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Record of Decision and submitted both to Ecology for review and approval LAI staff Eric Weber and Kelsey Mach. Rattlesnake Ditch Association; Yakima County, WA. LAI provided expert technical services to the Rattlesnake Ditch Association (RDA) regarding how unauthorized use and modification of the ditch affected conveyance loss associated with nine adjudicated certificated water rights of RDA members. The scope of the project required a detailed field assessment of ditch conditions, assessment of flow measurements and summary of historical ditch maintenance use from RDA members and staff from the North Yakima County Conservation District. Findings were submitted in a declaration to Superior Court. The dispute was settled prior to trial. LAI staff Eric Weber and Kelsey Mach. 3. Water Resource Policy Development Project Team members have been deeply involved in the water resources policy environment in Washington for almost 20 years. Team member's extensive work in Washington includes feasibility studies for and the development of diverse water mitigation banks that continue to function today. Key projects that Team members have contributed to in Washington include the Nisqually Water Banking Feasibility Study, the groundwater mitigation program in the Skagit Basin, the Snoqualm€e Water Bank, the Dungeness Water Exchange, and the Walla Walla Water Exchange. Additionally, AMP has advised clients on water banks across the West including playing a pivotal role In the development of the Verde Water Exchange, a voluntary groundwater mitigation bank in central Arizona. Also in Washington, AMP is a key partner in drafting the Walla Walla Basin strategic plan for water management, is advising a farmland trust in managing its water rights portfolio, and has instituted novel water resources concepts such as a two-way water rights auction for buyers and sellers in the Snoqualmle Watershed. The Team is well-positioned to provide the County with creative solutions to bring mitigation options, including in -lieu mitigation concepts (as allowed under the County's 2014 settlement agreement with Ecology and Futurewise), to underserved areas of the County. Approaches to water resources policy and planning activities undertaken by AMP are holistic, acknowledging and considering not only environmental objectives, but also economic and social impacts of program design and alternatives. Beyond the Team's collective experience in Washington, AMP has extensive work experience in water resources policy and planning throughout the Western US. Lessons learned through the lens of other western states can be applied to the Washington legal and regulatory environment due to the Team's Intimate knowledge of Washington water law. AMP's partners and clients include government agencies (from the local to the federal level), tribal entities, non -profits, irrigation districts, corporations, and others. The Team is therefore able to speak to, and more Importantly listen to, diverse stakeholder concerns and ideas while efficiently and effectively navigating a complicated policy landscape. Water Resources Policy Development Experience Agriculture Irrigation Water Needs Assessment; King County, WA. AMP is collaborating with King County staff to map all irrigation water rights places of use and characterize farmed and farmable land to identify lands that could benefit from access to irrigation water. Analyzing current and likely future agricultural water demand under specific agricultural expansion and climate change scenarios to identify sub -basins where water access limits agricultural production in the county. These analyses will be used Landau Associates 12 ; Statement of Qualifications