MEET THE COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim Closson, President - Kootenai-Ponderay Sewer District (ID)

Jamie Brunner, Secretary/Treasurer -  Non-Council Member Representative (ID)

Joe DosSantos, At-Large - Avista Clark Fork Project (MT)

Starr Sullivan, At-Large - City of Missoula (MT)

Eric J. Eldenburg, P.E., At-Large (ID)

COUNCIL MEMBERS & REPRESENTATIVES

Montana Members:
Avista Corp., Joe DosSantos
City of Butte, Bob Farren
Clark Fork Coalition, Christine Brick
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Paula Webster
City of Deer Lodge, J. R. Horswill
Lower Clark Fork River Watershed Group, Mike Miller
City of Missoula, Starr Sullivan
Missoula City-County Health Department, Jim Carlson
Montana Department of Environmental Quality, George Mathieus
Montana Rail Link, Inc., Rick Shelley

Plum Creek Timber Company, Brian Sugden

PPL-Montana LLC

Ravalli County, Lea Jordan (Environmental Health)


Idaho Members:

Bonner County, Cornel Rasor (Commissioner)

Bonner County Economic Development Corp., Karl Dye
Bonner Soil & Water Conservation District, Gregg Becker
Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy, Judy Hutchins
InterMountain Resources, Pierre Bordenave
Kootenai-Ponderay Sewer District, Tim Closson

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Patty Perry
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Thomas Herron
Rock Creek Alliance, Mary Costello

City of Sandpoint, Kody VanDyk


Washington Members:
Kalispel Tribe, Ken Merrill

Pend Oreille County, John Hankey (Commissioner)
Pend Oreille County Public Utility District #1
Washington Department of Ecology, Jean Parodi


Federal Members:
National Park Service, Laura Rotegard
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Greg Becker

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kent Easthouse

U.S. Forest Service, Bruce Sims


Ex-Officio Members:
U. S. EPA, Region 8, Ron Steg
U.S. EPA, Region 10, Don Martin

COUNCIL STAFF

Reg Crawford

Program Director

reg@tristatecouncil.org

 

CONTACT INFO

101 N. Fourth Ave, Suite 105

Sandpoint, ID 83864

phone: 208-265-9092

fax:      208-265-0754

email:   tsc@tristatecouncil.org

COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Clark Fork River Voluntary Nutrient Reduction Program (VNRP) Committee
Oversees implementation of specific measures being undertaken by point and nonpoint sources to reduce nutrient pollution and nuisance algae problems in the Clark Fork River. The goal is to meet the in-stream targets for nitrogen and phosphorus in the VNRP by 2008. The group includes all the major point-source dischargers along the Clark Fork River in Montana.


Water Quality Monitoring Committee
Oversees the implementation of a comprehensive three-state water quality monitoring program to provide long-term trend analysis, to provide reliable data for decision making, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the management plan in restoring and protecting water quality. The group also oversees the work of the monitoring program contractor, HydroSolutions. The group distributes an annual report each spring and meets several times a year as needed. See Monitoring Program for more information.


Pend Oreille Water Festival Committee
Coordinates an annual water festival, a comprehensive enviromental education program for all fifth-grade students in Bonner County, ID (both public and private schools). Students learn about water and other natural resources in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Watershed through a celebratory, hands-on program that includes a classroom watershed education trunk, in-class visits, and an outdoor field trip where students rotate through five different, themed instructional stations. Meets monthly from October through June. Members include Bonner Soil & Water Conservation District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local citizen volunteers. Contact us if you are interested in volunteering or being a part of this yearly event.


Pend Oreille Lake Nearshore Committee
Focuses on implementation of a lake management plan to protect water quality from local sources of nutrient pollution. The goal is to meet in-lake and nearshore TMDL targets for phosphorus. Members include primary local stakeholder groups such as county, cities, sewer districts, citizens in the lake's watershed, and state and federal agencies.  Meets monthly.

Council Involvement on Other Committees & Organizations

Board of Directors, Pend Oreille Clean Water Alliance - regional sewer effort for 5 communities

Sanders County Eurasian Watermilfoil Task Force (MT)