acquisition, due diligence, valuation, and water bank administration. Local <br />knowledge is especially important in identifying and marketing water rights for sale or <br />