November 8, 2000 Annual Business Meeting - Central States Water ...

Government Affairs – Rusty Schroedel, Chair
The Government Affairs Committee has two major charges. The first is participation with the
organization of the annual Government Affairs Seminar. The second is to track and notify the
Wisconsin Section membership of regulatory and legislative issues that could impact the
members. The following summarizes each of those activities. Attached is a current roster of
committee members.
Government Affairs Seminar
Phil Budde has successfully lead Wisconsin Section’s participation in the planning and
management of the Government Affairs Seminar for many years. We are hoping to groom a
current committee member to assume Phil’s position. Phil has prepared a separate report
including a proposed agenda and Planning Committee Roster. These documents are attached.
Please remember the seminar date of February 22, 2001.
Regulatory and Legislative Issues
This portion of the committee’s charge is still being “restarted”. A tentative list of items being
tracked and the committee member conditionally tracking that item is listed below.
DNR Ammonia Committee – Jim Smith
PCB Soil Criteria – Dave Taylor
COM 83 – Phil Korth
Stormwater, CSOs, SSOs – Ed Manning
Other topics planned for tracking in the future are:
TMDLs
Nutrient Criteria (National)
NR 101 Fees
Non-Point Program Redesign
A report was received from Dave Taylor and Jim Smith. Their notes are attached.
The committee looks forward to another successful Government Affairs Seminar and continued
improvement in the tracking of important regulatory and legislative issues.
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