2022 WSWC Summer Meetings – Polson, MT – KwaTaqNuk Resort-Casino
The WSWC Summer (199th) Meetings were held in Polson, Montana on August 2-5, 2022. Polson is located about an hour north of Missoula or an hour south of Kalispell.
MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 199th Western States Water Council Meetings
MINUTES:
Water Resources Committee Minutes – August 4, 2022
Executive Committee Minutes – August 4, 2022
Water Quality Committee Minutes – August 4, 2022
Legal Committee – August 4, 2022
199th Full Council – August 5, 2022
AGENDAS
Water Resources Committee – August 4, 2022
Executive Committee – August 4, 2022
Water Quality Committee – August 4, 2022
Legal Committee – August 4, 2022
199th Full Council – August 5, 2022
MEETING SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, August 2
WOTUS Regional Concept Policy Workshop
Wednesday, August 3
The Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT) Workshop
PRESENTATIONS
Thursday, August 4
Host State Presentation – Anna Pakenham Stevenson, Water Division Administrator, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Water Resources Committee Meeting
National Alliance for Water Innovation Update – Peter Fiske, Director, National Alliance for Water Innovation
Building a Water Resilient West – Erica Siirila-Woodburn, Hydrology Research Scientist and Craig Ulrich, Research Geophysicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
WSWC House and Senate Legislative Testimony/Update – Ariel O’Callaghan, WSWC Intern
Water Quality Committee Meeting
Abandoned Hardrock Mines updates (2022 Good Sam bill and IIJA funding) – Erica Gaddis, Sr. Policy Advisor, WSWC
Report on WSWC Workshops on Regional WOTUS Approach – Erica Gaddis, Sr. Policy Advisor, WSWC
Legal Committee Meeting:
Diamond Valley Groundwater Management Plan – Micheline Fairbank, Deputy Administrator, Nevada Division of Water Resources
Utah 2022 Legislative Session: The Legislature Passed How Many Water Bills This Year? – Nathan Bracken, Partner, Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC
Friday, August 5
Full Council Meeting (199th)
