The Initiating Governments

There are five Initiating Governments for the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project. Each has an Administrative Decision Maker and at least one staff member. The staff members meet on a regular basis to discuss project issues.

In January 2000, the Initiating Governements signed an interlocal agreement, creating a Joint Board to handle the project's administrative functions.

Initiating Government	Administrative Decision Maker	Staff
City of Bellingham	Mark Asmundson, Mayor City Hall 210 Lottie St. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 676-6979	Clare Fogelsong, Environmental Resources Manager City Hall 210 Lottie St. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 676-6961
Lummi Nation	Merle Jefferson, Executive Director Lummi Natural Resources Dept. 2616 Kwina Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226 (360) 384-1489	Leroy Deardorff , Environmental Director Jeremy Freimund, Water Resources Manager Lummi Natural Resources Dept. 2616 Kwina Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226 (360) 384-1489
Nooksack Tribe	Bob Kelley, Director Natural Resources Dept. Nooksack Tribe P.O. Box 157 Deming, WA 98244 (360) 592-2632	Sara Kinney Nooksack Tribe P.O. Box 157 Deming, WA 98244 (360) 592-2632
Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County	Steve Jilk, Manager Public Utility District No. 1 1705 Trigg Road Ferndale, WA 98248 (360) 384-4288 ext. 12
Whatcom County	Pete Kremen, County Executive County Courthouse 311 Grand Ave, Suite 108 Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 676-6717 or (360) 384-6637	Bruce Roll, Assistant Director Water County Public Works 233 N. Commercial St, Suite 201 Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 676-6876

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