[Vision2020] PBAC Web Site (was RE: Water and Sewer Agreements: reply from Walter Steed)

[Saundra Lund]

Hi Tom & Visionaries:

As Mr. Kiem already posted, PBAC is such an organization.  You can find
their Web site at:
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/pbac/
"A Committee (now known as PBAC) was formed in 1967 because of declining
groundwater levels in our municipal wells. The Palouse groundwater basin is
the sole source of water for over 50,000 residents of Pullman, Washington
and Moscow, Idaho and outlying areas in both Whitman County (Washington) and
Latah County (Idaho). Also included among our groundwater users are
Washington State University and the University of Idaho. We are a
multi-jurisdictional, cooperative group with the mission of ensuring a safe
and sustainable supply of water for the future."

I've found the wealth of information on the Web site (not that I've made it
through all of it yet!) very helpful for me in my recent quest to try to get
up-to-speed on water issues in this area.


HTH,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:42 PM
To: jampot at roadrunner.com; privatejf32 at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: reply from Walter
Steed

Two Questions -

Question #1:  Which communities does the aquifer support?  We know that it 
supports Moscow and Pullman.  Which others (if any)?

Question #2:  Would it be feasible to establish some sort of aquifer 
governing committee, comprised of members of each of those communities 
reflected in #1, to decide (based on their respective community's input) 
control factors concerning the aquifer (the "power" of each 
representative's vote based upon the population of their community)?

Just thought I'd ask.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho