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<div>PBAC does have representation from several different impacted communities. They put on a fantastic water summit last fall. </div>
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<div>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. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 10, 2008 1:06 PM, Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I am somewhat familiar with the PBAC. What I am not familiar with is its<br>composition and what "powers" it possesses concerning the aquifer.<br>
<br>As the PBAC is an advisory group, its recommendations/suggestions totally<br>lack any enforcement, thus almost discrediting the PBAC altogether.<br><br>What I am suggesting is a governing committee comprised of members of the<br>
various communities making enforceable decisions based on their<br>community's input. This committee could be comprised of various members<br>of the various city councils (this would allow recall capabilities on the<br>
part of the communities concerned), in other words . . . accountability.<br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br>
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