New River Watershed Roundtable, Inc.

P.O. Box 1506 • Dublin, VA • 24084

540-643-2590

email <newriverwatershedroundtable@yahoo.com>

Board Meeting Agenda

Friday, October 7, 2005, 9:00-12:00

Wytheville Community College Grayson Commons

INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

It’s a boy! Hayden William Miller, Sept. 26, 2005

Events of Interest Web Calendar

http://calendars.yahoo.com/newriverwatershedroundtable

please send events to <newriverwatershedroundtable@yahoo.com>

Upcoming meetings potentially of interest, may want NRWR representatives:

Oct. 19, 2005 VAWA statewide roundtables videoconference (Llyn)

Oct. 27, 2005 AEP Claytor Dam Relicensing stakeholders

Dec 4, 2005 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Williamsburg

REPORTS

Focus Group Reports

Forestry Committee

PRESENTATIONS

Ben Borda, New River Navigator, New River Community Partners and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

OLD BUSINESS

Minutes of July meeting

Insurance

Articles of Incorporation

· recommend motion to approve

501c3 status

· recommend motion to approve ExComm to obtain 501(c)3

Website

hosted by the National Association of SWCDs

http://newriverroundtable.org

NEW BUSINESS

Watershed Coordinator Position

Llyn Sharp, llyn@vt.edu, 540-231-4080; or contact through NRWR

Meetings attended on behalf of the NRWR

Virginia Citizens for Water Quality Summit

Stroubles Creek TMDL IP Steering Committee and Focus Groups

New River Community Partners, Board for New River American Heritage River

Radford Heritage/New River Museum meetings

AEP Claytor Dam relicensing stakeholders meetings

Virginia Watersheds Alliance (VAWA) statewide roundtables meetings

Southeast Watershed Forum Leadership Academy

Virginia Tech Stormwater Advisory Group

New River Blueway Planning meetings

Virginia Outdoors Plan public input meetings

Funding Opportunities

WQIF: What is it? What should the role of the NRWR be? Tim Ott

Funds on-the-ground BMPs, several projects to follow for discussion, deadline?

Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) deadline Dec 1, June 15, 2006

Canaan Valley Institute (CVI) deadline Jan 14, 2006

EPA Environmental Education RFP, deadline Nov. 23, 2005

COE studies for Lake Restoration project

AEP Claytor Dam Relicensing project

VaDOF, Urban and Community Forestry Program

Projects, Needs, and Partnerships

“State of the New River Watershed” Report, Rick Roth

recommend motion to approve subcommittee to seek funding for this

Peppers Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant, Clarke Wallcraft

onsite stormwater retrofit, streambank restoration,

recommend lending our support, partnering on education and outreach

nice to be able to have our name on interpretive signage

Stroubles Creek joint proposals VT-Blacksburg

stormwater retrofits, following TMDL IP recommendations

recommend partnering, support letter, assist with education and outreach

Bluefield proposal

wetland restoration

recommend support, partner

Storm Drain curb markers (more permanent than stencilling) and workshops

recommend pursuing an “interest” commitment from NRW communities to help support funding request

Low Impact Development demonstration project and workshops for karst areas

recommend partnering and connecting project with other communities throughout New River Basin

New River Blueway, New River Planning District Commission,

database of activities, projects, and organizations, Abigail Convery, NRVPDC

recommend support, partnering, co-submit?

Pulaski Hogan’s Reservoir Dam Safety

SWCDs (report on needs requested from last meeting)

Cost share projects, TMDLs ongoing

OTHER

EPA representative visit through Ben Borda?

NEXT MEETING

January, 2006 (also set April, July, Oct?)

location and someone to reserve? someone to take minutes?

ExComm next meeting?