Michelle Perdue Email & Phone Number

Provide oversight and leadership of Kitsap County’s stormwater/drainage program, delivering critical community outcomes like flood protection, improved surface water quality, efficient regulation of development, well-planned watersheds, and effective and empathetic customer service. I lead a diverse group of professional and technical staff to ensure that our vision and mission, community outcomes and levels of service, responsible management of public funds, and long term planning goals are met in the day-to-day operation of our nationally-recognized Stormwater Management programs and projects.

As the Monitoring & Outreach Manager, I successfully implemented the Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit (Western Washington) requirements in multiple areas of focus for a county of 271,473. I coordinated the Clean Water Kitsap partnership, a group of five professional partner agencies, and managed a team of six professional-level staff across three work units. These highly skilled professionals worked collaboratively to implement the Education and Outreach and Water Quality Monitoring programs, as well as the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE), Source Control, and Spill Response programs.

Port Orchard, Wa

I ensured that Kitsap County met the requirements of the Phase II NPDES permit (Western WA) in the areas of Public Education, Public Involvement, and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination education. I successfully facilitated the coordination of the West Sound Stormwater Outreach Group (WSSOG). To ensure necessary support for community-based projects, I built and led teams for effective collaboration around communities of practice and of shared interest.

As Stormwater Program Manager, I developed and managed multiple complex projects as well as ensured that they remained in scope and within budget. I built and administered the Stormwater Management Program, budget, and utility for a city of 20,950 with an operating budget of $2M. I also worked with Engineering on bid, budgeting, accounting, monitoring, inspection, and closing of construction projects. Independently, I built the City's Stormwater Management Program from inception.Additionally, I supervised and trained staff as well as developed and managed IDDE and E&O programs for source control. My responsibilities also included grant writing, and administration; contract implementation, plan review, data, and GIS analysis; construction inspection and permit administration; facility maintenance and asset management; writing SWMP, O&M manual, and SWPPPs for all municipal facilities; maintaining program records; and development of code, policies, and procedures.