Nov 12, 1996

Pacific Oaks College Northwest

Pacific Oaks College of Pasadena, Calif. has opened a branch campus, Pacific Oaks College Northwest (PONW), in Seattle. The campus is located in the Madrona area at 1403 34th Ave. PONW is an institution of higher learning committed to actively promoting diversity, respect, and cultural relevance in all aspects of the teaching-learning process. Pacific Oaks offers graduate-level teacher certification as well as Bachelor's and a Master's in Human Development. An open house for the new branch will be held on Nov. 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dr. Mona Lake Jones, poet laureate of Seattle and author of "The Color of Culture" will be a featured speaker at the open house.

SCJA

King County Superior Court Judge Faith Ireland has been named president of the Washington State Superior Court Judges' Association (SCJA). Ireland plans on using the opportunity to increase awareness of the role of the judiciary as the third and independent branch of government. The SCJA president and board of trustees represent the 160 judges of Washington's superior courts. The statutorily created association provides continuing judicial education, recommends changes to civil and criminal court rules, and promoted improvement in judicial administration.

Spokane EDC

The Spokane Area Economic Development Council (EDC) has published its 1997 Inland Northwest Manufacturers Directory, a comprehensive listing of data featuring over 3,000 manufacturers in the region. The directory is available in hard copy for $45 and on disk for $199. For more information about the directory, call the EDC at (509) 624-9285 or 1-800-SPOKANE.

Tully's Coffee

Seattle based Tully's Coffee has named Siobahn Foody as director of wholesale to lead the new office coffee service division. The division will also handle coffee sales to restaurants. Foody's appointment is part of Tully's recent wholesale expansion.

Emerald Heights

Shelley Flores has joined Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community in Redmond, as accounting manager. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the accounting office.

Northwest Lodging

Northwest Lodging, a Seattle-based hotel management company, has acquired the Howard Johnson Express Inn in Phoenix. The acquisition is part of the company's planned expansion into the Southwest. The company currently manages 16 full and limited-service properties throughout California, Washington, Oregon, Texas and Arizona. Northwest Lodging specializes in operating mid-market Ramada and Howard Johnson branded inns and hotels.

Western Investor Directory

More than 90 firms representing excess of $29 billion in investment capital are profiled in the first edition of the Western Investor Directory, published by the Western Regional Association of Small Business Investment Corporations (WRASBIC). The directory identifies capital resources for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Copies of the directory are available for $9.95 each (includes shipping and handling). To order call (801) 364-4346. VXb%';H J _ 46M% !!!!!!F ff

Conference on water resource issues at SAM

SEATTLE -- "The Water 'Crisis': Myth, Reality and Opportunities" is the theme of a conference scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Seattle Art Museum. Sponsored by the Washington section of the American Water Resources Association, the conference will examine whether or not there is a water crisis in western Washington. Various areas of water resource management will be addressed, including legal issues, cost issues, growth projections, demand forecasts, water rights, hydraulic continuity, water reuse, groundwater storage and supply alternatives. Dr. Jim Riley, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Washington, plans to discuss the classic works of Leonardo Da Vinci as applied to water engineering and water issues of today. Other speakers will include representatives from local governments, water districts, the Department of Ecology, CH2M Hill, RH2 Engineering, AGI Technologies, GeoEngineers, ECONorthwest and Bogle & Gates. The registration fee of $95 includes a box lunch and 1997 AWRA membership. Checks should be made payable to AWRA Washington Section and should be sent to Teresa J. Platin, CH2M Hill, P.O. Box 91500, Bellevue, WA 98009-2050. For information, call (206) 453-5005, Ext. 5235.

Ecology offers IRAP workshops

SEATTLE -- The state Department of Ecology will have two independent remedial action program (IRAP) workshops Wednesday at the Mountaineers Club at 300 Third Ave. W. in Seattle. People may attend the workshop from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The workshops will focus on Ecology's IRAP policies in King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties. IRAP case studies will be presented by Ecology staff and consultants. Brownfields, total petroleum hydrocarbon cleanup levels and the work of the Model Toxics Control Act Policy Advisory Committee also will be discussed. The workshops are open to the public, and walk-in registrations will be accepted. For more information, call Susan Lee at (206) 649-7138 or Elaine Atkinson at (206) 649-7042.

