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<br />data base of utility-provided supply and quality infonnation. For <br />infonnation, contact: <br /> <br />Washington Department of Social and Health Services <br />Drinking Water Section <br />Mail stop ID-ll <br />Olympia, WA 98504 <br />Phone: (206) 753-3466 <br /> <br />Well Drillers <br /> <br />Well Drillers can provide general infonnation on local ground water <br />conditions. For example, well drillers may be aware of areas in which well <br />water levels have dropped over a period of years -- possibly indicating <br />ground water depletion. <br /> <br />universities and Colleqes <br /> <br />universities and colleges can be sources of infonnation regarding surface <br />and ground water availability. For example, the University of Washington <br />has the state's only ground water hydrology program. Graduate students may <br />be available to provide utilities with research and planning assistance. <br /> <br />For Jl\Ore infonnation, contact: <br /> <br />University of washington <br />College of Engineering <br />Deparbnent of civil Engineering, Fl{-10 <br />Seattle, WA 98195 <br />Phone: (206) 543-2390 or 543-2547 <br /> <br />I.Dcal Health Departments <br /> <br />Your local health deparbnent may have additional water supply and quality <br />infonnation. <br /> <br />Consul tincr Enqineers <br /> <br />'Ihe infonnation available from universities and natural resource agencies <br />may not always CXJ\ler the areas of interest to utilities. At the same time, <br />most utilities cannot afford to keep full-time water resource experts on <br />staff. Needed expertise in water resources, engineering, and other areas <br />can be provided by consulting engineers. Consulting firms providing a <br />variety of technical skills can be found throughout Washington. <br /> <br />National Weather service <br /> <br />'Ihe U.S. National Weather Service provides the official weather forecast. <br />Their public infonnation phone number in Seattle is (206) 526-6087. <br /> <br />.1.. Estimatincr Available 8uPPl v <br /> <br />Assessment of total water supply availability should take into account <br />availability of surface supplies and/or of ground water supplies. List <br /> <br />12 <br />