The Water Quality Subcommittee provides advice and policy recommendations to the Planning and Programming Committee with regard to environmental planning responsibilities. 

Chair: Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, CEO, NEORSD

Vice Chair: James Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer

NOACA Five-County Representation  

• Jeff Brandon, Montville Township Trustee
• Walter "Skip" Claypool, Commissioner, Geauga County
• Michael Dever, Director of Public Works, Cuyahoga County
• James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., County Engineer, Lake County
• John D. Hunter, Mayor, Village of Sheffield, Lorain County 

County Health Agency

• David Covell, Health Commissioner, Lorain County Public Health

Sanitary Engineer

• Kenneth P. Carney, P.E., P.S., County Engineer, Lorain County

Local Soil and Water Conservation 

• Janine Rybka, District Administrator, Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD)

• Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, CEO

City of Cleveland Health Director

• Merle R. Gordon, Director, Cleveland Department of Public Health 

Local Watershed Group

• George Warnock, Grand River Watershed Coordinator, Western Reserve Land Conservancy

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (non-voting member)

• Rich Blasick, Environmental Manager, Northeast District Office, Ohio EPA