Meeting on draft Puget Sound work plan

SEATAC -- The Puget Sound Council will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday to consider changes to the draft 1997-99 Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan. The meeting will take place in the O'Hare Room of the Holiday Inn Sea-Tac at 17338 International Blvd. Recommended changes will be based on public comments received in October and on suggestions from the support staff of the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team. The Puget Sound Council is helping develop the two-year strategy by advising the Action Team on steps that could be taken to protect water quality by businesses, cities, counties, the agriculture and shellfish industries, environmental organizations and tribes. The Action Team will consider the Council's recommendations and adopt the final work plan at its Nov. 19 meeting in Olympia. The final work plan will be submitted to the Legislature by Dec. 20. The Puget Sound Council is made up of seven members who represent business, the environmental community, agriculture, the shellfish industry, counties, cities and tribes, along with two non-voting legislators. For more information about the Action Team, the Council or the Nov. 19 meeting in Olympia, call (800) 54-SOUND or visit the following web site: http://www.wa.gov/puget_sound.

Duwamish River sediment cleanup proposed

SEATTLE -- Public comments are being sought for a project that will clean up sediment at the Norfolk combined sewer overflow located south of the Duwamish River Turning Basin. A meeting on the project is planned for 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Federal Center South north auditorium, 4735 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle. The meeting will focus on a cleanup study report that assesses the site and evaluates alternatives, an environmental checklist and a Department of Ecology cleanup decision. The Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Program proposed the Norfolk CSO cleanup project. Wednesday's meeting will provide an update on other Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Program activities, including source control, habitat restoration and a Seattle waterfront cleanup study. A program of NOAA Restoration Center Northwest, the Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Program was established in 1991 by a consent decree to spend up to $24 million on sediment remediation, habitat development and source control in Elliott Bay and the lower Duwamish River. The Norfolk CSO project will be managed by Pat Romberg of the King County Water Pollution Control Division. Work is expected to occur in 1997 and 1998. Copies of the Norfolk CSO Sediment Cleanup Study and the environmental checklist are now available for review at the Seattle Public Library and several other King County locations. The public comment period on the study and the checklist will end Nov. 21. The comment period for the Ecology cleanup decision will begin Wednesday and continue through Dec. 6. For information on the cleanup project, call Pat Romberg at (206) 684-1220. For information on Ecology's cleanup decision, call Teresa Michelsen at (206) 649-7257. To learn more about the Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Program, call Robert C. Clark Jr. at (206) 526-4338.

RCIE wins Hanford remedial action contract

RICHLAND -- Sumner-based RCI Environmental Inc. won a $4.64 million subcontract from Bechtel Hanford Inc. last month to oversee the 100-DR-1 Remedial Action Project, part of the environmental cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Work will include the excavation and containerization of approximately 220,000 bank cubic yards of low-level radioactive soil located on the Hanford site. The contract also calls for removal and containerization of approximately 2 miles of 60-inch-diameter reactor cooling water pipe and underground structures. RCIE is currently providing low-level radioactive waste transportation services for Bechtel Hanford under a separate $7 million subcontract. RCIE transports waste from several remedial action sites at Hanford to the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF). The ERDF is a low-level radioactive waste landfill managed by Bechtel Hanford in the West Area of the Hanford site. RCI Environmental is a division of the RCI Construction Group.

Department of Ecology awards grants, loans

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Ecology has awarded the following grants and loans to local communities for projects to improve water quality, wastewater treatment systems and solid waste facilities.:

• a $903,000 State Revolving Fund low-interest loan to Chewelah to design improvements to the city's wastewater collection and treatment facilities;
• a $460,370 Centennial Clean Water Fund grant to Pe Ell to fix two sewage pump stations that overflowed last winter and entered Snow Creek and the Chehalis River;
• a $218,000 State Revolving Fund low-interest loan to Port Townsend to develop a comprehensive sewage plan;
• and a $44,000 Centennial Clean Water Fund grant and a $54,000 loan to Colton to develop and produce a combined general sewer and facility plan.

For information on the Chewelah loan, call Ken Merrill at (509) 456-6148. For information on the Pe Ell grant, call Gerald Anderson at (360) 407-6276. For information on the Port Townsend loan, call Cam Meriwether at (360) 407-6542. For information on the Colton grant/loan combination, call Richard Koch at (509) 456-6162.