[Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: reply from Walter Steed

[Darrell Keim]

Tom,

PBAC does have representation from several different impacted communities.
They put on a fantastic water summit last fall.

I don't know about the PBAC's governing ability.  I believe it is strictly
advisory, with minimal actual power.  I suggest the way to get a governing
committee, would be to enhance the regulatory power of the existing PBAC,
rather than start a new group from scratch. I suspect getting a true
governing committee with adequate powers to function across state lines
would be enormously difficult.

On Feb 10, 2008 1:06 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> I am somewhat familiar with the PBAC.  What I am not familiar with is its
> composition and what "powers" it possesses concerning the aquifer.
>
> As the PBAC is an advisory group, its recommendations/suggestions totally
> lack any enforcement, thus almost discrediting the PBAC altogether.
>
> What I am suggesting is a governing committee comprised of members of the
> various communities making enforceable decisions based on their
> community's input.  This committee could be comprised of various members
> of the various city councils (this would allow recall capabilities on the
> part of the communities concerned), in other words . . . accountability.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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