Tracy Farrell

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About Tracy Farrell

Resource professional with nearly 20 years of post graduate work experience in many aspects of environmental protection, including forest practices, watershed management, water quality protection and improvement. I have successfully worked with over one hundred local governments to negotiate and assist with grant supported National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit activities, Low Impact Development and Retrofit projects. I have participated in agency processes with Ecology Headquarters and regions, local governments, recognized tribes, stakeholders and other state agencies. I have managed all aspects of over two hundred grant agreements totaling $17 million, including quarterly reporting, payment requests, amendments, budget adjustments and close outs for two grant cycles. I have been successful in the administrative, financial, and quality assurance aspects of complex stormwater grant projects from application through project completion.Works under the direction of the office's EPA funding manager, the NEP contracts administrator helps manage budgets and contracts and assists with other tasks and functions administering Pathogen Grant funds. In this capacity, the position serves in a collaborative supporting role with the EPA grant coordinator monitoring program budget, developing and processing contracts, tracking deliverables, and doing federal reporting.