Northwest Regional Drinking Water Office Staff

Mailing Address
Northwest Regional Office
PO Box 47800
MS 47822
Olympia WA 98504

Main Phone
253-395-6750
FAX: 253-395-6760
TDD Relay Service: 1-800-833-6388

Program Email Addresses

Administrative inbox: dw.nwro.wsprojects@doh.wa.gov
Chlorination and nitrate: dw.nwro@doh.wa.gov
Consumer confidence reports: ccr.nwro@doh.wa.gov
Engineering and planning submittals: dw.nwro.wsprojects@doh.wa.gov
Ownership/operational changes: wfi.nwro@doh.wa.gov
Sanitary surveys: nwro.sanitarysurveys@doh.wa.gov
Surface water treatment reports: dw.nwro@doh.wa.gov
Coliform water quality and seasonal startup documentation: nwro.coli@doh.wa.gov

Information and Technical Assistance

The Northwest Regional Office regulates and provides technical assistance to over 2,156 Group A Public Water Systems serving approximately 4,458,373 people.

Office hours: Monday through Friday | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Staff are available to assist with most questions, we will refer other questions as necessary to the appropriate staff member for response

Vacant, Regional Manager
Supervises the Northwest Regional Office. Supervises the Program Staff.

John Ryding, Assistant Regional Manager, 253-395-6757
Manages planning and engineering staff.

Alexyss S imas, Office Manager, 253-395-6753
Supervises the regional administrative staff. Manages office records and public disclosure.

Engineering Staff

Regional Engineering staff are responsible for the implementation of the state's drinking water program in assigned counties. They conduct sanitary surveys and special purpose investigations of public water systems and promote needed water facility improvements. They lead reviews of specifications for system improvements and provide technical assistance to purveyors and local health departments upon request.

Laura McLaughlin, P.E., Whatcom County, City of Everett, Surface Water Treatment Specialist, 564-669-0753

Brietta Carter, P.E., King County except Vashon Island, 253-395-6778

Raquel Callans, P.E., Skagit County, San Juan County, Cross Connection Control, 360-800-7482

PJ Wilkerson, Snohomish County, 253-395-6766

Carol Stuckey, P.E., Pierce County, 360-485-7607

Sarah Spotts, Island County, Vashon Island, 253-395-6750

Planning Staff

Regional Planning staff are responsible for the implementation of the state's drinking water planning program in assigned counties. They lead reviews of Water System Plans, Small Water System Management Program Plans, Water System Consolidations, Water Use Efficiency, Funding. They provide technical assistance to purveyors and local health departments upon request.

Krista Chavez, King, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties, 564-669-0757

Crystal Nuno, Island, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, 253-395-6769

Program Staff

Provide day-to-day contact for implementation of the state's drinking water program requirements and compliance. They provide technical assistance to purveyors and local health departments upon request.

Joyful Bell, Coliform Water Quality Monitoring Program Manager, 564-250-5813

Coliform sampling results, requirements, and compliance
Coliform and E. coli technical assistance
Boil water/health advisories
Revised total Coliform rule

Jeff Roeser, Chemical Water Quality Monitoring Program Manager, 253-395-6775

Nitrate, Arsenic, Inorganic Chemicals, Volatile Organic Chemicals, Synthetic Organic Chemicals, Radionuclide, Asbestos, Lead, Copper, PFAS, and Disinfection By-Products.
Susceptibility assessment, pesticide vulnerability determinations, and waivers for organic and inorganic chemical monitoring.
Water Quality Monitoring Schedules.
Groundwater under the influence.

Aniela Sidorska, Compliance Program Manager, 253-395-6751