PUB00146

• Year: 2006
• Title: Western States Water Council - Washington, DC., March 26-29, 2006
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: Western States Water Council - Washington, DC., March 26-29, 2006
• Publications - Doc Type: Water Policy

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MINUTES
of the
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
of the
WESTERN STATES WATER COUNCIL
The Historic Menger Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
October 20, 2005

Table of Contents

Welcome and Introductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Approval of Minutes ........................................................... 2

Committee 2006 Work Plan ..................................................... 2

WSWC Policy Positions:

Farm Bill .............................................................. 4

Section 319 Program Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Preparing for March Meeting with Ben Grumbles .................................... 5

Tribes as States ......................................................... 6

Good Samaritan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CAFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Funding Issues .......................................................... 7

Improving Water Quality Committee Meetings ......................................8

EP A Issues (continued) ......................................................... 9

91h Circuit Decision on NPDES ............................................. 9

Section 402 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Effluent Dependent Waters ............................................... 10