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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Page <br />INTRODUCTION........................................... ............................... m <br />MEMBER STATES AND MEMBERSHIP ........................ ............................... 1 <br />COUNCILMEMBERS ........................................ ............................... 4 <br />STAFF..................................................... ............................... 5 <br />COUNCIL MEETINGS <br />March - Scottsdale, Arizona • • • • • • ...... "" .... ........ 9 <br />July- Missoula, Montana ............................... .......................... ................... ..... 12 <br />November - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' <br />OTHER MEETINGS <br />ABA Water Law Conference ............................ ............................... 15 <br />Western Governors' Association Annual Meeting 17 <br />...... ............................... <br />House Resources Committee Hearing 17 <br />Water Information Management Systems Workshop ......... ............................... 20 <br />Symposia on Endangered Species and Water Law in the West .. ............................... 20 <br />The Southwest - Albuquerque, New Mexico ............... ............................... 20 <br />The Northwest - Seattle, Washington ..... ............................... ........ • • • • • .. 23 ..... ............................... <br />Indian Water Rights Settlement Symposium .......... 26 <br />OTHER IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS <br />32 <br />InMemoriam ........................................ ............................... <br />33 <br />Council Staff and Membership Changes/News .............. ............................... <br />35 <br />Western States Water ................................. ............................... <br />36 <br />Agriculture - Farm Bill ................................ ............................... <br />39 <br />Border Water Issues .................................. ............................... <br />40 <br />CleanWater Act ...... ............................ ............................... <br />House Hearing ...................................... ............................... <br />Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) .......................................... <br />41 <br />42 <br />Herbicides /Talent Irrigation District ..................... ............................... <br />43 <br />State Water Quality Standards /American Wildlands v. Browner ............................... <br />44 <br />Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) .................. ............................... <br />48 <br />Colorado River Basin .................................. ............................... <br />51 <br />Dam Safety and Security .............................. ............................... <br />52 <br />Drought............................................ ............................... <br />52 <br />Washington State .................................... ............................... <br />53 <br />ColumbiaRiver ..................................... ............................... <br />54 <br />RioGrande ......................................... ............................... <br />54 <br />Endangered Species Act ............................... ............................... <br />54 <br />Species Listings and Delistings <br />.......... <br />55 <br />Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans ........................ ............................... <br />58 <br />Regional Activities and Events ......................... ............................... <br />58 <br />Klamath River Basin ................................ ............................... <br />64 <br />Rio Grande Basin .................................. ............................... <br />65 <br />Tulare Lake Basin .................................. ............................... <br />