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Western States Water Council Full Council Minutes Boise, Idaho April 22, 2005 . Dave also noted that following the Salt Lake City workshop last September, there were a number of priorities established for the Council. Three relate to work by the Water Resources Committee - water conservation, data and water management and funding needs. The Committee work plan has be~n redefined and subcommittees reviewed accordingly. Further, it was determined the Council would hold Wednesday morning workshops on these topics in coordination with the regular Council meetings. The Committee proposes that a separate meeting on data issues related to USGS and streamgaging be held in San Antonio, and perhaps move the financing discussion to the summer meeting. Jeanine Jones also thinks a half day is not enough. Sue Lowry added that another possibility is to have a day and a half workshop in Salt Lake or Denver. Tom Maddock suggested staying with the half day workshop in conjunction with the meetings, and later follow up if needed. Karl Dreher agreed. "Let's get as much as you can done, and follow up with a separate meeting if necessary." Pat Tyrrell agreed. "Let's kill these things one at a time." Dave concluded then that there may also be a Fall symposium on streamgaging - with other cooperators. Hal suggested the meeting fall in the November to December timeframe. C. Legal Committee . There were no action items to be reported. D. Executive Committee Hal reported that the Council's budget had been approved as presented. It added that the WGA is meeting June II-14th for its Annual Meeting in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Council is again cosponsoring with the Native American Rights Fund (NARF)an Indian Water Rights Symposium in Moscow, Idaho on September 14-16, 2005. Lastly, he noted that the Seattle meetings will be a special 40tl1 Anniversary Commemoration. STATE REPORTS Nevada Roland Westergard reported that there were a lot of water bills in the legislature. An interim water oversight committee has been suggested to oversee the office of the state engineer. He questioned the need for political oversight to expedite decisions. He thinks it would be counterproductive. Hugh Ricci, the current state engineer, has pointed out the legislature already has oversight. There is another bill to adjudicate water rights in any basin before transfers are approved (in response to Las Vegas filings for water rights in some basins). A hearing on oversight and the public interest has been pushed by environmentalists, but some rural representatives and others are opposed to 10 .