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9 <br />policy and planning updates in WRIA 55, are the lead <br />technical consultant for WRIA49, andareassisting <br />the Skokomish Tribe with watershed restoration <br />and enhancement planning in WRIAs 14 and 15. <br />Our statewide exempt well experience also includes <br />working for a range of local jurisdictions on water <br />resources projects in southwestern Washington, <br />some of which were completed under our Cost - <br />Reimbursement contract with Ecology. <br />Specific to development of water resource planning <br />experience at the County level, Aspect has been at the <br />forefront ol: <br />County code development and fee structure <br />evaluations <br />Development of regional water supply plans, <br />watershed plans, water system plans, and <br />environmental impact statements <br />Water bank alternative studies <br />Water right valuation <br />• Water right reserve accounting and establishing <br />planning horizons for water bank longevity <br />• Stakeholder coordination with citizens groups, <br />realtors, well drillers, and others affected by <br />water bank operations <br />• Inter -county departmental process and procedure <br />development and coordination <br />Aspect has supported Kittitas County with nearly all <br />of the above planning services overthe last 10 years <br />in working successfully to help develop, administer, <br />expand, and build trust in the Kittitas Water Bank. <br />5. Experience and <br />Understanding with the <br />Kittitas County's Water <br />Bandying Program <br />As detailed in the project descriptions on page <br />9, Aspect has an unmatched understanding of <br />the County's water banking program. Since 2014, <br />we've provided water bank feasibility, facilitation, <br />and hydrogeology services along with trust water <br />acquisitions and multiple large area permits in <br />support of the County's Water Bank. Aspect staff was <br />there with the County on the ground floor of water <br />bank development and expansion. Our team has: <br />• Facilitated the original Citizen's Advisory Group <br />meetings <br />• Provided recommendations on water bank <br />structures, and Package A and B sizing and <br />development <br />• Assisted in compliance with the Settlement <br />Agreement requiring 800 acre-feet of backfill <br />quantities through transferring multiple water <br />right acquisitions to trust <br />Helped implement complex multi-year, multi- <br />party, and lease -back water right transfers <br />Coordinated with Ecology and external <br />stakeholders to gradually increase County <br />autonomy and permitting to significantly reduce <br />WBN and building permit waiting periods <br />Evaluated multiple scientific means to expand <br />green zone coverage including Large Area Permit <br />expansion, the pending consumptive use pilot, <br />and targeted hydrogeologic studies <br />Presented at many Water Transfer Working Group <br />and other stakeholder meetings to share Kittitas <br />County water bank progress <br />• Provided on-call technical assistance on a wide <br />range of issues, from SEPA and environmental <br />reviews to stakeholder negotiations, water right <br />technical assistance, and hydrogeology support. <br />As Kittitas County's water bank reaches new levels <br />of mature operation, we hope to remain a trusted <br />resource for the County. There is still work to be done. <br />Pending County projects that Aspect could assist with <br />in future include: <br />• Continued expansion of green zone areas to <br />ensure all Kittitas County developable lots have <br />legal access to safe and reliable drinking water <br />• Optimization of the water bank, which was based <br />initially on conservative assumptions being <br />evaluated through actual metering data, and <br />may provide an opportunity to extend former <br />acquisitions to serve a greater County customer <br />base <br />