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• Board Meeting Date: 11/13/2006
• Description: IBCC Director's Report - Interbasin Compact Committee Annual Report to the House of Representatives Com. On Agriculture, Livestock, Natural Resources, and Senate Com. On Agriculture, Energy, Natural
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Interbasin Compact Committee Annual Report

Executive Summary

Section 1 Report from the Director of Compact Negotiations

1.1 Formation of Basin Roundtables and Basin Roundtable Membership..................................... .1-1
1.1.1 Basin Roundtable Membership .................................................................................1-2
1.2 Accomplishments of Roundtables .............................................................................................1-3
1.2.1 Bylaws, Operating Procedures, Goals, Objectives, and Leadership Structure....... ..1-3
1.2.2 Basin Roundtable Meetings, Attendance, and Participation .....................................1-3
1.2.3 Basin Roundtable Educational Accomplishments..................................................... 1-3
1.3 Basin Roundtable's Basin-Wide Water Needs Assessments and
Major Issues in Each Basin .......................................................................................................1-6
1.3.1 Basin-Wide Water Needs Assessments ...................................................................1-6
1.3.2 Major Water Issues in Each Basin ............................................................................1-6

1.4 IBCC Formation .........................................................................................................................1-8

1.4.1 IBCC Membership.....................................................................................................1-8
1.4.2 IBCC Responsibilities ...............................................................................................1-8
1.4.3 Establishment of the IBCC Charter and Approval by the General Assembly............ 1-8

1.4.4 IBCC By-laws............................................................................................................1-9

1.5 IBCC Activities and Associated Working Groups ......................................................................1-9
1.5.1 IBCC Presentations and Discussions .......................................................................1-9
1.5.2 Public Education, Participation, and Outreach Working Group...............................1-10
1.5.3 Needs Assessment Working Group........................................................................ 1-10
1.5.4 Criteria and Guidelines Working Group ..................................................................1-10
1.6 Senate Bill 06-179 and the Water Supply Reserve Account....................................................1-10
1.7 House Bill 06-1400 and Program Appropriations................................................................... .1-11
1.8 Communication and Information Sharing ................................................................................1-11
1.8.1 Interbasin Compact Website...................................................................................1-11
1.8.2 Program Materials...................................................................................................1-12
1.9 Anticipated Activities in 2007 ...................................................................................................1-12

1.9.1 I BCC ...................................................................................................................... 1-12

1.9.2 Basin Roundtables..................................................................................................1-12

Section 2 Reports from Basin Roundtables

2.1 Arkansas Basin........ ..................... ................. .............. ............. ....... ....... ....... ............. .......... ..... 2-1

2.1.1 Procedural Accomplishments................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.2 Arkansas Basin Educational Accomplishments ........................................................2-1
2.1.3 Arkansas Basin Needs Assessment Accomplishments ............................................2-1
2.1.4 Major Water Issues in the Arkansas Basin ...............................................................2-1

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