New River
Watershed Roundtable, Inc.
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
Members attending: Cynthia Hancock, Mike Harvey, Charlie Maus, Ron Powers, Rick Roth, Llyn Sharp
TAC attending: Tim Ott
ANNOUNCEMENTS
calendar entries
REPORTS
Forestry update email from David Richert, he will attend
Board meeting Jan.
Cleanup meeting Llyn will attend Mike Smith’s meeting on Dec
16 in Hillsville
Foundation for
Healthy Rivers Initiative see handout—lobbying group
OLD BUSINESS
501c3 Ron will check with
minutes/notes
from November approved
comments
to AEP and Stroubles TMDL IP Llyn submit
with Ron’s review
Tim Ott said that $2,000 will be deposited with Skyline SWCD for NRWR expenses
NEW BUSINESS
1. Membership recruiting reports
Darla,
Christy, and Karita were not here, so don’t know about
the people they contacted. Ron has not
been able to contact his group.
Rick
confirmed Bill Tanger, and is seeking someone from RU.
Llyn
confirmed Dan Sable, David Bernard, Steve Cochran will come
fact-find for Montgomery Co, Tamim Younos willing to serve on Board when
appointed.
Attendance forms: Board and ExComm
(check ExComm) we are only supposed to
have 10 people on ExComm. Jim Hurt seems
to have resigned, appoint Darla instead.
2. Proposal status reports
State of the River Rick talked to VEE, not trying for Dec 1 deadline
WQIF
Draft letters of support for
signature Llyn will write, then sign for Ron after email approval
Other deadlines coming up
USFWS no discussion
3. VaWA did not get to discuss this at this meeting
survey info (financial, etc.)
website oppty
4. Build Board Agenda for January
Cynthia SWCD OK, she will present
EPA rep with Ben
Llyn to contact Ben and EPA
OK to put
contact info on web? need to ask board to approve probably best by
email for documentation
Citizen/K-12
monitoring coordination (esp. SOS) put
before Board for support, a way to help citizens appreciate the complexity of
water quality protection
motions
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Board Meeting Fri, Jan 6, 9-12, WCC, 220 Carroll Hall (different place)
ExComm Thurs, Feb. 2,
ExComm Thurs, Mar 2,
TO DO
Llyn solicit somone from NRCP and/or NCNR interested in working on interstate concepts that the Corps or EPA might fund.
Llyn develop a letter inviting TAC, say next Board meetings, etc.
Llyn invite media, legislators to Board meetings
Ron will invite Steve Talley, Canaan Valley Institute, to a Board Meeting, Cynthia will follow up if she sees Steve at state meeting.