Contact:
Allison Tabiando Fay Lim
Communications Specialist II Communications Supervisor
Allison.Tabiando@snoco.org Fay.Lim@snoco.org
425-388-3126 425-388-6413
Snohomish County Executive and Public Works to Discuss Water Quality in the Stillaguamish Basin
County Executive Dave Somers is guest speaker at the Free Shellfish Dinner in Stanwood
on Saturday, August 13
EVERETT, Wash., August 1, 2016 – Join Snohomish County and partners at the fourth annual Free Shellfish Dinner on Saturday, August 13, 2016. The event, hosted by Sound Salmon Solutions, will be held at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center in Stanwood, WA from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. In addition to exhibits and the free shellfish dinner, Snohomish County representatives are scheduled to present starting at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Speakers include:
- County Executive Dave Somers
- Public Works Surface Water Management (SWM) Director Will Hall
- Public Works SWM Water Quality Monitoring Program Manager Steve Britsch
- Public Works SWM Stillaguamish Shellfish Protection Program Manager Sean Edwards
Topics include an overview of Snohomish County’s role in Puget Sound’s ecosystem recovery, how SWM can assist Stillaguamish River Clean Water District (CWD) residents, a CWD water quality update, and an update on the Lower Stillaguamish Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Program.
For more information and to attend the Free Shellfish Dinner, RSVP at www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/shellfishdinner2016. RSVP is required to attend.
To learn more about the CWD, visit: cwd.surfacewater.info.
For information on the PIC Program, visit: www.snohomishcountywa.gov/LowerStillyPIC.
About Snohomish County Public Works
The Snohomish County Public Works Department employs approximately 600 staff members that develop and maintain county roads; control and manage surface water quantity, quality, and fish habitats; and oversee the recycling and disposal of solid waste. The department’s main office is located at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201. For more information about Snohomish County Public Works, visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/PublicWorks.